Quail surveys indicate another quality hunting season on the horizon

QUAIL FORECAST The “Bobwhite” quail is the most common one found and hunted in West Texas. | COURTESY PHOTO
QUAIL FORECAST The “Bobwhite” quail is the most common one found and hunted in West Texas. | COURTESY PHOTO

Quail season kicks off Nov. 1, and the annual Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) roadside survey signaled good population numbers going into opening day. Good habitat conditions, along with timely rainfall, helped bobwhite and scaled quail production.

“Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists covered over 3,300 road miles in early August during our annual roadside quail surveys,” said…