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Ellie’s Bomb Covey | Oklahoma Quail Hunting



She’s hard to see through the sumac but that’s my Ellie Mae (Elton John when she’s a rock star like in this video) making the find on a sneaky covey of wild bobwhite hiding alongside a draw wall. I called it the Bomb Covey because when these birds came out of that bush it sounded like a bomb going off! Ellie was joined by Brent’s pointer Maddie and Will’s wirehair Etta and Baer. So many cool dogs so little time.

There’s a bit of NSFW language in the video so beware. I started to edit it out but ultimately decided that the covey flush is, in fact, ****** cool! Will from Tennessee sure seemed to think it was alright.

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Cali’s Frost Covey | Oklahoma Quail Hunting



Ben’s little Brittany Cali found these birds on a frosty February morning in 2021.

The Tuesday before this clip (really all these frost clips) were taken we had freezing fog. This hunt was that following Thursday and the frost on the tops of the sage hadn’t melted making for a surreal landscape unlike anything I can recall in past years. The sun was out and the temperatures were in the high 20’s with only a light breeze making for a wonderful day of hunting. The big arctic blast that pushed temperatures down near 0 didn’t set in here until late the next day.

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That’s a Big ‘Ole Buncha Birds | Oklahoma Quail Hunting



Eric and I had a wonderful day chasing bobwhite in the Oklahoma Panhandle. Eric’s Wirehair, ,Heidi, pointed this beautiful covey of wild bobwhite in a large sand plum thicket. The normal covey size in this are is 8-12 birds. I haven’t counted but I’m pretty sure 25 birds got up on this flush. Too bad I’d forgotten to load my gun!

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Tennessee Sharpshooter | Oklahoma Quail Hunting



Good sport Allen missed this layup shot twice after Ellie Mae stuck this single wild bobwhite on a grey afternoon in December 2020. He redeemed himself the next day (a bit).

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Dot’s Woodpile Covey | Oklahoma Quail Hunting



Dot found this covey of public land birds near a big stack of wood where they are doing some brush mitigation work. Her health has dramatically decreased her stamina and energy. She gets short walks exclusively now. I’m thankful she’s still able to hunt and she certainly finds her share of birds.

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Thicket Coveys | Oklahoma Quail Hunting



Hunting has been tough so far this season. I’m finding some coveys deep in the large sand plum thickets we have here in the Panhandle. Because of the absence of any meaningful ground cover beneath the thickets the birds are running to the opposite edge and flushing generally out of range. It makes for tough shooting.
Sand plums, also known as Chickasaw plum, Cherokee plum, or Sandhill plum (Prunus angustifolia Marshall), are native fruit-producing shrubs or small trees in Oklahoma. In Panhandle bobwhite habitat they grow in thickets often intermingled with sumac. Sand Plums offer excellent overhead cover for bobwhite and during the summer produce small, tart fruit that my mother turns into awesome jam.

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Where Ya At? | Oklahoma Quail Hunting



Rhett the Vizsla (RIP) found this tight-holding single bobwhite back in 2017. That red grass made it hard to see that red dog.

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Dot and Lily’s Great Day Coveys | Oklahoma Quail Hunting



January 27, 2024 was a great day of bobwhite hunting for the dogs and I. The dogs found 6 coveys in 3 walks that day. Lily found 2 on each of her two walks. Dot found 2 on her one walk (I failed to get one of her coveys on video due to a screw-up by the camera operator). I’ve posted all the coveys individually but wanted to put them together so I don’t forget that day. I hope you enjoy them.

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Ellie’s OLAP Surprise! | Oklahoma Quail Hunting



Such a great day afield! At the close of a 12 mile day today Ellie Mae found this covey of public land bobwhite way back deep on a tract of OLAP property. I shot one of the first two birds up but what you don’t see on the left side of this clip is the 10 other birds that flushed. It’s been tough hunting this year and is great to see nice coveys on public ground.

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Alabama Covey | Oklahoma Quail Hunting



Jimmy and Marissa’s big Brittany, Briar, found this covey of bobwhite spread out near a well pad on the nearby WMA. Not my best capture but it’s not everyday I get to hunt with a true southern gentleman like Jimmy and certainly not everyday that I get to hunt with a gorgeous southern belle like Marissa! Coveys are getting tough to find as the season progresses but I’m still out there following the dogs.

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First Bobwhite | Oklahoma Quail Hunting



My eldest daughter brought home a stray Texan the weekend before Thanksgiving. I convinced him to spend a day afield with me chasing my bird dogs. He got to see dogs on point and coveys flushing. He also got to shoot his first bobwhite, both bobwhite and blue. This video shows him flushing a shooting his first bobwhite. It was a banded and collared bird on a private ranch which is participating with Texas Tech University in a multi-state bobwhite study. Fun stuff!

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My Favorite 12 Covey Flushes – Oklahoma Quail Hunting



A collection of my 12 favorite flush captures since I started videoing my hunts. You’ll see my pointing dogs as well as those of my friends pointing coveys of bobwhite and blue bobwhite as well as Huns, rooster and ruffed grouse. I used a new format so let me know what you think. The idea came from @Wyomatt here on YouTube. I’ll add a link to his video on the end screen.

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