Quail Hunting - Season Wrap-Up
Quail hunting in South Texas this season was outstanding! We had perfect conditions. It all evolved around rain. Rain over the last year and a half provided some nice, dense cover or overgrowth for these small birds that live basically on the ground to find shelter from predators.
That rain also provided a large population of insects which are predominately what quail eat. Rain triggered it all. South Texas was dry for several years until the last year and a half; we have been blessed with more rain than we've seen in a long time. Everything was green all through the winter last year. It was odd during deer season to sit in a deer blind or stalk through the woods and feel like it was a spring day. Everything was green. The Mesquite leaves were still on the trees even with a temperature of 37° at the end of January. Quail season was on fire in 2016.
Quail hunting in South Texas this season was outstanding! We had perfect conditions. It all evolved around rain. Rain over the last year and a half provided some nice, dense cover or overgrowth for these small birds that live basically on the ground to find shelter from predators. 
That rain also provided a large population of insects which are predominately what quail eat. Rain triggered it all. South Texas was dry for several years until the last year and a half; we have been blessed with more rain than we've seen in a long time. Everything was green all through the winter last year. It was odd during deer season to sit in a deer blind or stalk through the woods and feel like it was a spring day. Everything was green. The Mesquite leaves were still on the trees even with a temperature of 37° at the end of January. Quail season was on fire in 2016.
