Does anyone hunt Pheasants, Chukars, or Huns anymore?

[NRA4LIFE]

I would pay good money to see both of those events.

Back on point, The most chukars I have ever seen were in a very steep, rocky area.  I would see them almost every time I came through there deer hunting.  Is that their normal habitat?  It was exceptionally rugged.  Not anywhere I would go to shoot a bird.

[huntnfmly]

I have a funny pheasant story from a couple weeks ago.   I popped one with my 20 gauge and retrieved him.   I brought him back to my truck and put him in one of my Ram boxes.  I got to a place where I could get a couple photos and dress him. I opened the Ram box and he flew out and hit me right in the face.   Off he went.  He bled more than a buck.    I swear he was limp biscuit dead. Lol

😂

[boneaddict]

They love steep and they do like rocks

[full choke]

I would pay good money to see both of those events.

Back on point, The most chukars I have ever seen were in a very steep, rocky area.  I would see them almost every time I came through there deer hunting.  Is that their normal habitat?  It was exceptionally rugged.  Not anywhere I would go to shoot a bird.

Yes. Pretty much exactly where Chukar hang out. Hence the old saying- “ The first time you hunt Chukar is for sport, every time thereafter is for revenge!”

[bigdub257]

I would pay good money to see both of those events.

Back on point, The most chukars I have ever seen were in a very steep, rocky area.  I would see them almost every time I came through there deer hunting.  Is that their normal habitat?  It was exceptionally rugged.  Not anywhere I would go to shoot a bird.

Yes. Pretty much exactly where Chukar hang out. Hence the old saying- “ The first time you hunt Chukar is for sport, every time thereafter is for revenge!”

Very rewarding when you do get into them and hopefully knock a few down as they live in habitat exactly as you described.  In my opinion, the best eating bird there is! Hunted those a lot back in the day over at WAZZU. 

[boneaddict]

[huntnfmly]

Beautiful birds and great pic Bone

[bigdub257]

Wow!  Awesome Pic!

[bobcat]

I hunted birds a lot for about 20 years but it's been about ten years now. Only because I no longer have a bird dog.

[Caseknife]

I would pay good money to see both of those events.

Back on point, The most chukars I have ever seen were in a very steep, rocky area.  I would see them almost every time I came through there deer hunting.  Is that their normal habitat?  It was exceptionally rugged.  Not anywhere I would go to shoot a bird.

Yep, think Yakima Canyon, sheep country.  Hunted there lots as a teenager.  Used to park at the windmill that hasn't been there for about 40 years and climb, climb and climb some more.  Damn birds would run uphill to the top of the ridge and just as you get up there sucking wind, they would fly off the other side of the ridge.  The only bird that you had to shoot under to connect.  Never did get too many, but shot lots.

[BLDtraLR]

Yes  and yes in the snow. Saw 3 that day fast birds even in the snow.

[b23]

I have a funny pheasant story from a couple weeks ago.   I popped one with my 20 gauge and retrieved him.   I brought him back to my truck and put him in one of my Ram boxes.  I got to a place where I could get a couple photos and dress him. I opened the Ram box and he flew out and hit me right in the face.   Off he went.  He bled more than a buck.    I swear he was limp biscuit dead. Lol

That's crazy and would definitely be one of those wtf moments.  We can all laugh about it now but I'm guessing the instant it came flying out, you probably weren't laughing to much, I know I wouldn't have been, and to make matters worse, you lost your damn bird.

[b23]

Great pic Bone!

They're just as delicious as they are beautiful.  Haven't eaten any in years but I can still remember how good they taste.  I saw six big roosters on our way up to Greenbluff Saturday morning out in a snow covered field.  It was fairly cold, the sun was out shining on them and all their colors were just bursting. 

A little snow always helped because they can't run nearly as easy when there's a few inches of snow on the ground.  We hunted a lot of asparagus fields and the weediest asparagus fields were always the best to hunt.  They could be a little difficult to wade your way through but if the field was full of weeds they wouldn't run on you and they'd jump up and fly.

[builtfordtough]

Bone, my BIL's dog was too stupid or scared to get a wounded rooster in thick stuff.  So I thought I'd stick my head in there and go in after him.  Bad idea, rooster was laying in wait and kicked my face, slashing my cheek wide open with his spurs.

[pd]

I haven't hunted pheasants in decades, but did a lot in the Columbia valley as a kid.  I really loved that time.  Snow on the ground was always good.  The asparagus fields were the very best. 

I don't know if the resource is depleted or not, haven't lived there in a long time.  But it was magical, afternoons after school got out, I would go with my elder brothers.

You need a dog for upland, believe me.