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” ...

If you haven’t heard the familiar bobwhite quail call recently, there’s good reason. The population — in Ohio and across the parts of the U.S. where they’re native — has plummeted. It’s down 71% in ...

The pursuit of bobwhite quail in scruffy Missouri bottomlands is grand sport and there is a significant number of hard-core "bird hunters" who always have a good excuse for missing work or school ...

The first wild bobwhite quail in Pennsylvania since the 1990s may be released onto a protected area of Franklin County as early as 2024. The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners at a recent ...

Quail hunters in Texas can take a little solace, perhaps even a bit of optimism, afield this season. The state’s bobwhite quail populations seem to be recovering in what could be a “building year” for ...

As the next step in bringing wild bobwhite quail back to Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Game Commission at its meeting on Saturday will consider establishing a 177.65-square-mile recovery area at ...

Northern bobwhite quail, the focus of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s latest effort to try to bring back a native wildlife species that, sadly, has disappeared from the state’s landscape, has ...

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 ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)- The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) is seeking help in monitoring the statewide quail population. The agency’s Small Game program is asking the public ...

Before dawn one day last month, I drove along a farm road in Waller County to see the rare lineup of six planets. I also saw another uncommon sight as the sun came up — a bobwhite quail calling from a ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pa. — It's been since at least the early 2000s since Northern Bobwhite Quails flew in the skies of Pennsylvania. Several were introduced Tuesday at The Letterkenny Army Depot in ...