I'm also a southern California quail hunter. I live in Irvine and hunt with a French Brittany Spaniel. I has preparing a huge post and got shut out when I ran on too long. While annual rainfall is important, it is usually of greater importance when we get it. Our spring has been fairly wet, green buds and bugs bode well for our feathered friends. I'm relatively optomistic. Just like Chuck said there was no seed on anything, here or in Baja.
A note on Baja, don't travel alone at night, especially on the Ensenada Toll Road. Speak some spanish and act respectfully to the laws of Mexico and it's people. Not a guarantee that you won't have a problem but it has served me well during the 35 years I have hunted in Mexico.
Mike and Chuck we ought to meet and compare notes, maybe we could put together a hunt this fall.
