Bobwhite quail once seemed plentiful in Ohio, which is surprising, because the state doesn't have many areas where quail typically thrive. Quail numbers in Ohio have dwindled, especially since the ...

If you haven’t heard the familiar bobwhite quail call recently, there’s good reason. The population — in Ohio and across the parts of the U.S. where they’re native — has plummeted. It’s down 71% in ...

It's a thrill to flush a ring-necked pheasant or a covey of bobwhite quail, something only a small percentage of Ohio's sportsmen will experience during the small game seasons that opened on Friday.

July is a critical period for hunters wishing to prepare for the upcoming deer, waterfowl, small game, waterfowl blinds and ...

The Agriculture Department is pooling $13 million in Environmental Quality Incentives Program funding toward Northern Bobwhite habitat projects under a new program. Undersecretary for Farm Production ...

What once was arguably the biggest day on the hunting calendar – and might still be in some pockets – arrives Friday. That’s when the season opens for rabbits, ring-necked pheasants and bobwhite quail ...

If there’s anything more genuinely unnerving to a bird hunter than a covey rise of bobwhite quail, I’m not sure what it is. Even when you halfway know to expect it, the little buggers burst from ...

Many a graybeard who began hunting at a tender age still hold a tender spot for the start of what used to be known as the upland game season. Deer were scarce and wild turkeys all but non-existent on ...

Northern bobwhite quail aren’t exactly made for Ohio. A grassland bird, quail were not built for harsh northern winters nor forest life, which for millennia was close to the only life the Ohio ...