With its distinctive topknot, the California or Valley quail looks more like a fanciful partridge in a pear tree than it does a real bird, but it is real. It’s also thriving and, unlike most other ...

California quail have been spotted near Bozeman and south of Havre, and in Wyoming near Cody and Lovell. But no sighting so far has been recorded near Billings.

A state small game manager advised the Arizona Game and Fish Commission to restrict the upcoming quail hunt because of ongoing drought. Dry conditions have hampered quail reproduction across parts of ...

Many newcomers flocked to the Billings area during and following the pandemic, including some California quail. Billings Gazette photographer Larry Mayer recently captured shots of a covey of the ...