People have been flocking to raise backyard chickens in recent years. But raising these birds at home is not for everyone. An ...

Here we are, approaching Thanksgiving, and the wild turkey is once again the focus of avian attention. But the California quail deserves some of the spotlight as well. This feathered friend is no ...

This story, “They Call Him Mr. Bob,” appeared in the January 1973 issue of Outdoor Life. Dempsey Cape and I were feeling for solid footing on a brushy hillside that angled into the swamp woods where ...

A covey of gambel’s quail scurrying through the desert with their topknots bobbing is a common sight in parts of the southwest. Adapted to live in arid climates, the gambel’s is especially associated ...

A rainy Saturday didn't stop young hunters from taking shots at quail during a youth quail hunt hosted by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. A dozen eager boys gathered in the dark before dawn ...

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 ...

What is the outlook for quail? We asked the Rolling Plains Quail Research Foundation. Recent surveys revealed how the quail population is doing and the possible outlook for hunters. Quail populations ...

The statewide hunting season for ruffed and blue grouse, as well as mourning doves, opened Sept. 1, and the season for most other upland game birds, including chukar, quail and rooster pheasants, ...

Bill White and his sons Tony (left) and Andrew at a quail-restoration site in northwest Missouri. Photographs by Michael Sugrue Bill White makes me question everything I’ve heard about wild bobwhite ...