| After a stressful week of work, most people | | | | guns; the shotgun. Shotguns are the primary type |
| tend to have their own activities that they like to | | | | of guns used to hunt quail; the most popular |
| on their days off to blow off a little steam. These | | | | gauge shotgun being used among hunters is by |
| stress relieving activities can be a number of | | | | far the 20 gauge, but gauges from 410 to 12 are |
| different things from shopping, fishing, working a | | | | also commonly used as well. Most hunters will |
| puzzle and so many more. An activity that has | | | | agree that barrel length is important; most |
| been popular for several hundred years and is still | | | | agreeing that a 26 inch barrel is optimal. A skeet |
| popular today is quail hunting. Hunting was a | | | | choke is highly recommended when it comes to |
| necessity to live several hundred years ago, but | | | | shooting quail along with a shell having a load of 8. |
| since then has become a sport; an activity that is | | | | A drive down the road could bring up a number |
| shared by many people. | | | | of optimal spots, but permission must be granted |
| One reason quail hunting is different from just | | | | from the owner of the land before hunting there. |
| hunting any animal is the fact that you do not | | | | There are also many destinations around the |
| have to completely camouflage yourself to hunt | | | | world that offer guided quail hunting excursions |
| them,As of now, there are right around 135 | | | | for a set fee. To find all the quail hunting |
| different varieties of quail in the quail family. | | | | destinations close by, simply perform a search |
| Generally, people who choose to hunt quail will be | | | | online for "Quail Hunting Destinations," and there |
| aided by trained bird dogs whose job it is to rush | | | | should be hundreds of beneficial resorts. |
| into a covey (group of quail) of quail; this will scare | | | | Quail hunting can be a relaxing way to spend |
| the quail and cause them to take flight, which is | | | | weekends or just those days off that seem few |
| when the hunters will take their shots. The bird | | | | and far between. While quail hunting is an activity |
| dogs are usually trained to retrieve the now dead | | | | that can be fun for the whole family, extreme |
| birds and bring them back to the respected | | | | caution should be expressed. All the hunters |
| hunter as well. The best places to find a good | | | | involved as well as the dogs should be wearing |
| quail population will be on land that has vast | | | | some form of orange clothing such as a vest, or |
| expanses of open land as well as good amount of | | | | at least an orange hat; this way no one ends up |
| wooded cover to hide in. | | | | injured or worse. More information about quail |
| Now it is time to take the actual shot, what gun | | | | hunting can be found in various hunting magazines |
| should be used to properly hunt quail? Well the | | | | and publications as well as online. |
| answer to that is one of the all time favorite | | | | |