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I am having a pheasant that I shot last year added to this mount.

What a thread!!! This thing has taken so many turns and it ended up with a whiskey discussion. A hunting trip without a good Pale Ale at the end of every day wouldn't be a day. and as the sun sets and the coyotes come out a little Makers Mark is necessary. It makes my feet, knees and...

Unfortunately, chukar hunting is a lot like elk hunting for me. Every chukar and elk season ends with me wondering if I have another season in me.

Chukar are the only upland bird that I hate and respect at the same time.

I fell in a lava rock outcrop and shattered the end of my middle finger by falling on my gun and I fell through the ice on a river this winter two miles from the truck. I lost most of my shells and had hypothermia by the time I got to the truck. Getting older and doing dumb!! I thought age and...

Yup, another bird season behind. This time of year sucks. Fishing is a couple of months out here and nothing left to hunt. I had a great year though, with the exception of an extremely hot archery elk hunt last September. Other than that I have no complaints except next fall is so far away.

1 1/4 ounce 7.5 size shot 1250 fps always for everything. I figure that the better chance that I have to break legs on a rooster the better off I am going to be. They run like crazy if they still have their legs. Additionally, it doesn't hurt to put a few more BB's in quail for the same reason.

Agreed. That little Griffon is an awesome chukar dog. She never busts a covey! The more scent she gets the slower she goes. She is the exact opposite of every lab that I ever hunted behind. In short, I agree 100%. She makes me look good all the time.

Yes it is! I can only manage one trip per week because my body just doesn't recover like it did once upon a time. My legs feel like jelly for at least 4 days after a Chukar outing. The chase is pretty addicting though and I truly love seeing my dog work these birds. Not to mention, they are...

Myself and three friends made one last trip to chukar country this weekend. It was a tough hunt, snow, wind and cold as hell. We all limited out but worked hard and fell multiple times.

That would have worked for sure. I will use that if something like this happens again.

I don’t mind at all. We were hunting north western Utah.

I went out on what might be the last trip of the year and it turned out to be the best of the year. We really got lucky, the dogs did their jobs and some timely shooting. My quads are killing me today but wow. I did have a first for me. We all met up and transferred gear into another truck...

My family is from Shelby Iowa and I am curious whether anyone on this forum is from that area?

There are still a few weeks of chukar hunting here in Utah. I'm at least going this weekend and perhaps one more before that shuts down for the year. This season has been pretty damn good for chukar in Utah. We need another cooperative spring and then hope that the insects are plentiful...

What an eventful trip. We arrived in good shape. My son in-law and his friend drove from Portland to meet us. He immediately ripped both of his ammo pouches completely on a barbed wire fence. He didn’t notice until all of his shells had dropped out in the snow. So the rest of the trip he wore...

I have been convinced to go on a quail and chukar trip next week by my son in law. I don't know if the word "Doofess" is universally understood but that is my best description of him. At the time that he married my daughter, he had never hunted or fished. 8 years later, he has a lot of...

Welcome from Utah. Yours is the second hunting Golden Retriever that I've seen in my life. The first one is pretty incredible as an upland hunter and retriever. Her only problem currently is that she is an 80 pound dog and 8 years old. The weight and age are taking it's toll on her body...

Stevens has a new shotgun out this year a very inexpensive semi auto. I had a Stevens side by side when I was a kid and really shot that gun well and put a lot of rounds through it. I am looking for a good back up gun and would like to hear from anyone who has handled one of these.

Most of eastern Oregon is public land. We typically have OnX with us and stop when we find public land that looks right and go hunting. Better than 1/2 the time we find quail and chukar in the same habitat.