Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 4:12 a.m.
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(AP) -- LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The hunt for quail begins across Lower Michigan. Hunting season for bobwhite quail opens Tuesday and runs through Nov. 14. Licensed hunters can kill the birds in 27 counties. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says other areas of the state are closed to quail hunting.
Quail hunting is allowed in Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Huron, Ingham, Ionia, Jackson, Kent, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Montcalm, Oakland, Saginaw, St. Clair, St. Joseph, Sanilac, Shiawassee, Tuscola, Washtenaw and Wayne counties.
The bag limit is five birds a day, and hunters can possess 10 birds at a time.
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