On March 19, 2024, employees from Letterkenny Army Depot’s Environmental Management Division, alongside the Pennsylvania Game Commission, released 50 northern bobwhite quail in an unpopulated ...

After vanishing from Pennsylvania several decades ago, the unique sounds and sights of wild northern bobwhite quail will soon return to the landscape. The Pennsylvania Game Commission, along with ...

Many of Pennsylvania’s new wild northern bobwhite quail are adjusting to their new home in Franklin County and officials are looking forward to seeing quail chicks this summer. Through a ...

One of six native quail species found in the United States, the northern bobwhite is the only species found east of the Mississippi. It is named for its two-note whistle, which sounds like a low ...

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — We'll head to the Letterkenny Army Depot to watch as a batch of Bobwhite Quail that were trapped and relocated from Florida are set free on the property.

It’s a late September morning and opening day for the northern bobwhite quail is still weeks away, but Ronald Kendall is already on the hunt for the once ubiquitous game bird, known to its ...

T he translocation efforts to create a wild northern bobwhite quail population in central Pennsylvania are off to a strong start as it appears there may be more birds now than in the spring.

WHY IT’S SO GREAT: The northern bobwhite quail, a game bird once ubiquitous across much of Texas, is struggling. Its population in the Rolling Plains region, which stretches from just east of ...

Large clutch sizes help sustain quail populations. Up to 80 percent of the population dies each year. Bird lifespan: How long do wild birds live? Some northern bobwhite quail fossils found in ...

Northern bobwhite quail are found in all areas of Texas except in the western one-third of the state. Hunting Northern bobwhite is a favorite pastime and even nonhunters enjoy watching the birds ...