The weekend before last I kind of took a beating. I didn’t have very much time because of the new babies, but I still slipped out for a short hunt on Saturday and on Sunday. At the end of the weekend I only had a couple of birds to show for the effort, and considering the little bit of sleep that I have been able to get lately it hardly felt worth the effort. It was one of my slowest weekends of bird hunting ever, but I am not going to complain. That why it is called hunting.
This weekend things were very different. I was able to get out two days and was fortunate to find a huge amount of quail. Friday I was able to bag a limit of quail and 4 chukar. It was a great hunt and if I would have had more time I am sure that I could have finished up my chukar limit as well. On the drive home I made the easy decision to head back to the same spot to specifically hunt quail the next morning. We don't get a lot of good opportunity for quail in Northern Nevada, so I wanted to be sure to take advantage of it.
Early Saturday I was back to where I found the quail the day before, and it did not take long to locate them. Within an hour I had my limit, and I had two happy dogs. I also bagged one chukar, but only becasue he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, not because I was hunting for them. On the way back to my truck I ran into some Mountain Quail, but I did not shoot any. For the life of me I could not remember if the two Mountain Quail limit was in addition to the 10 Valley Quail limit, or if it contributed to the 10 quail limit. So, I decided to play it safe and leave them alone. There was no reason to be greedy, and because I wasn’t 100% sure of the regulations it was the right thing to do. I know they are there, so hopefully I can find them again in the future. As for the Valley Quail, there are plenty left, but I am going to leave them alone for a while. Maybe until we get some snow on the ground. I cant think of anything more fun than hunting quail in the snow.
Last weekend I had as much fun hunting as I have ever had. I am thankful for the opportunity.
Cash on Point
Porter on Point
Porter retrieving
Fridays Birds
Cash Retrieving
Saturdays Birds
A beautiful Valley Quail
Jay Kincaid
This weekend things were very different. I was able to get out two days and was fortunate to find a huge amount of quail. Friday I was able to bag a limit of quail and 4 chukar. It was a great hunt and if I would have had more time I am sure that I could have finished up my chukar limit as well. On the drive home I made the easy decision to head back to the same spot to specifically hunt quail the next morning. We don't get a lot of good opportunity for quail in Northern Nevada, so I wanted to be sure to take advantage of it.
Early Saturday I was back to where I found the quail the day before, and it did not take long to locate them. Within an hour I had my limit, and I had two happy dogs. I also bagged one chukar, but only becasue he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, not because I was hunting for them. On the way back to my truck I ran into some Mountain Quail, but I did not shoot any. For the life of me I could not remember if the two Mountain Quail limit was in addition to the 10 Valley Quail limit, or if it contributed to the 10 quail limit. So, I decided to play it safe and leave them alone. There was no reason to be greedy, and because I wasn’t 100% sure of the regulations it was the right thing to do. I know they are there, so hopefully I can find them again in the future. As for the Valley Quail, there are plenty left, but I am going to leave them alone for a while. Maybe until we get some snow on the ground. I cant think of anything more fun than hunting quail in the snow.
Last weekend I had as much fun hunting as I have ever had. I am thankful for the opportunity.
Jay Kincaid
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