hey man, glad you're wanting to pick up a different kind of hunting:clap! Well the best way to hunt quail is of course with a dog, but if that isn't a option you have, the best way to get an advantage of finding them is starting early in the morning at the crack of daybreak, between 6-7. Quail can be found anywhere in the woods, but the best way to find them is to find an area that has either been burned the year before, or in the last couple of years, where the brush hasn't really had a chance to get super thick, shin high brush is about as much as you want. The best way to locate them in these areas is to get there between 6-7 and park your truck and just get out and listen. This is usually the best time to hear them whistling, either early in the morning, or right before dark. make a couple loops around the area with your truck if there are roads, that way you can check to make sure you don't run into any deer hunters. Then once you check around, start stomping the ground trying to flush them up. Of course it's so much easier when you have 2 or 3 dogs, or at least 1 on the ground stomping ahead of you, they've really got the advantage cuz they can wind the birds for a long way off. Hopefully this helps, and good luck hunting!:letsdrink