QUAIL

Gambel's Quail hunting in New Mexico
(L to R) Oz, Muda, Axle

Late Dec '07 - Mid Jan '08
Arizona, New Mexico, Texas Quail Hunting Adventure

"After 27 days, 6600 miles, over 70 lbs of dog food and 2 cases
of shells we arrived home to -4°F temperatures and blowing snow.
We knew we were home!"

Hunters: Eric Peters, Bill Wyss, Ben Julson, Jim Julson, Dan Julson

• We hunted twice with Bill Wyss for mearn quail, the pictures below are a mixture of both times
• On the second occasion we shot morning doves and ducks on the way to hunt mearns.The versatile dogs got a workout that day!

Terrain
	Terrain
Ben & Bill	Dan & Bill
Dan in cat claw brush (L to R) Axel, Rocky, Ziggy, Oz, Muda Eric, Bill, Dan
	Dan & Bill
Mixed bag - Doves, Mearn's, Quail & Wood Ducks Bill & Dan
	Ben & Jim

ARIZONA, Phoenix Area (Gambel's Quail)

Dan, Rocky, & Bill

• Hunters: Bill Wyss, Dan Julson, Jim Julson
• Gambel's numbers were down due to multi-year drought

Abandoned Dugas Ranch	Terrain
	Terrain that is hard on both dog's and man's feet and legs
Terrain
Oz & Muda Dan & Bill with Muda, Axle, Oz
	Gambel's terrain --- took the munsters a bit to learn to avoid getting too close to cactus (Axel)

ARIZONA, South Central (Mearn's Quail)

• Hunters: Dave & Deb Wolf, Ben Julson, Dan Julson, Jim Julson
• We camped with Dave and Deb and hunted Mearn's quail for 2½ days.
• We called coyotes one morning, had 2 come in but they didn't offer a shot
• Mearn's numbers were up due to timely summer rains.

Camp
	Camp (L to R) Ben, Dan, Deb, Dave
On way to hunting area
	Terrain
On way to hunting spot Arizona Pinstrips
	Don't get lost
Terrain	Terrain
Terrain	Water break - we carried over a gallon of water for people and dogs
Ben	Axel, Deb & Jim
Jim & Axle	Noon break
Livestock waterers were handy to cool the dogs	Conference?
	Dan, learned when a covey flushed to keep his gun full and watch where they went.
Break time (Oz & Muda)
Axle's ready!
	Jim
	(L to R) Ben, Muda, Jim, Oz, Dan
What's the plan?
Point! Mearns!	Dan & Oz on search
Illegal's Trash
	Dan goes to Mexico
(L to R) Ben, Deb, Dave, Dan
Mexican border

What an experience!

NEW MEXICO (Gambel's, Mearn's, Scaled Quail)

Mark Toffler, Deets & Gunter - Gambel's quail

• Hunters: Mark Toffler, Dan Julson, Jim Julson
• Stayed at Klump Ranch in the bootheel of New Mexico and hunted Gambel's, Mearn's and Scaled Quail for 3 days
• Gambel's numbers were good, Mearn's in isolated spots, scaled quail hit and miss

Klump Ranch house Cook house Bunk house where we stayed	Greeter along driveway into Ranch
Welcome waterhole	Levi Klump & Dan discuss the day's strategy
Mearn's in front of Oz - can you find them?	Gould's wild - turkeys
Driveway leaving ranch	Ranch yard
	Horses on top - can you see them?
Javelina Dan called back with a predator call	Scaled quail Terrain
Dan on top of the ridge	Mark & Dan take a lunch break
On the way to the Ranch	Animas Mountain
Ranch swimming pool	Mark & Dan - Gunter, Oz, Axle, Muda at the end of successful day

TEXAS, Panhandle (Bobwhite Quail)

Vernon Austin, Dan Julson, Jim Julson, Aaron Holcombe - Noon break

Matador

• Hunters: Vernon Austin, Gene Addington, Aaron Holcombe, Dan Julson, Jim Julson
• Generally flat range with mesquite brush
• Use Kubota to follow dogs until they locate a covey & point
• Shot the covey rise and hunt singles on foot
• Bobwhite numbers were good

Entrance to Matador lease	Terrain
Jumping off spot	Chain gang?
Vernon's favorite transportation	Vernon Austin, Dan Julson, Gene Addington, Aaron Holcombe Noon break
	Oz & Muda first morning hunting Bobwhites

Wellington

• Hunters: Vernon Austin, Gene Addington, Aaron Holcombe, Dan Julson, Jim Julson
• Generally draws or brakes from upland down to stream
• Interspersed CRP, crop land and abandoned farmsteads
• Bobwhite numbers were excellent

I didn't think it could get any better --- BUT IT DID!

On way to Wellington lease	Terrain
Terrain	Gene Addington, Terrain
Noon break
What a morning!	Can't beat this!

How We Traveled

Travel Break	Snack Break
Home made storage area worked well	Dogs stayed in these kennels at night. Chain just an added deterrent