Indiana Quail Hunting
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Like the pheasant population in Indiana, the quail population is on
the rise as well. The added CRP habitat is providing these birds
with nesting and hiding spots that they normally would not have in
today's agricultural world.
Most people hunt quail with two dogs. The dogs are rivals in seeing
which one can locate and point out the covey of quail first. The
other dog will point the dog on point. The hunter will approach
behind the dogs and give the dogs the signal to flush the covey.
The dogs gather up the downed birds and bring them back to the
hunter. Then it is on to the next covey.
If you are going to be hunting without the use of dogs, you will
need to have a gun and ammo that packs a little more punch. The
birds that you are going to be flushing will probably flush farther
away from you and you will want to have kill shots since finding a
winged quail on the ground without the use of a dog is virtually
impossible. A full choked 12 gauge with nothing smaller than high
brass 6 shot.
If you are hunting quail without the use of a dog the best times to
go will be when the birds are most active. In the morning when
they are feeding. Quail are always on the lookout for danger, so
you will want to move slow and keep and eye out for the covey. If
you can see them before they see you, you stand a much better
chance of having them flush in range of your shotgun.
the rise as well. The added CRP habitat is providing these birds
with nesting and hiding spots that they normally would not have in
today's agricultural world.
Most people hunt quail with two dogs. The dogs are rivals in seeing
which one can locate and point out the covey of quail first. The
other dog will point the dog on point. The hunter will approach
behind the dogs and give the dogs the signal to flush the covey.
The dogs gather up the downed birds and bring them back to the
hunter. Then it is on to the next covey.
If you are going to be hunting without the use of dogs, you will
need to have a gun and ammo that packs a little more punch. The
birds that you are going to be flushing will probably flush farther
away from you and you will want to have kill shots since finding a
winged quail on the ground without the use of a dog is virtually
impossible. A full choked 12 gauge with nothing smaller than high
brass 6 shot.
If you are hunting quail without the use of a dog the best times to
go will be when the birds are most active. In the morning when
they are feeding. Quail are always on the lookout for danger, so
you will want to move slow and keep and eye out for the covey. If
you can see them before they see you, you stand a much better
chance of having them flush in range of your shotgun.
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