"John Grossbohlin" wrote

We get a chance at quail on one piece of state forest preserve land. It is
stocked a couple times per year... don't think I've ever gotten more than
3 or 4 in a season though. It is a good place for stocked pheasants and
the woodcock flights keep things interesting. Ruffed grouse are the
toughest to find.... and kept secret!

I kinda got spoiled early in life at age 13. I used to get taken with some
other boys, and their dads, to some fantastic quail shooting near the town
of Searchlight, home of Sen. Harry Reid. We used to go on overniters there,
and always limited out. Well, nearly. In other parts of the state, I have
seen a thousand in one day. So many in a covey that they made your mind
spin when they all walked at the same time, like during an earthquake when
something's just not right, the ground is moving. I live in Utah now, and
don't hunt quail here. Not too many around. Not like southern Nevada.

Steve