Most predation comes from canebrake rattlesnakes. Survival by month and sex of bobwhite quail. Figure 3 shows annual survival rates of both male and female quail. Patterns and causes of mortality were generally the same with only a couple of minor differences. This is due to their increased vulnerability to predators when they are displaying and calling.
Male survival is slightly higher during the hunting season.
Very little difference in mortality occurred between sexes during the rest of the year. Stribling is Associate Professor and Sisson is Wildlife Program Research Associate of Zoology and Wildlife Science.