We do the same here, we only mow about 6 acres, just enough for rifle ranges & revolver ranges, the rest is a thicket ofWe have bobwhite quail here on our property. I won't tell anyone that knows us we have them. But then, we allow thickets of blackberries and other thorny species, where our neighbors mow everything to get the last bale of hay.
what was once a wall of briers & brush but in the past couple of years the Autumn Olive bushes have put up a canopy for
easier walking than we wish.
We have fought the Autumn Olives since we first moved here, thousands of dollars in machinery & workers to hold them
back, yet on the other hand everything eats the berries which helps in any hunting season including Rabbits Deer Bear
even Squirrels eat them but mostly the Deer & Turkey, but no Quail & maybe a single Grouse per year.
Rabbits, yes we have lots.
I don't see how they remain in the numbers they are, with all the Foxes we have here.