The Hunted

Quail

We offer limited bobwhite quail hunts later in the season. A limited number of native quail hunts are available dependent upon existing populations. A good native quail hunt for us is finding 3 coveys in a half day. We will discourage doing this if populations do not warrant.

Most liberated quail hunts are not typically a gratifying experience, but we have located a source of stock that has continually provided good performance for our guests. References can be supplied.

While we concede our liberated quail hunts are not perfect, we have many guests that do it on a annual basis.

Kansas Bobwhite Quail

Kansas ranks among the nation’s top quail hunting states and often is tops in birds per hunter although numbers in the early part of the 21st century have been down somewhat.

Good populations are found in the southcentral, central, and southeast portions of the state. The southern Flint Hills of eastern Kansas, once the best in the state, still has pockets of good quail numbers.

Southeastern Kansas contains heavily-wooded stream and creek bottoms, large woodlands, small grain fields, and native grassland. Cover is thick. The Flint Hills contains more open grasslands laced with wooded creek bottoms. Moving farther west, the amount of timber decreases, and cropland becomes more plentiful. In central and western Kansas, grassy fields of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) plantings dot the landscape, providing good quail cover. Shelterbelts comprise a good deal of the quail habitat in areas dominated by cropland.

While bobwhite numbers are not great in western Kansas, areas such as the Red Hills found south and west of Pratt, and the Smoky Hills of northcentral Kansas, can provide good quail hunting in some of the state’s most scenic areas.

We do a limited number of quail hunts at Ringneck depending upon populations. For specifics you need to talk to Keith. Please call (785-373-4835) for references on quail hunts.

Some information is from KDWP's Kansas Outdoor Review.