If you sold wild bobs to the game market you trapped them. You can catch the whole covey at one time, without firing a shot. Zero expense.
SRH
That brings back memories. Quite often my bird dogs would point a trap full of quail. They were usually close to a house which probably housed hungry children depending on the birds for food.
Some I left alone and some I'd flip over and release the birds. It really never felt right either way...Geo
I tried to learn to trap them, as a kid, but never was any good at it. Didn't have my heart in it. Just tho't it was something I needed to learn to do. I was hell on the jorees (towhees), tho'.
Speaking of memories, oh how I miss those carefree days wandering the fields, woods and swamps as a boy. My biggest worry was tests in school.
Can't imagine using a 10 for quail. I feel guilty hunting them with anything over a 20 ga. and 7/8 oz. shot.
