| Title: | The Hunting Notesfile |
| Notice: | Registry #7, For Sale #15, Success #270 |
| Moderator: | SALEM::PAPPALARDO |
| Created: | Wed Sep 02 1987 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jun 03 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1561 |
| Total number of notes: | 17784 |
I'm training my Gordon Setters for field trial/AKC working certificate
work. AKC pointer trials (or at least those the Gordon Setter clubs
sponsor) use quail exclusively.
It's my understanding that there are no quail native to New Hampshire
and I certainly haven't come across any out in the woods here. Someone
has suggested that I purchase a recall pen and some birds and establish
my own covey on our property.
My questions are 2:
1. Am I correct in my assumption that quail are not native to NH?
2. Will they be able to survive a NH winter if I do try to get some
established?
Stu
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| 77.1 | BPOV09::PERRY | Mon Nov 09 1987 10:23 | 25 | ||
Hi Stu,
To the best of my knowledge, quail are not native to N.H. .
Released quail can survive the winter in N.H. providing that you
leave feed out for them. Having your own recall pen is just a
start for keeping quail. Pen-raised quail or pheasant, or any
other pen-raised bird will require a flight pen to keep the birds
exercised so that they are good flyers. One thing that you don't
want is your dog to start catching birds that get up and fly about
10 feet and come back down again. Another requirement for a flight
pen is that you don't want the birds in close proximity to avoid
a pecking problem. Many of the bird breeders have several different
methods of dealing with these problems, so you may want to talk
with several bird breeders before you decide to keep birds for
dog training. Another consideration is how many birds you release,
becouse if too many birds are released, they'll establish their
own coveys in the wild. When this happens, the number of birds that
you can recall really dwindles. When they do establish their own
coveys, they will probably leave your area completely.
I don't mean to discourage you, but to inform you that there are
many things to consider that could be very expensive.
pat.
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| 77.2 | exit | STAR::FARNHAM | Ah, controversy! | Mon Nov 09 1987 10:28 | 6 |
Thanks, Pat. All the info is appreciated. I'm new at field work,
so have a lot to learn!
Stu
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