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I got most of my yard work done yesterday so I thought I’d go up and check on the rattle snake den. The temperature was 70 degrees so I figured they would be coming out of the den and sunning. Usually several days of 70 degree weather brings them out to sun but evidently itContinue reading “Slow day”

Although I wish it were October and the boys and I could be on some chukar mountain looking for chukars, I’m still a lucky man and find reasons to be on the mountain. Turkey hunting is one of those activities that draws me to the hills once again. I always feel like something is missingContinue reading “Spring”

BRRRR! It’s been a little cool this week. Yesterday, I went down to the shop to do a little work on the trailer. The grass was green but it was overcast. An hour later, I came out and there was two inches of snow on the ground and snowing hard. The temperature was 33 degrees.Continue reading “Update on high desert weather”

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”