Thanks for the input. Gonna head out tomorrow and get some shot. Guess I'll just carry the 45. Seems like we've got a ton of them too so thought I'd give it a try.
It's hard to bird hunt without a dog so make sure you mark your downed birds carefully. They can be hard to find. I would use improved cylinder; 7 1/2 or 8's. The best way to cook is to skin them, remove the breast, cut the legs off. Clean them well, remove all small feathers. Season them to your taste (Lawrey's season salt & pepper). Coat them in a 50/50 mixture of egg whites & milk , them shake them to coat in a bag of flour. Deep fry; do not overcook; when they float to the top and get brown, they are done.
Kate
Wrap breast in bacon, cook on grill till medium :chef :chef :chef :chef :chef
Everything tastes better with bacon. LOL
the reason youre seeing quail is cuz your carrying a deer gun ,I'm sure when you've got a quail gun you'll see deer. and plan on doing more than a little walking. I'm sure a 12 ga with 7 1/2 shot is ok cuz they will flush , or run further ahead of you than if you had a dog. and finding downed birds without a dog is gonna be tough. the thing about a good bird dog is that they not only find the birds but hold them and give you more time to prepare for the shot and then bring them back to you. and they will save you alot of walking. plus watching a good dog work is almost as fun as shooting birds. when using dogs I think you'ld be better off with a 20 or 28 ga dbl bbl so you can have a diff choke for 1st and 2nd shot. jmo
