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Barb, the dogs and I took a few days and went over to Brownlee to chase chukars. Before I tell you how the hunt went, I want to say how much weather reporters suck. It’s a good thing they don’t get a pay check only if they’re right. They’d all be broke. There was supposedContinue reading “The big pond”

Getting up early this morning, I saw the temperature was 50 degrees so I figured on heading over for a short adventure with the boys. By the time I got to our hunting location it was 47 degrees and the sun had not come up yet. It was looking good as the dogs headed upContinue reading “Chukars 1 Team Tuckota 0”

Just got an email from a good hunting friend of mine from Montana. He sent me a short paragraph on his latest hunts with his dogs. Greg is nearing 80 years of age and I can testify that he has covered many hard miles in the mountains. Either with a bow or with his dogs.Continue reading “Old hunters”

Man, I’ll bet I get a lot of groans out of saying what my favorite upland bird is. Chukar with a close second hungarian partridge. Choosing a favorite upland bird depends on a lot of factors. The type of dog you are hunting with, the type of terain you prefer, range of your dog, yourContinue reading “The greatest upland bird.”

The locals are aware of the strange September weather we are having in chukar country so this is more for an update to the out of staters that are thinking of venturing this way for chukars later during the season. We’ve had a lot of rain the last two days. I think that is goodContinue reading “Weird weather”

I couldn’t wait and it’s time for me to do some conditioning, so the dogs and I went for a jaunt on a chukar mountain. Outside of being disappointed in the shape we are all in we had a very good two hour hike on the mountain. We left early to take advantage of theContinue reading “Be ready for some young ones”

Too darn hot to hit the chukar mountain, so me and the dogs are spending a little more time in the timber. Here’s a quick shot of Jake pointing a grouse. Grady came running in and I had to give him a quick whoa to stop him. I walked around the brush and the birdContinue reading “Grouse teaser”

With a little more than four weeks to go before the Idaho chukar opener, it looks to be one of the best openers for a while. Every report I have gotten in the last two weeks has been positive for quail, Huns and chukars. That includes all of southwest Idaho and eastern Oregon. Those threeContinue reading “No worries”

Had a scary moment last Friday. Grady was wrestling with me along the pond and suddenly yelped and headed for the house with his tail tucked. He wouldn’t jump up onto the deck like he normally does, but slowly walked up the stairs. That night he wouldn’t come up on the bed or even ontoContinue reading “Grady”

Only fifty days to the chukar, hun and quail opener in Idaho and still looking pretty darn good. Although, because of the heat, the dogs and I haven’t put many miles on in chukar country, we’ve still got some road miles in. My camera’s broke again, so you’ll have to take my word on theContinue reading “50 day count down”