Author Archives: jakeandgrady

Wow! This summer just doesn’t want to go away. But, being mid November, I just couldn’t use my head and went into a couple of places I should have known better then to go. Both trips took some time to get to, so I didn’t begin my hunts until about ten oclock. Usually, this timeContinue reading “Heat”

Went on a couple more chukar hunts this week and put some hard miles in. The bird getting was about average, but I felt great about the places I got to. They were places with a lot of steep inclines that really taxed the legs. That’s another one of the things that make chukar huntingContinue reading “Felt good”

What a difference a little weather makes. It wasn’t long ago I was complaining about the lack of chukars. It was dry and hot, and the dogs and I weren’t finding chukars. We had the longest dry spell of finding chukars in over 40 years. Suddenly, the rains came and the temperatures dropped. Chukar huntingContinue reading “Cooler and wetter.”

My grandson, Conner, went on a deer hunt last Saturday. It was the last day of the season and he called me to see if I’d be around to give him a lift if needed. He was going to start at one point and possibly come out five miles down the road from where heContinue reading “New way to find chukars.”

First of all, I went on a hunt close to home earlier this week. Once again I was disappointed. The dogs and I saw four single chukars and a pair. It was obvious that the hatch was a failure in that area this year. But I wasn’t too surprised. I’m very familiar with this areaContinue reading “Another boohoo post”

This will be the most miserable post I’ve ever written. I always try and keep chukar hunting as positive as possible, but honest. Over the last thirty some years, I have had only two days that I never saw a chukar. There were several trips I might have come home empty handed, but I alwaysContinue reading “Never”

It seems like summer doesn’t want to go away. I got up early this morning and took a longer drive to hunt. By the time I got there the temperature was already 50 degrees. With no clouds, the dogs were coming to me quite a bit for water and it didn’t take long before GradyContinue reading “Warming up again”

One thing I forgot to mention in yesterdays post. My first shot was once again loaded with ashes from my past hunting dogs along with some lead shot. They once again helped me down a chukar. Those first loads are always fired at my first hunt and at a location close to where Tucker trainedContinue reading “Quads”

It seems like forever since I’ve been able to get on the hill with my dogs to chase chukars. The wait was worth it. Although, I’d like to see some moisture, the temperature is cooperating some. I left home in the dark at 29 degrees and by the time I got to my destination, itContinue reading “The game begins for Layne”

Nothing new as far as the chukars go except some good pictures in other blogs of some birds being taken. Makes me envious. Not looking for any condolences, just explaining why I’m not out there. Eye surgery last Wednesday, back ablation and a couple of other shots my on back this morning, and my otherContinue reading “Elk”