Jim Dauven wrote in message ...

The alfalfa and wheat stubble provide cover and feed for pheasant
and quail which can be harvested in the fall with a shot gun.

Small disagreement. Harvest the birds with live capture traps. Check
the one-way door used by pigeon raisers to let birds back in the loft,
the same thing can be used for both quail and pheasent. Empty the
traps in the dark so the loose birds do not see what is happening.

Easier on the teeth than shotgun pellets.

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