With its distinctive topknot, the California or Valley quail looks more like a fanciful partridge in a pear tree than it does a real bird, but it is real. It’s also thriving and, unlike most other ...

A covey of gambel’s quail scurrying through the desert with their topknots bobbing is a common sight in parts of the southwest. Adapted to live in arid climates, the gambel’s is especially associated ...

FRAZIER PARK, Calif. (KERO) — Deer and quail hunting season draws in crowds to parts of the mountain communities. Local ranch owner Cindy Holloway and CDFW Public Information Officer Krysten Kellum ...

A state small game manager advised the Arizona Game and Fish Commission to restrict the upcoming quail hunt because of ongoing drought. Dry conditions have hampered quail reproduction across parts of ...

Persistent drought is dragging down Arizona quail populations, state wildlife officials say, and could necessitate shorter hunting seasons and smaller bag limits on the game birds. The state’s small ...