Hey Biginner
If you jumped two separate coveys anywhere close to the Tri-Cities, you did very well. We've lost so much good ground to development and fires in the last 40 years around here that finding one good covey is very special. I have several places that I hunt fairly close that have a few birds and I treat them like gold!! First rule...Tell no one! Second rule...don't hit them too often and don't go for a limit, ever! 30 - 40 birds don't go a long way when you figure predators, other hunters, bad weather, or a long winter. I've probably grown old, but any more, I love watching my dog do the hunting and if I manage a bird, I've made the day even more successful. I was out one day late last year about 20 miles from home and managed a chuckar and bonus hun. Lilly made great points on both coveys (at that point only 3 chukars and 6 huns left in each covey) and that made probably my best hunting day for the year. It was pretty late in the season at that point, so I didn't hit that area again. I haven't been up there looking yet, but hopefully the remaining birds had a good hatch this year.
Dave
lol ya, i did very well,.. unfortunately i've only seen chukars in areas you can't hunt. lol the areas i saw them were all developed,..
too bad,... i go over to yakima canyon to look for chukar,.. its not too far for me. and its a huge area,.. i wouild love to be able to get on some chukar in tri cities in areas i can actually hunt,..
i was helping my brother out building a couple of houses,.. and the chukars would come right up to us,...
