YAKIMA – Ellie Barr puts out plenty of bird seed to make quail welcome around her central Washington state home, but she hardly expected any to nest beside the engine in her sport utility vehicle.

Every newly hatched quail chick or turkey poult is something of a miracle. And simply making it into the world is just the first hurdle these ground-nesting birds face when they peck their way onto ...

There have been many stories of mothers throughout the animal kingdom risking their lives to protect their young. Some, like lions, defend their cubs through ferocious battles, while others, such as ...

POST - They're not real quail nests, but to the predatory critters who consider them lunch, they look close enough. Garza County researchers are replicating the game bird's dwelling ground in effort ...

Texas quail and Texas quail hunters live in a boom-or-bust world, their intertwined fates annually determined, to a large degree, by the roll-of-the-dice capriciousness of Texas weather. Get lucky — ...

Well, you know the rest of it. What about if quail are calling and nesting on the landscape and there aren’t any quail hunters? Is it still a big deal? This could be the year to find out. Although it ...

It is a magical moment for a hunter when a pointer goes from a full run to a complete stop in seemingly a single step. Its head turns and dips, its tail rises to the sky. As the hunters approach the ...

No offense to my friends and family, but some of the best visitors I’ve had in my garden recently have had wings, not arms. This time of year, birds seem to arrive in droves — some to nip off seedpods ...

MEDFORD – Bill Haines Jr. used to see wild quail on his family’s farm all the time when he was growing up. He heard their distinctive “bobwhite” calls and thought nothing of it. Fifty years ago, the ...