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 …
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 …
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 …