Quail season opens Nov. 1. The annual Texas Parks and Wildlife Department roadside survey signaled good population numbers going into opening day.
Good habitat conditions and timely rainfall helped bobwhite and scaled quail production. Department biologists covered more than 3,300 road miles in early August during the surveys.
Patrick Schutz, the department's Upland Game Bird Program Leader, said the numbers were in good shape this year. He said the department expects a good season for hunters, especially in the South Texas and Trans Pecos regions, where populations have traditionally been strongest.