Quails are known and hunted in all parts of the world. They are very game and will test the skill of any dog.

They are found in all kinds of cover, preferring, however, the edges of fences and brush and the beds of dried ponds.

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Noise has little effect on them, and they will often lie so close that you can almost kick them up.

Ninety-nine men out of a hundred do not want a dog that ranges more than a hundred yards, but quarters close and hunts in the most promising places.

In the morning and evening the birds will work out to the center of corn fields and stubble, and then will hunt low places to settle on until the next feeding time.

Never order the dog to run in and flush the flock, but walk in and flush it yourself and then they will not be so wild.

The best load for quail is No. 9 shot.