Western Quail (Gambel's / Scaled / CA / Mtn / Mearns) · State-by-state
Western Quail (Gambel's / Scaled / CA / Mtn / Mearns) hunting regulations.
Western quail include Gambel's, scaled, California, mountain, and Mearns's quail — five species occupying different niches across the Western US. Gambel's are desert specialists; scaled prefer grassland-shrub edge; California are coastal and chaparral birds; mountain are high-altitude conifer specialists; Mearns's are oak-juniper birds in southern Arizona's Sky Islands.
Bag limits and seasons vary by state and species. Arizona offers all five at various points. New Mexico, Texas, California, Oregon, Washington, and Nevada each run quail seasons covering one or more of these species. Pointing dogs are standard; the country is often broken and steep, requiring more physical effort than typical bobwhite hunting.
State-by-state legal status
50 states + DC
Tap a state to view western quail (gambel's / scaled / ca / mtn / mearns) regulations and other species huntable there. Bield Hunt does not yet publish specific season dates or bag limits — verify with your state F&W agency before hunting.
- ArizonaGeneral season
- CaliforniaGeneral season
- ColoradoGeneral season
- IdahoGeneral season
- NevadaGeneral season
- New MexicoGeneral season
- OregonGeneral season
- TexasGeneral season
- UtahGeneral season
- WashingtonGeneral season
- AlabamaNot huntable
- AlaskaNot huntable
- ArkansasNot huntable
- ConnecticutNot huntable
- DelawareNot huntable
- FloridaNot huntable
- GeorgiaNot huntable
- HawaiiNot huntable
- IllinoisNot huntable
- IndianaNot huntable
- IowaNot huntable
- KansasNot huntable
- KentuckyNot huntable
- LouisianaNot huntable
- MaineNot huntable
- MarylandNot huntable
- MassachusettsNot huntable
- MichiganNot huntable
- MinnesotaNot huntable
- MississippiNot huntable
- MissouriNot huntable
- MontanaNot huntable
- NebraskaNot huntable
- New HampshireNot huntable
- New JerseyNot huntable
- New YorkNot huntable
- North CarolinaNot huntable
- North DakotaNot huntable
- OhioNot huntable
- OklahomaNot huntable
- PennsylvaniaNot huntable
- Rhode IslandNot huntable
- South CarolinaNot huntable
- South DakotaNot huntable
- TennesseeNot huntable
- VermontNot huntable
- VirginiaNot huntable
- West VirginiaNot huntable
- WisconsinNot huntable
- WyomingNot huntable
Status legend
- YGeneral season
- DDraw / limited entry
- PPrivate land / specific zones
- SSpecial permit / depredation
- RRestricted (subspecies / units)
- -Not huntable
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