gambel and blue quail hunters, do you agree with this

blanked · Post by **blanked** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:02 pm

a dog that is steady to wing shot and fall is not the best idea on these running quail. a polished dog is going to end up spending most of his time stopped while the quail are running. so a dog that can differentiate a covey that will hold versus a covey that will run will determine if the dog rush in and flush so birds dont leave as a group. then the singles can be pointed. also i cant tell how many birds i hit and they went tumbling down only to get up and run again not leaving any scent. if my dog were to break on the shot and be on top of the birds when they went down i wouldnt lose birds

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:43 am

We mainly hunt Gambels here in Az but I still prefer my dog to be steady to W&S. Mainly for safety reasons. This year the grass has been extra thick and tall due to summer rains and the quial havent been running very much. But when hunting in places without much cover it seems the birds are doing their usually running. I think you will get varying opinions but I prefer my dogs to be steady for safety reasons.

cgbirddogs · Post by **cgbirddogs** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 6:31 pm

Personally, my dogs are broke but I allow them to relocate on Gambel's or any wild bird on their own. If they bump the covey, I'll correct them. If they chase after the covey flies, I correct them. But if they relocate on their own before I get there and stick that covey, that's a job well done.