Outdoors Q&A with Ed Godfrey
Ed Godfrey answered questions from readers in today's Outdoors chat. Outdoors chats are held the first Friday of each month on NewsOK.com/Sports, and are brought to you by H&H Shooting Sports Complex.
Do you have any information about the quail population in Oklahoma and how they're doing. I know in previous years it seemed the quail were dwindling in numbers.
What do I need to do to participate in the free hunting days Sept. 1 & 2? And what am I allowed to hunt?
Just go. Dove and squirrel are in season. Dove is the big one, of course. You don't need a hunting license or HIP permit.
How has the heat affected the fish in Oklahoma? I worry about some of the fish in the shallower farm ponds.
Surprisingly, I haven't heard about many yet. It's time for them. I am sure there will be at ponds especially. Of course some ponds have dried up already. The Great Salt Plains Lake had a fish kill this summer but they always have them.
I've heard there is a new shooting club for women. Do you know anything about this?
Yes. A new shooting league just for women has formed at H&H. They plan to have regularly monthly matches. It's called the A Girl and A Gun club. It started in Texas and is expanding to other states. The contact in Oklahoma is Lisa Looper. You can email her at lisa@looperbrand.com
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Quail are heading in the wrong direction. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation does roadside counts in August and October but I am not expecting a very good report. It may be time for the Wildlife Department to close quail season for a year or two. I know the biologists say closing the season will not help rebuild population because quail live such a short time anyway, but it couldn't hurt. I am hearing a lot of support for the idea from quail hunters. The Wildlife Department wants to allow hunters to hunt the few birds that are out there.