Author Archives: jakeandgrady

I was asked by a chukar hunter of my perspective on using ATV’s to access chukar country. Eric Johnson is entertaining the thought of getting an ATV and putting some dog boxes on it to eliminate that long birdless walk into an area that has access to it by ATV. My short answer is “I’mContinue reading “ATV’s and chukar hunting”

A good friend of mine invited me on a couple of quail hunts this year and wanted me to bring the dogs. I declined and tried to explain the difference between quail hunting and chukar hunting. He didn’t quite understand how a hunting dog would act different from one game bird to another since heContinue reading “California quail and chukar dogs”

Probably the most asked question posed to me is “where can I find some chukars to hunt?” That’s quite a loaded question and can sometimes get you shot. Most chukar hunters guard their hunting locations like they do their bank account. On a lot of sites people get down right nasty to the questioner. “GetContinue reading “Chukar Country”

This season was much better than I could ever imagine. For those not familiar with me, I had a bad break in my right leg in March and a back operation Oct. 1. So my season was looking pretty short and on the more gentle slopes. But thanks to two dogs, my reigning chukar champions,Continue reading “Final take of 2020-2021 season.”

I woke up early listening to the howling of the wind and started to nix the idea of hunting when I walked into the living room to two excited dogs. I had made the mistake of leaving my shotgun and vest by the door. Jake and Grady let me know that staying home was notContinue reading “High’s around fifty, cloudy, windy and a chance of chukar”

As I type this blog, there are four days remaining in the Idaho and Oregon chukar seasons. I’m hoping to make the best of them with Jake and Grady. After reading a post from Katherine Thompson on the Upland Idaho Bird Hunters site, I was encouraged to post my view of the chukar numbers inContinue reading “Chukars and what to expect this Spring”

This winter has been very kind to the chukars. My last two chukar hunts on Jan. 21st and 23rd showed much promising news. The hunts were in different area and different weather conditions. The first hunt was on the Snake river canyons and was a cold, snowy and foggy day. From the time we gotContinue reading “Tale of two late January hunts”

The way I understand it, this blog will be a few weeks before I get indexed and people can see it. So If you’re interested in what I have to contribute to chukar hunting, you’ll have several blogs to catch up on. Today I had a chat with another old chukar hunter about the statusContinue reading “Getting Old”

Jake, Grady and I arrived at our hunting destination at 9:30 the morning of Jan. 18th. The temperature had rose from 18 degrees to 28 and the southern slopes were thawing from the warm sun. We like to give the chukars a little time to get off the roost and start eating. That way thereContinue reading “A typical January Chukar hunt”