Hold

Just to let you know, I’ve been getting out some and finding great or good numbers of chukars and huns. I haven’t been packing the camera but today I learned something about the chukars.

I’ve always thought that chukars were making some kind of sound before they take flight. I finally heard it today. Grady was on point on a steep sidehill. His head was a little cocked and I assumed he was hearing the chukars. As I moved in I could slightly hear a chukar saying “hold”. It was more like a long “hoooold”. The closer I got, it got quicker. “hoooold,hooold, hoooold.” I slipped on a rock five yards away from the birds. Suddenly the chukar sound said, “now”. At the “now” chukars erupted around me. I tried to regain my footing but by the time I did, the birds were out of range.

Once again, trust your dogs.

Hoping you guys are having a successful year.