Unfortunate find at Heller Bar.

[Jonathan_S]

I doubt somebody hiked a bag of birds out with the intent of leaving them 

[T-Bone]

To add more comment to my earlier post, in this era of social media and forums, some find it more satisfying to post "Meat Shots...Tailgate Shots...Whatever" than to quietly go home, clean their kill and enjoy the finest meat that money can't buy...at the store.

In other words, I could definitely see some character(s) hiking the hills; shooting some chukars; hiking back down to the car; taking a few photos for later posting and then giving the birds a short toss.

Sorry, but from personal experience and observation as well as over 20 years of experience as a law enforcement officer and process server...I have minimal faith in a large percentage of my fellow humanity.

[singleshot12]

  Exactly! and it's no wonder we have so many anti-hunters because of it

[huntnphool]

 How about pics and info from the fishing?

[Badhabit]

No pictures. Our group fished with Steel Dreams Guide Service on Friday and Saturday. I only fished on Sat.  There were enough of us that we needed two boats. 5 fishermen to a boat. On Friday I recall they hooked and landed about 18 steelhead, not that many keepers and 1 adult keeper salmon and a few jacks. On Sat. our boat was 13 for 15. I had 4 to the net one went in the cooler. The others each had a keeper steelhead. Early morning was an egg bite and later it was small orange corkies, no yarn. Corky about 3-4" above the hook on about a 3' leader. Bites were strong. The bar was pretty slow but the North bank where the bank fishermen are was red hot. Bank fishermen were fishing too far out. Fish were holding about 10 to 15' from the bank. They didn't like the guide boats coming in close to cast to the bank. On the other hand they were catching fish.

[Jonathan_S]

Exactly! and it's no wonder we have so many anti-hunters because of it

So... anti hunters are justified then because T-Bone has witnessed game wastage?

Whatever anyway, glad you into some fish @Badhabit. Sucks about the birds, nobody knows what happened.

[Jonathan_S]

One time I left a pork loin in the cart when I left Costco. I must be a trophy hunter social media type 

[pianoman9701]

Exactly! and it's no wonder we have so many anti-hunters because of it

All due respects, SS, but this is tantamount to using a murder to justify the attitudes of all the anti-gun people. This is not representative of hunters as a whole and is, in fact, an illegal waste of game. Not to mention, it was probably just a mistake that someone regretted later on when they got home. My  Carry on! 

[Curly]

When did chukar season open? Seems like they may have been shot before the season opened if they were that stinky... 

[Badhabit]

I don't know when Chukar opened for the Lower Hells Canyon area. They could have been taken in Idaho.

[Henrydog]

All upland except Pheasant Opened Saturday 10/6.  Idaho opens 10/13

[thinkingman]

IDK, you have to really work for Chukar and they're tasty birds, besides. I'm far more inclined to agree that whoever left them did so by accident. By the time they realized what'd happened, they were two hours away. 

I have to believe this, too.

[Curly]

My theory is the hunter screwed up on the day that the season opened. They probably hunted October 1st thinking that was opening day and then realized after the fact while wondering why they had the place to themselves.