Nevada Chukars

[Gr8bawana]

Finally had a chance to go chase those devil birds with my son last weekend. I'm still a little sore from chasing them up to the top and then hearing them down where I just came from!
We did a lot of shooting and manged to knock some down.
I was really surprised at how many birds we saw since it has been so dry this summer and fall.
Hopefully we'll have a chance to get out there again soon.

 

[Sawtooth]

Looks like some great country. It is amazing how parched a land can be and still hold a good population of those grey ghosts. Did you have a dog with you or were you going it alone?

 

[Sask hunter]

Cool little birds! I want to chase them some day

 

[Gr8bawana]

Looks like some great country. It is amazing how parched a land can be and still hold a good population of those grey ghosts. Did you have a dog with you or were you going it alone?

No dogs, we usually just hike around where we've seen birds before and then listen for them. Sometimes finding a downed bird is very tough because they seem to bury themselves in the brush or rocks before they expire.

 

[jeff_gibbons]

Finally had a chance to go chase those devil birds with my son last weekend. I'm still a little sore from chasing them up to the top and then hearing them down where I just came from!
We did a lot of shooting and manged to knock some down.
I was really surprised at how many birds we saw since it has been so dry this summer and fall.
Hopefully we'll have a chance to get out there again soon.

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Awesome hunt! Thanks for sharing. I love hunting those grey ghosts. Gotta hit them hard or you’ll need dogs to sniff them out of the holes they crawl into when expiring.

 

[Salmonchaser]

Love hunting those damn things. I have never hunted them in Nevada.

 

[rwc101]

I took a look out the window and decided I need to be in Nevada chasing chukars.

 

[fmnjr]

Nice, we'll be doing exactly the same this weekend.

 

[elkrchr]

I miss hunting those devil birds. Congrats on picking up enough for a nice dinner.