My regular quail patch is about 10 miles from the south end of the Carrizo, down 30 near the pistaschio fields. I'm hopeful but skeptical that we'll have a good season. I'll settle for a reasonable season. Pen raised birds are entertaining, but not the same as a wild quail flush. Nothing more challenging to connect a shot with in CA from my perspective. I think it's possible it'll be a bit better than last year, since we did get more rain than winter of 06-07.