Article: QUAIL OUTSMART BIRDS OF A FEATHER.(Sports)(Column)

Byline: Ed Dentry, Rocky Mountain News

WOODWARD, Okla. -- Word spreads from country where quail is king. Get a banner bobwhite year, and hunters hauling pointing dogs pour in from points as far as Georgia and farther.

Some of the most visible motel patrons are bird dogs - English pointers, Brittanys, German shorthairs and setters of sundry lineage. The official color is blaze orange, distributed in patches on shooting vests, hats and on dog whistles swinging from lanyards worn around hunters' necks.

The better the forecast, the more intense the hunting pressure. And the forecast this year was exquisite.

The data are there to prove it, ...

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