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It looks like there are lot’s of other people out there getting excited about the upcoming season. I have gotten nothing but good reports for this early in the season. Matt Strong got out twice last week and saw five coveys of birds with at least 12 birds in each bunch one day and threeContinue reading “More good news”

Got the dogs out on an early morning jaunt today. Didn’t get into chukar country but walked a road in some decent Hungarian partridge country. I opted to stay on the road and Jake pretty much did the same. Of course Grady didn’t let the heat and tall cheat bother him at all. I didn’tContinue reading “Another good walk.”

The temperatures have turned summer like and with the heat and tall grasses and weeds we’re not finding any birds. To be honest the dogs and I have been a little reluctant to hike very far due to the heat. So Barb mentioned I might tell another hunting story. It’s not about chukars so thoseContinue reading “The heat is on”

Although I don’t like to dwell on bad news, I feel I still need to pass it along. First off on the bad news is fires. We know it’s going to happen, but we hope that there is little impact on wildlife. Today there is a wild fire burning north of Vale Oregon. It grewContinue reading “Good news, bad news”

Good news. With today being the first day of summer, that means only three months til the first day of fall. Barb, the dogs and I took another five day jaunt to a possible chukar location. By the end of the trip, I decided that I wouldn’t add that area to my favorites. But weContinue reading “First day of summer”

Sitting at home watching a steady rain coming down, I’m wondering about the chukar hatch. The negative part of my brain says that any chick hatched in the last week will surely get wet and die. The positive side of my brain says that the grass is so thick and laying down providing dry spotsContinue reading “Rain”

Just when you thought chukar hunting couldn’t be any tougher a new challenge comes along. It comes in the form of too much cover. I know cover is great for holding the birds and cover doesn’t affect the scenting ability of a dog but for us mortals it can be a real pain. I tookContinue reading “A new challenge”

The boys and I started the month off with a good hike. By the time I got off the mountain I had put in almost 7 miles and over 2000 feet of elevation gain. I’m feeling it now but it was worth it. The mountains are full of game right now and some of themContinue reading “June 1”

Tomorrow is the first day of June and I can’t remember when the hills were this green and the cover as thick. It’s still up in the air as to how it’s going to affect the chukar hatch, but I believe that if the nests handled all the moisture we had in May we’re goingContinue reading “A May for the books”

Barb and I started the weekend last evening with our first baby of the year. We didn’t get any pictures but we found a baby elk and mother on the hill. The calf couldn’t have been very old since it was real wobbly as it tried to stand and get milk from mom. Although IContinue reading “Happy Memorial Weekend.”