One of six native quail species found in the United States, the northern bobwhite is the only species found east of the Mississippi. It is named for its two-note whistle, which sounds like a low “Bob” ...

It’s a late September morning and opening day for the northern bobwhite quail is still weeks away, but Ronald Kendall is already on the hunt for the once ubiquitous game bird, known to its aficionados ...

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. – On March 19, 2024, employees from Letterkenny Army Depot’s Environmental Management Division, alongside the Pennsylvania Game Commission, released 50 northern bobwhite quail in an ...

For any hunter who has watched a dog coursing through a field, his head high and nose sniffing the air, then come to an abrupt stop, his nose lowered to the ground and his tail high in the air, the ...

While walking down our grassy driveway one evening, I was surprised to see a medium-sized butterball of a bird frozen in fear in the tall field grass. A bobwhite quail! It almost instantly flushed ...

Nashville businessman Bob Doochin is convinced Tennessee’s official state game bird — the Northern bobwhite quail — is headed toward extinction in the wild. He’s not alone, but he's unique in that he ...

Many of Pennsylvania’s new wild northern bobwhite quail are adjusting to their new home in Franklin County and officials are looking forward to seeing quail chicks this summer. Through a partnership ...

Like a Phoenix rising from the ashes, bobwhite quail are slowly returning to New Jersey. The birds, sometimes called a firebird because of their dependence on occasional fires to reset their grassland ...

A wild bobwhite chick ready for release after being measured and tagged. Researching each phase of the quail lifecycle helps managers identify new ways to help the species. Modern wing shooters may ...

As a retired wildlife biologist and lifelong quail hunter, I've heard a lot of opinions on why bobwhite quail have declined precipitously in Arkansas. The most common opinion lays the blame at the ...

With Texas quail numbers continuing to slip, Texas A&M-Commerce wildlife professor Dr. Kelly Reyna is looking at valley quail as an alternative wild species. It is one of seven native species of quail ...