Author Archives: jakeandgrady

The time has come to quit worrying about where and how many chukars are out there. I’ll soon be out there chasing turkeys with my grandson and looking for sheds with Barb and the dogs. I won’t have a lot to talk about for a few months as far as chukars go, so I’ll haveContinue reading “Dad”

Just a little brag on my grandson. The youth hunt started three days ago in Idaho. Conner has been out with three different youths and they have shot 4 good long beards. The kid loves the outdoors and lives for the next day for hunting or fishing. There is no quit or mountain too highContinue reading “Conner”

Although most of our trips were looking for new chukar country, we mixed in some other fun out in the country. It started a couple of weeks ago when Conner, Ashley, Barb and I went on a horn hunting jaunt. Of course Jake and Grady accompanied us. After a while, Barb found the first antler.Continue reading “Fun two weeks”

Spring is here and the birds know it. There is love in the air and every chukar we found the last two outings were paired. The ride west provided a great day of finding birds and working the dogs. A three hour walk covering 4 miles of steep walking provided us with 18 different pairContinue reading “Couple of fun days”

I read a brochure put out by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. It’s called Western States Chukar and Gray Partridge Management Guidelines. It’s all about my favorite bird, chukar and huns. It’s about the different states they reside in, as well as descriptions of the birds, distribution, reproduction, habitat requirements, water andContinue reading “To shoot or not”

Got out a couple of times since the last post. The dogs and I found lot’s of action and the two different areas I went to showed good promise as far as birds numbers for egg production. I wish I would have filmed more but after my first filming experience I decided to put theContinue reading “The birds know”

I got out into some hun country a couple of times since the last post and just like that the birds made me look like a fool. I posted not seeing many paired birds but on these two outings I saw nothing but paired huns. Seven pairs the first day and 8 on a windyContinue reading “Two different scenarios”

It’s been a little dull but I’ve still been out in chukar country trying to figure it out. Needless to say I’m more confused than ever. I’m not finding what I expected. It’s not bad news, just different. To start off with, the snow has stuck around a little longer than I expected. Once again,Continue reading “March 6”

I stopped by to visit a rancher yesterday and like most ranches around here, there were quail running everywhere. As we sat in the living room looking out the front window, a hawk flew past spooking about 30 quail from the front yard. My truck was parked out front with Jake and Grady inside. TheContinue reading “Catch and release”

As you will see, I’m still getting out there having fun. Barb and I got out looking for some sheds with the dogs and since we were on a little more gentler slopes I packed the camera. When I returned home I had a email message from anonymous about finished dogs. It was about finishedContinue reading “The dog”