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!