“quail hunting”

A veteran grouse hunter finds out why fast-flushing birds of the Deep South are regarded as gentlemanly.

While U.S. upland bird seasons are closed by March, this month is prime time for quail hunting in some parts of sunny Mexico, particularly for the black-throated bobwhite variety found throughout the Yucatan Peninsula. NRA Outdoors, a service that organizes hunting and fishing excursions specially tailored to NRA members, offers an intriguing three-day hunt in Yucatan’s rural northern coastal plain, not far from the tourist mecca of Cancun. A party of six American hunters, including NRA Outdoors chief Greg Ray and Editorial Director John Zent, found the welcome there to be as warm as the weather, the birds were abundant, and the shooting downright excellent.

After back-to-back years of ideal weather conditions—namely wet, cool summers—bobwhite quail populations are surging in Texas and Oklahoma.

Do Remington 1816's upland pants live up to the lofty claims made in their marketing?

In spite of ‘Towsley’s Luck,’ do-it-yourself hunts sometimes do work out.

The Southeast had its glory with Gentleman Bobwhite. Now it’s time for Wild West Bob, the roughest, toughest, meanest quail this side of the Pecos. Yee-haw!

Chasing quail? Here's the gear you'll need.

Wild quail and pheasants may be the main attractions, but the bird boys steal the show near Mexicali.