Rabbit and Quail hunting after deer season

[chclark4]

I purchased a 450 acre farm in middle Tennessee. I have been working to improve bedding, improve cover, and providing food. My primary goal for this farm is to be able to shoot mature deer, even though I'm not expecting to raise B&C class deer. I also turkey hunt this ground. The farm is a hill farm and one large hollow. The food is planting in the valley that is surrounded by wooded ridges with 500' elevation increases.

My question is about one annual rabbit hunt and one annual quail hunt on this property after the deer season closes. Will the dogs from these two annual hunts add enough pressure to push mature bucks to my neighbors? My soybeans and other food have attracted a good population of rabbits and quail. Of course beagles will follow a rabbit, but I really doubt the rabbits will climb to the ridge-tops where I have improved bedding areas. Quail are very rare in my area these days, and I would very much enjoy renewing a wild quail hunt as I had as a kid in this area, but I don't want to hunt rabbits or quail enough to jeopardize my deer hunting.

[gravebeforeshave80]

I rabbit hunt a lot.....and I would say 1 hunt a season wouldn't make much difference, but I would still schedule it as late in the season as possible or as far away from your best time of the year to deer hunt

[chclark4]

Our rabbit and quail seasons are open through February. Our deer season closes in early January. I would likely plan both the rabbit and quail hunts for the month of February.

[bowfreak8]

I think you should be fine as long as you are not continually busting out the bedding areas. I would also wait until you are done deer hunting for the year.