We are down in central New Mexico trying to get away from snow and cold in Colorado. Have been here over a month. I started out hunting every other day and have cut that back a bit as the dog (and my feet) have started wearing down. A lot of rocky country. There are intermittent coveys of scaled and Gambel's quail in this area. I feel lucky to find a covey a day, sometimes two. The dog figured out the cactus pretty quickly, but if she flushes a covey in heavy cactus she'll come out of it looking like a Labrador hedgehog. Usually takes me about 1/2 hour to pull thorns if that happens. Doesn't bother her a bit. Local hunting pressure picked up after New Year's, but I have only seen one other hunter with a dog. Most locals either drive the roads looking for crossing quail or walk the arroyo bottoms. I'd be setting on my behind staring at the trailer walls if I weren't hunting so I'm happy.