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Almost chukar time
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Snake Charmer
Happiness is a warm gut pile
Notice how fat they are ? You won't find them on a mountain like that. Big as Cornish game hens but better flavor wise...
Snake Charmer
Happiness is a warm gut pile
Get my drift on size and flavor ?.. If you're gone be gonna be dumb you gotta be toughThis^^^^^^^.................
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I'm old and I like to think I've become more informed over the years...
Adam,
Yes & No....Like was mentioned, they are quite vocal....The name "Chukar" comes from the rapid "chuk,chuk,chuk,chuk" sound they make...Their true name is red-legged partridge.
Early in the morning or if broke up, they will call a lot, especially if they're the young of the year...Last season in Montana (and there's not a lot), we stopped at small canyons until we heard them...Glassing up the hills or mountains could possibly help and has...I just don't walk with them...The lighter the better...
Sometimes if you break a covey and they set down right away ( not likely ), and you get up on them the singles will hold tighter. That's where to fun starts especially if you hav e good dog. I hate Chukar, I mean I love Chukar, or both.
Oh, and don't take your nicest shotgun....You will fall................
ps....Story....So my dad gets a beautiful Browning sweet 20 A-5 for being the president of the Compton & Fishing Club...On our very first chukar hunt...My dad lets me take the A-5 up the mountain...I get my 1st limit of chukar...Walking down the mountain, I slip and go tumbling into the rocks...The "Humpy" goes flying...
...When I get back, my dad blows a gasket...Then he asked me, "Did you get 'em?"...Yes, my limit...All was forgiven...We laughed about that time, until he passed.....
Yah, the season is approaching but its hot and I’m not ready for those climbs yet!! Probably will wait until late Oct/November when it cools down.
6 of us just did a 3-day 200+ mile backcountry run in the SxSs and base camp was in chukar central. Kept looking up at the exact routes on those mountains where I’ve chased the bastards. Should be a good year. Elk haven’t shown up yet but should see them in a couple of weeks or so.
Give us an update on your opening outing. And good luck.
Couple pics of our “scouting” trip in chukar country.
If you haven't watched Eric Forrester....Watch him on You Tube....He hunts chukar in Hell's Canyon, Idaho (and, many other places and upland species)....Gnarly country, to say the least.......
Yes, Eric's video content is phenomenal. He's humble and makes it look easy.
It is....General chukar/quail starts Oct 21st in California....Sept. 1st in Montana for most upland....Can't wait..................
I keep some small game heads in my quiver while archery hunting for deer in case I come across them (or quail... more likely), but I don't target them with a bow.
Heck you might as well head to the store and buy chicken at that point. Nothing like wild chukar.