Recent content by Drew

I have a piece of history that I would like to sell or trade. It is a Winchester model 1892 in a 32-20 caliber with a 20 inch barrel. The serial number indicates that it was manufactured between 1910 and 1915. The metal and wood are in remarkable shape and it is completely functional. I had it...

The older I get the more things have become hazards. Hell, I have become my own worst enemy. A couple of years ago, I got my feet tangled in some buried barbed wire and fell on my gun and broke my finger. Even crossing a barbed wire fence isn't a guarantee anymore. Rocks, cliffs, slick rocks...

Got back Sunday from eastern Oregon. The weather was perfect with afternoon highs in the mid 40’s. Three hunters and two good dogs worked out well. We spent every morning hunting quail and every afternoon hunting chukar. The bird numbers were amazing. However, I didn’t find any chukar in any...

I love my Griffon. She is small for the breed. During the hunting season she is about 35 pounds and may gain 5 pounds during the off season. The only reason that I became interested in the breed was my age and endurance. she hunts at a pretty fair pace for me and never beyond 40-50 yards...

I have been stopped once in Oregon by a US Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement Officer when I was 14. The experience scarred me for life. We were my Dad and I were elk hunting, driving down a two track and I had 4 shells in the magazine, nothing in the chamber. He flipped out and started...

I'm heading out for my last trip to eastern Oregon tomorrow. It has been a great year for pheasants and quail. This trip is all about chukar though. I normally don't hunt there this late in the season, however they have gotten very little snow this year which makes access pretty easy. Now...

I really like the lineage and look of the dogs at Deep Creek Mountain Griffons. Some Griffons can be a bit "poodleish" Their dogs are all straight coated and lot overly shaggy. Plus they work with Veterans which makes them a win in my book https://www.deepcreekmountaingriffons.com/

I've found the same. They seem to disappear as fall turns to winter.

Good luck buddy!! I have an elk hunt of my own coming up. I am waiting for some snow that hasn't arrived yet.

Additionally, I personally like eating elk more than beef. An elk roast in the crockpot or on the Traeger, for me are as good as it gets.

I don't know anyone in Boise but I do know the folks at the Outdoorsman in Ontario OR are knowledgeable. I would contact them and ask if they would recommend someone in the Boise area.

My personal opinion is a bit different. All hunters are in the same basic family. Whether you like your family or not you should at least understand them and support them. All hunting is continually being threatened by development, politic etc. I don't see the sense if fragmenting our family...

North Western Utah..........the Sawtooth mountains, very few or zero young birds Western Utah..........the Cedar mountains, very few or zero young birds There were quite a few birds that made it through last winter, the issue was not precipitation between May and October.

The extremely dry spring and summer this last put a hurting on the chukar population here in Utah. There are a few birds around but I haven't seen any young birds only older and smarter birds and not very many of them. I feel very sorry for the few adults so I will wait for a better year. If...

I love that shot. It makes for an easy retrieve for the dog as well. LOL