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Wild Quail Hunting in Texas

In Texas, our hunting area is located in Howard and Glasscock County, approximately 40 miles southeast of Midland, Texas. We have over 55,000 acres of private land and a newly constructed 5,800 sq. foot lodge that includes 12 private bedrooms with bathrooms, game room, and comfortable sitting and dinning areas.

Our ranches provide some of the best quail habitat in all of Texas. The terrain is gently rolling native rangelands with scattered mesquite and low growing brush. We own some of the land we hunt and extensively manage it to achieve the maximum carrying capacity for wild bobwhite quail. This ensures our hunters that they are receiving the best Texas quail hunting available.

The quail season usually runs from the last weekend in October to the last weekend in February. A five-day out of state permit is $75.00. The limit varies from 10 to 15 birds per day per hunter.

Wild Quail Hunting in Oklahoma

In Oklahoma, we hunt on the 50,000 acre historic Barby Ranch. This ranch is located in the panhandle along the Beaver River. The terrain is vast and rolling with sand hills, scattered plum thickets and river bottom. Our two story lodge has five double occupancy bedrooms and three bathrooms.

The quail season usually runs from the second weekend in November to February 15. Pheasant season runs the entire month of December. A five-day out of state permit is $100.00 for quail and $125.00 for a pheasant and quail combination. The limit is 10 quail and 3 pheasants per day.

Guided Quail Hunts with Game Management Services

The quail population fluctuates from year to year depending mostly upon spring rains and the severity of winter. For this reason, our hunting grounds are large and diverse. We hunt where the birds are. In years with bumper populations, we will find 30 to 40 coveys a day. In down years, 10 to 15 coveys a day are more likely. Hunter harvest and success data are available on request.

Our guided quail hunt package usually is for three days of hunting with a minimum of three hunters. We book parties of three or six and generally hunt in parties of three.  Meals, lodging, guides, dogs and field transportation are included. Our string of English Setters and English Pointers are seasoned dogs that point, back and retrieve. We hunt from foot, truck, or horseback depending upon the hunter's desire.

Link to the availability for the 2009 - 2010 Texas and Oklahoma Wild Quail Hunting Season
Link to the Quail hunt reservation and information page