FLORIDA
Quail Nov. 14 - March 7. Bag 12 daily, 24 possession. Nonresident 10-day $46.50, WMA permit $26. Web site http://myfwc.com/hunting. Best quail where there is frequent prescribed burning, roller chopping and thinned timber. Private land north Florida plantations best, but only paid hunts. Best wildlife management areas Babcock Webb, Blackwater, Three Lakes, Bull Creek and Triple N Ranch. See http://myfwc.com/RECREATION/Hunt_WMABrochs.htm. For harvest information http://myfwc.com/recreation/Hunt_Small_Game.htm.

GEORGIA
Quail Nov. 13-Feb 28. One-day $12; three-day $30; Season $75 and WMA stamp (if you hunt WMAs) $73. Most recent data 22,850 hunters took 622,123 quail (79 percent pen- reared). Reggie Thackston, bobwhite project leader for the Georgia DNR says, "Increased rainfall this past summer allowed bobwhites to increase in quality habitat. Assuming good winter carry over these populations should be poised to respond favorably if we have adequate rainfall in the spring and summer. Moderate to low density populations on DiLane WMA and River Creek WMA (quota only; see regulations in August); Clarks Hill WMA; Elmodel WMA; Piedmont NWR; Oconee NF; and certain other public lands.

Contact Region Offices listed in hunting regulations; or www.gohuntgeorgia.com. Numerous commercial shooting preserves. For information, see www.quailhuntgeorgia.com.

IDAHO
Youth only pheasant season: Oct. 3-9. General season: Oct. 10 - Dec. 31 in north Idaho, Oct. 17 - Nov. 30 in eastern Idaho, Oct. 17 - Dec. 31 in southcentral and southwest Idaho. Quail season: Sept. 19-Jan. 31. Website http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/hunt/misc/species.cfm#upland. Jeff Knetter, upland biologist for Fish and Game, says, "Drought in 2008 reduced bird populations and production. The winter had difficult conditions for upland gamebirds. So 2009 upland gamebird hunting may be challenging but there are pockets of habitat with healthy numbers of birds." CRP in southeast Idaho and north-central Idaho are good. Walk-in areas on web under "Access Yes!." (http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/huntplanner/accessyesguide.aspx) Non-resident small game $81.75, not valid for the first five days of pheasant season. Shooting preserve permit $12.75. Nine areas require a $23.75 permit for 17 and older and allow up to six pheasants (you can buy extra permits). Some areas closed to game bird hunting, so check regulations. Idaho stocks management areas -- overall pheasant bag about 100,000. Knetter says, "For pheasants, quail and grey partridge: Southwest between Weiser and Boise, north central between Lewiston and Moscow. For chukars: Owyhee canyonlands in southwest, Snake River canyon along Idaho/Oregon border, and the Salmon River canyon."

ILLINOIS
Both pheasant and quail seasons Nov. 1 - Jan. 8 in the north zone; Nov. 1 - Jan. 15 south zone. Two roosters/day, six in possession after third day, eight quail/day, 20 possession after third day. Illinois hunters take about 119,000 pheasants and nearly 200,000 quail. Michael Wefer, acting agriculture and grassland program manager for the DNR says, "Carryover should be average in northern Illinois where lots of corn remained unpicked late into the winter and likely moderated effects of deep snow cover. Carryover may be lower in southern Illinois as ice storms likely reduced quail winter survival." Productive areas include north-central and east-central for pheasants and south-central for quail. West-central is usually good. State Pheasant Habitat Areas require a permit for a one-day hunt. Hunters can apply for permit drawing online at DNR website or get information: (http://dnr.state.il.us). Some good public quail areas include: Pyramid State Park (Perry County), Jim Edgar Wildlife Area (Cass County), 10 mile Creek Wildlife Area (Jefferson, Hamilton counties). Presently, non-resident full season license $50.75, plus $5.50 Habitat Stamp. A 5-day permit is $28.75.

INDIANA
Bag typically 10,000 pheasants and 30,000 quail annually. Heavy snow and ice in northern Indiana may have affected pheasants and especially quail. Severe flooding in central Indiana last spring likely hurt quail nesting, although there were early reports of good quail numbers in parts of southern Indiana. Bag likely to be similar to last year or only down slightly. Pheasants best in Benton and Newton counties, but are also good in Dekalb, Steuben and Noble counties. Quail are best in the southwest counties of Pike, Dubois and Daviess, but other areas in southern and western Indiana can be good. Web: www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild and http://www.in.gov/ai/appfiles/dnr-license/index.html for a hunting license.