This state's classification carries no date range for the species.
MN DNR regulations explicitly list bobwhite quail among protected nongame bird species: "Most bird species, including bobwhite quail, swans, hawks, owls, eagles, herons, bitterns, cormorants, loons and grebes may not be taken." No hunting season exists for this species in Minnesota.
No confirmed recurring annual MN DNR population survey exists: bobwhite quail has had no open season since 1958 (a remnant population estimated at 1,000-1,500 birds confined to three far-southeastern counties), and MN DNR's most substantive documented work is a one-off 2015 legislative feasibility study on restoration feasibility, not a recurring annual forecast program.