New to hunting and First time chasing quail. After hours and hours of onX scouting I finally went out and found (after a long drive) that many roads shown on maps are blocked/gated, some CA State land forbids firearms and other CA land forbids hunting. Decided to stick to BLM and NF and found another spot in Angeles and spent last Monday walking in the bushes. Found some old deer bones (I think) and came across a guzzler. Watched a Coopers hawk swoop down on what looked like finches. Lots of what looks to me like Quail dens at the base of some larger shrubs and trees but no quail or tracks that I could see. Walked the hills from 11am to 4pm and saw a cotton tail, jack and finally flush a covey of 5. I was pretty excited and missed a bad shot as I chased em up a hill but decided not to shoot em since the covey seemed small and the area looked like it should be holding more birds. Packed out some trash and watched the sun go down.
Think I'm hooked. Looking to head up to the canebrake area or up toward Lonepine after this weeks rain to get my first bird before season ends. I found snake guards were clumsy and not sure if snakes are out when it's this cold? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Happy new year
Think I'm hooked. Looking to head up to the canebrake area or up toward Lonepine after this weeks rain to get my first bird before season ends. I found snake guards were clumsy and not sure if snakes are out when it's this cold? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Happy new year