Quail surveys raise expectations for another quality hunting season

  • GOOD SEASON ANTICIPATED Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists are encouraged by the numbers in this year’s roadside quail surveys and anticipate a good season for hunters. especially in the Rolling Plains. | TPWD PHOTO
    GOOD SEASON ANTICIPATED Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists are encouraged by the numbers in this year’s roadside quail surveys and anticipate a good season for hunters. especially in the Rolling Plains. | TPWD PHOTO
  • Quail surveys raise expectations for another quality hunting season
    Quail surveys raise expectations for another quality hunting season

    Quail hunting season kicks off on Nov. 1 in Texas, and the annual Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) roadside survey revealed some encouraging population numbers heading into opening day. Good habitat conditions along with timely rainfall helped bobwhite and scaled quail production this last spring and summer.

    “Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists covered over 3,300 road miles in …