Next time you see or hear them calling, if they are reasonably close within shouting distance, open this link on your phone, scroll to the bottom where the wave file sounds are, turn up the volume, click play and enjoy the show. You’ll have them in your lap before you know it.

I did this to one I heard across the fence last year. He closed from 75 yards into my screen porch in about 5 seconds. He started imitating the calls and banty roostering back and forth. I don’t know if he was ready to fight or make love, but he was worked up for sure.

Audubon Quail call sounds


"I didn’t mean to kill nobody, I just meant to shoot him once in the head and two times in the chest. Him dying was between he and the Lord."
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