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Arizona Quail
Ridgeline Pursuit Guide Service has more than 36 years of hunting experience in Southern Arizona. We are local's who specialize in Gambels, Scaled and Mearns' quail hunting. Book your expert guide for some of the best Arizona quail hunting behind our trained pointing dogs.
What to Expect
Typical Hunt Day
Clients should wake early enough to gather their equipment and eat breakfast on their own. Typically, your guide will pick you up at around 8:00am to transport you or lead you to a quail hunting spot.
Once in the field your guide will prepare the dogs and depart with you and the dogs on your hunt. Hunting will continue until lunch time, which will be dictated by the client (unless otherwise directed by your guide) .
After lunch, hunting will continue in the same area or a new area, dictated by your guide. Hunting will conclude at approximately 4:00pm each evening to allow the birds to covey up before the sun goes down. This protects our bird populations from freezing to death at night. You will then be transported back to your pick-up location or hotel.
Client’s have the option of having birds taken during the hunt, cleaned and returned the following day or that evening. Additionally, if clients would like their birds cooked for lunch on the next hunt day arrangements can be made with your guide.
Quail Hunting Gear
Arizona quail hunting areas range from <2800' - 6000' of elevation from early November through mid February you should expect weather to begin in the 30’s and warm to the mid 60’s with chances for rain and snow. We recommend that you dress in layers so that you are prepared, below is a list of some essential gear.
Important Gear:
- Jacket/fleece.
- Briar proof pants or chaps
- Hat with a brim.
- Sunglasses or shooting glasses.
- Lightweight boots w/ quality socks.
- Shooting gloves for cold mornings.
- Sunscreen.
- Quail hunting vest to carry birds, water and shells.
- #7.5 or #8 shot for Mearns quail.
- #6 shot for desert birds.
- A set of chokes.