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@Jilian C.

I’ve spent a little time in Arkansas, but not enough. Actually, I’ve spent time in 48 of our great states, and for that fact countless countries beyond our borders - I still have the Dakotas to visit.

Old town Orange is actually a cool spot, the circle, a few great eateries right in there. I’m just down the 55 in Newport.

I’ve grown tired of much here, but our little cranberry (opposite of the Austin blueberry) isn’t bad.
 
Godfather said:
@Jilian C.

I’ve spent a little time in Arkansas, but not enough. Actually, I’ve spent time in 48 of our great states, and for that fact countless countries beyond our borders - I still have the Dakotas to visit.

Old town Orange is actually a cool spot, the circle, a few great eateries right in there. I’m just down the 55 in Newport.

I’ve grown tired of much here, but our little cranberry (opposite of the Austin blueberry) isn’t bad.
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Wow, that’s so cool— there’s a few more places in the US I’d like to go, but I’m picky 😆

Spent a lot of time in old town Orange, villa park, and Newport Beach. Balboa Island and been to Catalina Island a few times. I used to miss the great concerts and going to Disneyland whenever but now we have a great venue here because of Walmart and tons of trails and great food minus the incompatible politics. Just overall less stress. Haven’t been back in years, we’ll just say my dad is the one flying here to visit 😊
 
Godfather said:
I am doing recon for what’s next @YETI - we should share intel.

Idaho and Utah are trending.
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Copy that. Idaho is on my radar, my uncle moved there about 15 years ago and a good friend moved there last year. I'd consider Utah but my wife won't, something about Mormons 🤷‍♂️
 
Idaho is in the lead today, for different reasons than your wife’s, more recon needed.

Right now I’m packing for quail unaliving with @Tony Caggiano in Georgia and then headed to North Carolina after that, before a return to the left coast.

YETI said:
Copy that. Idaho is on my radar, my uncle moved there about 15 years ago and a good friend moved there last year. I'd consider Utah but my wife won't, something about Mormons 🤷‍♂️
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Godfather said:
Idaho is in the lead today, for different reasons than your wife’s, more recon needed.

Right now I’m packing for quail unaliving with @Tony Caggiano in Georgia and then headed to North Carolina after that, before a return to the left coast.
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Unaliving quail is one of my favorite things to do. I hate quail for some reason, little bastards. I will be unaliving pheasants for my first time at the end of this month.

I have a very good friend (EOD) who moved to NC when he got out of the Navy. He loves it. I'll be curious to hear your thoughts.
 
YETI said:
Unaliving quail is one of my favorite things to do. I hate quail for some reason, little bastards. I will be unaliving pheasants for my first time at the end of this month.

I have a very good friend (EOD) who moved to NC when he got out of the Navy. He loves it. I'll be curious to hear your thoughts.
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I love hunting upland birds, but especially quail hunting. One memory that stands out is when I was 11 years old and my childhood friend Steve and I were hunting quail behind my house. I had an old H&R Topper single shot in 12 ga that I purchased for $15 made from money I earned splitting and selling firewood.
I remember it was a misty, foggy morning and Steve and I were walking the edges of some clearcut ground where it bordered forest. In our area we basically only have California Quail. We were just kids and didn't have a bird dog so we were trying to kick up whatever we could. We busted a covey of quail shot a couple out of it and after retrieving the birds went off in the direction we saw the bulk of the covey fly to. We flushed the covey again and this time I noticed a male only flew off a short distance, then as we approached flew off only a few more feet, each time it was flying int he opposite direction of the rest of the covey. It eventually held tight as we walked up to it, at first, I thought that it was wounded, but the final time it just sat there in the brush at my feet calling and when I reached down to pick it up, it flew away completely healthy, this time it flew a very long ways, back towards where the rest of the covey went. To me I perceived it to be leading us away from the covey and being willing to sacrifice itself for its flock. When we were a safe distance from the covey, when he had his opportunity, he returned. Ever since that moment I have always considered the male quail the most gentlemanly of birds!

I love quail hunting in the south, especially GA for Bobwhite, but this year I'm thinking that I'd like to go to the northwoods in pursuit of Woodcock and Grouse. I've never hunted woodcock.
 
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