Quail Hunting Info >> Quail Hunts

Once you have found the trapping area in which you will position your quail trap, surveys are recommended in order to find out the exact areas of the quail coveys and their feeding & watering areas. As for the baiting, we recommend using poultry scratch food but wheat, rice, onion and barley can be used as well. When choosing the right food you must take into consideration that the birds will feed most readily on the food that it is common in that area ( the area where the trap is placed ).

The quail trap can be installed on wood blocks rather than installing it directly on the ground if you prefer this way. After a couple of days, usually 2-3 days, the animal will become accustomed to the presence of the traps but observations are recommended in order to be sure this is the case and that they are feeding inside the quail traps. Once you have set up for trapping, the camouflage aspect shouldn’t be ignored. The camouflage can be quite crude ( 3-4 branches laid across the top of the quail trap or a twig leaned around against the side of the trap ) but restraint should be exercised because too much camouflage is far worse than too little and often makes the trap more detectable than it would be un-camouflaged.

The baiting procedures must be continued as long as trapping is carried on. When actually trapping, the trap’s and the throats are strongly baited and the areas in front of the throats as well as the quail trails leading to the trap are lightly baited. The throats should be cleansed of all debris and should lie in a direct line with one or more quail runs. The time for collecting the catch varies with the time of the year and the temperature in that area, as follows: when the weather is cooler and the sun comes up later, the collecting procedures should be done later and vice versa. It is advisable to do the collecting as soon as possible after the quails that have escaped have left the area. Quails expire quite readily if left exposed to the sun or intense heat, even for short periods of time which means that you shouldn’t leave these bids very long in the traps during the morning hours. Quails that are left in the traps a long time in the evening are most likely prey for predators.

Useful Info :

We offer you some quail traps you might consider purchasing :

•  1/2″ x 1″ galvanized welded wire. Size: 18″ x 8″ x 12″, 16 gauge.
•  No frame, two funnel entrances.
•  Door on top for easy removal of birds.
•  The trap is built to last for years of use.
•  Durable and safe, its the humane way to trap live birds.

A must for all quail breeders and shooting preserve operators. The Recovery Pen is constructed of heavy gauge galvanized wire and is a sure fire for recovering escaped birds. It is also used by shooting preserves for recovering birds at the completion of a day’s hunting. A call bird is placed in the Recoverer with feed an water. This call bird attracts the birds to be recovered, and they in turn enter the Recoverer through the cone-shaped entrance. After entering, a trap door closes behind the birds and they cannot get out. Dimensions: 24″ x 18″ x 10″

A must for all quail breeders and shooting preserve operators. Heavy gauge galvanized wire. Call bird decoy attracts birds to be recovered, they enter through cone shaped entrance, trap door closes behind them so they can’t escape. Decoy not included. Size 24″x 18″ x 10″ weight 11 lbs.

This trap was designed for catching large birds, such as quails and others. Constructed of 14 gauge 1 x 1 inch galvanized wire with no frame, it’s very light and easy to handle. The height is 8 inches. Openings may be too small for exceptionally large quail or prairie chickens. Consider the medium animal trap for Feral Chickens. (8″ x 18″ x 36″)

This is a Kness Trap. Dimensions: 36 in. by 18 in. by 8 in. Made of 16 gauge, 1 x 1 inch galvanized welded wire with no frame, this trap has a funnel entrance 8 in. wide by 7 in. high. The door is on top to facilitate easy removal of the birds.