Angus, Leslie, and I sucked it up yesterday in the crappy weather to look for birds in a spot we hadn't explored before. It was lousy with chukar, and so was I. I shot two-thirds of a box and brought home two birds. Still, despite both Leslie and I being a bit under-the-weather and hiking …
Low Down on Chukar
Well, after my recent post, "Getting High on Chukar," in which I revealed that up north I have seen more birds lower on the slopes than I do down south, I went low over the Thanksgiving break in my spot down south. In other words, I decided to try the northern tactic in the south. …
Getting High on Chukar
As I mentioned in an earlier post, when I moved up to Cambridge, I was excited about its proximity to the legendary chukar area called Brownlee. I've enjoyed exploring the new terrain in this area and have seen some pretty country. And I've been lucky enough to make it out in search of these birds …
Walking for Chukar
If you are ready to leave father and mother, and brother and sister, and wife and child and friends, and never see them again; if you have paid your debts, and made your will, and settled all your affairs, and are a free man; then you are ready for a walk.--Henry David Thoreau, "Walking" (1862) …
Cambridge
I moved to Cambridge, Idaho in August to start a new career as a high school English teacher. For me, one of the draws to this place was its proximity to Brownlee Reservoir, the hills near which are famous for chukar. I pictured endless days of nothing but hiking up and down the cheatgrass and …
2011-2012 Chukar Highlights
Been meaning to put together a highlight reel of our season last year. Took me a while. There's something about the turn in the weather that makes me begin to feel like it won't be too long before we can start another cycle. The one major distraction from thinking about next bird season is the …
The Last Week
One more day left. Yesterday, Leslie and I joined Angus for a "quick" afternoon hunt not far from home (how lucky are we?). He and I had been to the same area last week and found a nice covey of chukar but I missed my three shots at them. That's another story. Yesterday was unseasonably …
Snow Birds
Made it out yesterday for the first time since spraining my ankle on December 2. Leslie came along for the hike and to take video and photos. We decided to try a place I hunted a decade ago in the Owyhees. Long drive, but it was nice to revisit some of that terrain, and we …
Bad Day
The only kind of bad day hunting chukar: hurt yourself when you're alone and can't get any help. Don't do this at home or anywhere else!
Best Day Ever
Our first limit Angus was phenomenal today, and I was even better. He found lots of birds but not more than normal. And I actually hit everything today, which was very abnormal. I went with my friend Dan, who has a young, amazingly energetic springer spaniel (Kacie), who seems never to stop moving at full …