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Other Hunting => Upland Birds => Topic started by: highmuley on September 14, 2012, 09:24:13 AM

Title: quail in bonney lake?
Post by: highmuley on September 14, 2012, 09:24:13 AM: Got in my truck to take my kids to school this morning....and there's a flock of quail in the vacant lot next to my house! Is this normal? Does anyone else know of wild quail in bonney lake or is it most likely runaway domestic quail?
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Post by: DHx on September 14, 2012, 12:38:41 PM: There are quail in Enumclaw as well. But I've never heard of anyone hunting them.
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Post by: highmuley on September 14, 2012, 06:15:57 PM: My oldest just told me he seen a bunch on his way back from the bus. He's supposed to tell me these things! Darn kids
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Post by: Wanttohuntmore on September 14, 2012, 06:34:53 PM: Quail are everywhere, just might not see them much. I've seen them in Puyallup, Fife, and Bonney Lake. I almost think people released them.
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Post by: highmuley on September 14, 2012, 06:57:24 PM: They may have. I just left to pick my son up from physical therapy and nearly ran over like 10 of them.
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Post by: fethrduster on September 16, 2012, 10:06:09 AM: Not a big surprise. They are native here after all. Wonder if some of them you're seeing are mountain quail?
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Post by: wildweeds on September 16, 2012, 02:34:19 PM: Mountain quail are the only "Native" quail and I'm not 100% certain of that. According to the heated debate I had thru emails with the WDFW Director a few years back the ONLY upland game the state considers "Native" are grouse........................... everything else they charge money for to hunt upland featherwise is "Introduced".
Quote from: fethrduster on September 16, 2012, 10:06:09 AM
Not a big surprise. They are native here after all. Wonder if some of them you're seeing are mountain quail?
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Post by: Bmcox86 on September 16, 2012, 04:05:21 PM: Had 2 quail in my driveway in issaquah last week
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Post by: akirkland on September 17, 2012, 09:42:28 AM: I see quil almost everyday in Roy :dunno:
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Post by: jplmyers on September 19, 2012, 11:07:12 PM: Saw a covey of ten Valley Quail coming in East Gate on Fort Lewis after an unsuccessful end to my Sept Goose season.
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Post by: Blacktail Sniper on September 19, 2012, 11:25:23 PM: See a small group of these running around just off Canal Rd in Yelm now and then:
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Post by: highmuley on September 20, 2012, 12:36:11 AM: I lived in roy for 6 years. I never seen quail there. That's awesome. I did see a pheasant one time. Figured it escaped from the Ft. Lewis release.
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Post by: akirkland on September 21, 2012, 09:12:02 AM: Quote from: Blacktail Sniper on September 19, 2012, 11:25:23 PM
See a small group of these running around just off Canal Rd in Yelm now and then:
My sister lives off canal in one of the new cracker jack neighborhoods. She watches the quil walk her fence every morning. Nice to see them in what I consider good numbers these days.