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Kansas generally ranks within the top three states in quail harvest. While quail can be found statewide, populations are generally better in the east. The southeast region of the state is usually the top quail producer. And the northeast generally runs a close second. Numbers can be good locally in the northcentral, southcentral and southwest regions, where good pheasant/quail hunts are an attraction. During years of favorable weather, the Red Hills region can provide very good quail hunting amid a beautiful setting. In the far southwestern corner of the state, scaled, or blue, quail are found in in addition to bobwhites.
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Equipment needed: a sturdy pair of kitchen or game shears.
At all steps in the process take care to avoid cutting yourself on the sharp edges of broken bones.
Start by removing both wings. Game shears are handy for this and all other steps in this process.
Remove both legs at the knee. There is no need to prove the sex of the bird by leaving one foot intact as with pheasants.
Remove the head cutting as close to the body as possible.
Grasping the skin at the top of the breast, pull skin and feathers down.
Pull skin over the legs and off the back.
Locate the crop at the top of the breast.
The crop will contain whatever food the bird has recently eaten. That lets you know where look for them the next time you hunt that area.
Remove the tail by cutting as close to lower body as possible.
Make a small cut at the base of the breast bone.
Bend the breast bone upward toward the neck area, separating the skin that covers the intestines. Remove the intestines, heart and lungs.
After washing, the bird is ready for storage until cooking.
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