Huns

[AKSkeeter]

I've hunted huns or gray partridge in Utah, Idaho, Montana and North Dakota.
Here in Montana, I typically hunt them early season (starting 1-Sept) the first
hour or 2 when it is cool or late season in December if my rooster spots have
noisy crusted snow. I can usually find snow-free hills that time of year.

Typically covey birds which is fun.
Huns typically call when flushed, so easy to ID on the flush.
This hun was from our Montana pasture:


And this is the landscape I like to solo hunt them in, just me and the dog.
In September, my strategy is to let the lab hunt way out of gun range
until she gets birdy, then whistle sit her and move in front for a covey flush.
In December, coveys can flush wild at 100-200 yards,
so my strategy is to have the lab at heel and sneak up the backside of each hill,
I typically get close shooting with the covey flushing as I peak over the top of the ridge.

 

[BrdHntr]

I've hunted huns or gray partridge in Utah, Idaho, Montana and North Dakota.
Here in Montana, I typically hunt them early season (starting 1-Sept) the first
hour or 2 when it is cool or late season in December if my rooster spots have
noisy crusted snow. I can usually find snow-free hills that time of year.

Typically covey birds which is fun.
Huns typically call when flushed, so easy to ID on the flush.
This hun was from our Montana pasture:
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And this is the landscape I like to hunt them in.
In September, my strategy is to let the lab hunt way out of gun range
until she gets birdy, then whistle sit her and move in front for a covey flush.
In December, coveys can flush wild at 100-200 yards,
so my strategy is to have the lab at heel and sneak up the backside of each hill,
I typically get close shooting with the covey flushing as I peak over the top of the ridge.
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Beautiful AK!

 

[BritChaser]

great pics! but now my knees hurt haha. i once bagged one hun when a covey flushed in range while after chukar in northern NV.

 

[Goosemaster]

I've hunted huns or gray partridge in Utah, Idaho, Montana and North Dakota.
Here in Montana, I typically hunt them early season (starting 1-Sept) the first
hour or 2 when it is cool or late season in December if my rooster spots have
noisy crusted snow. I can usually find snow-free hills that time of year.

Typically covey birds which is fun.
Huns typically call when flushed, so easy to ID on the flush.
This hun was from our Montana pasture:
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And this is the landscape I like to solo hunt them in, just me and the dog.
In September, my strategy is to let the lab hunt way out of gun range
until she gets birdy, then whistle sit her and move in front for a covey flush.
In December, coveys can flush wild at 100-200 yards,
so my strategy is to have the lab at heel and sneak up the backside of each hill,
I typically get close shooting with the covey flushing as I peak over the top of the ridge.
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That is central montana.

 

[Goosemaster]

I'm going after turkey and huns sept.1.

 

[Quailnerd]

Huns are top of my list wish list, next years trip is leaning that way

 

[EBinEIA]

I've bagged a few Hun. Crazy how they can thrive in such different ecosystems. I've shot one in a hay field 200 yards from the house I grew up in in eastern IA. I've shot them in ID at 4000' elev. That's range!

 

[AKSkeeter]

Huns are great covey birds.
I love hunting them in big country hiking a big loop.
I focus on them early before rooster season opens up,
and late when south-facing slopes are snow-free and most of my pheasant areas are crunchy snow.
Also fun bonus hiking into and from my rooster spots.

 

[Goosemaster]

Huns are great covey birds.
I love hunting them in big country hiking a big loop.
I focus on them early before rooster season opens up,
and late when south-facing slopes are snow-free and most of my pheasant areas are crunchy snow.
Also fun bonus hiking into and from my rooster spots.
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That looks like Western Montana,or central.