Kansas Pheasant, Bobwhite and Scaled Quail Hunt

     This season found us in the plains of Kansas after pheasants, Scaled and Bobwhite quails during the month of January. It is quite different country than that of the Mearns quail, though there are a lot of similarities between the Bobwhite and Mearns quail. There will always be something magical about a beautiful cock pheasant taking off into the horizon. The Scaled quail is a classic bird regardless of where he is found, though in Kansas and Oklahoma we found them to hold a lot tighter than in the more arid desert of Arizona.

"Frankie" on point on a pheasant rooster. Note the endless miles of public "CRP" fields of Kansas.

                 

That is Sam Knoy's female "Darling" on the left, locked on Bobwhite. The picture on the right is of an abandoned farm. All throughout Kansas there are abandoned buildings and farms that offer great shelter for Bobwhites. Note "Frankie" on the right on point on a covey of Bobwhites holding right next to the wire fence.


     

Sam Knoy on the left with "Darling" and "Frankie", the soon-to-be parents of a litter in March. My 'boys' are on the right. The fun in Kansas and Oklahoma is to get a "Grand Slam", meaning a Ringneck Pheasant, Scaled and a Bobwhite quail all in the same day. In Kansas, you also have to get a Prairie Chicken to accomplish the "Kansas Grand Slam'. It was a great trip and we really cannot wait to be back.