[Leslie originally posted this on October 30, 2018; it was one of the most heavily commented-on posts we've published here. We just received word that Sam passed away, aged 87, on April 18th, 2026. Our hearts are heavy. He played a big part in our chukar hunting lives, and in our adaptation to the area. …
Spring Sale, and Other News
All remaining shirts, hoodies, and hats now get FREE SHIPPING plus 20% OFF until May 1! Use code SPRING26 at checkout. While supplies last. The Other News is that we're working on a re-design of Chukar Culture to focus more on writing, including the small (but growing) Chukar Culture Press, which has published three books …
Good Book Review
I was thrilled to read this wonderful review of Chukar Culture: Dogs, Memory, Paradox by Matthew Brown in his excellent blog Upland Soul. So I thought I'd share it here in case anyone hasn't already found Upland Soul.
The Rim
The Rim is my first novel, started about 10 years ago during a creative writing class I was teaching. Parts of it have been published in literary journals, but this is the first time it's been all inside one cover. It's short, and dark, but has a lot about hunting in it. Like Chukar Culture: …
Grace
Unmerited favor. I've gotten out quite a bit so far this season. The weather's been good. We recently took a trip to what -- in years past -- had been the best place I'd ever hunted chukar, for many reasons. We'd looked forward to it for nearly a year. But for whatever reason the hunting …