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Other Hunting => Upland Birds => Topic started by: T-Bone on September 30, 2019, 03:00:03 PM

Title: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: T-Bone on September 30, 2019, 03:00:03 PM: The Opener for Huns, Ca. quail, and chukar is this coming Saturday, Oct. 5th. Any of you have any big plans?

Me...I may just stay close to home and hunt quail and a few Huns or drive a bit Northwest for better Hun hunting. I'd love to drive South and hunt chukars, but my old back won't forgive me if I gave that a try.
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: C-Money on September 30, 2019, 03:28:57 PM: I'm sure my son and I will be out for a walk somewhere looking for quail...
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: BUCKHUNT on October 01, 2019, 10:15:45 AM: The wife has plans in Walla Walla, so I'll be out there with my Shorthair pup for his first real hunt.

I have zero experience in that area, so would be very open to any suggestions or recommendations.
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: jagermiester on October 01, 2019, 04:31:55 PM: Pretty awesome weather for the opener. I don’t think rattling snakes are going to be much of a concern in the morning.
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: merkelman on October 01, 2019, 05:58:18 PM: Two full days of chasing chukar and huns...
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: GoldenOscar on October 01, 2019, 06:59:09 PM: I am skipping elk hunting this year I am so excited, Its like Christmas morning for the dog.
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: asmith on October 01, 2019, 07:42:41 PM: I'll be out chasing the quail and huns here locally. Cant wait
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: metlhead on October 01, 2019, 09:54:15 PM: This guy is
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: Skyvalhunter on October 02, 2019, 05:41:08 AM: nope
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: joe_dumy on October 02, 2019, 06:58:42 AM: Oh ya cant wait to get our new pup on some red legged devils and get our but kicked
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: jagermiester on October 03, 2019, 05:10:00 AM: Quote from: BUCKHUNT on October 01, 2019, 10:15:45 AM
The wife has plans in Walla Walla, so I'll be out there with my Shorthair pup for his first real hunt.

I have zero experience in that area, so would be very open to any suggestions or recommendations.

Find the cheat grass
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: Lady Grouse hunter on October 03, 2019, 05:14:09 AM: Well You got a dog ready? or are YOU the dog?
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: Skyvalhunter on October 03, 2019, 05:22:19 AM: I am the dog
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: Lady Grouse hunter on October 03, 2019, 05:28:11 AM: :IBCOOL: :drool:
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: Lady Grouse hunter on October 03, 2019, 05:30:06 AM: Jegar,
Do you think they're crawling all over the place? :dunno: After spending 15 years chasing Rabbits through the Sagebrush I have YET to see a Rattler...
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: jagermiester on October 03, 2019, 04:35:21 PM: Quote from: Lady Grouse hunter on October 03, 2019, 05:30:06 AM
Jegar,
Do you think they're crawling all over the place? :dunno: After spending 15 years chasing Rabbits through the Sagebrush I have YET to see a Rattler...

LOL

I don’t hunt sage brush or have any idea where you hunt but I’m happy for you that you don’t have snakes in your part of the country. I do have lot’s of snakes where I hunt and have to wait for cold weather before I don’t have to worry about them.
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: Lady Grouse hunter on October 05, 2019, 04:59:50 AM: WHERE ARE THEY CRAWLING AT?
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: Threewolves on October 05, 2019, 06:15:34 AM: Just last week I saw two in Idaho, one south of Salmon and one north of Salmon . I have seen two turkey hunting in E. Wa. They are out there
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: T-Bone on October 05, 2019, 07:32:35 AM: Myself, I stay away from rocky areas; especially on a warm or warming day. I generally hunt in the AM and quit prior to the arrival of the heat.
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: Shannon on October 05, 2019, 08:03:30 AM: I had a bird dog bit by a rattler right in front of me on a late October morning that was 20 degrees. You never know where and when they will be. I usually wait until November to hunt Chukar but occasionally I'll get an itch to go earlier.
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: BLR 243 on October 05, 2019, 08:05:05 AM: what happened to your dog ?
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: Shannon on October 05, 2019, 08:24:47 AM: He was a buddies dog. My dog was really close by as well but a bit further out. We weren't sure what had happened at first. He went about a minute further then he started standing really wide legged with his head hung down and drooling. He fell down by the time I got to him. We carried him to the truck and rushed him to a vet about an hour and a half away. He spent the night at the vet and survived to hunt the next year. He had a little muscle loss in the leg at the bite location but that was about it. That particular vet said he sees about 30 bites a year and he swore by the rattle snake vaccine. I have gotten it every year since with my dogs. He also said that dogs that get bit in the face or where they get hit directly in a vein usually don't make it unless you have some meds with you or they have been vaccinated. I also carry a kit with some shots of the medicine he recommended. I can't remember what it is off hand but if anyone cares I can look it up. He said the vaccine buys you a couple more hours until you can get them to a vet. We were in Montana so we are almost always a couple hours from a good vet.
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: asmith on October 05, 2019, 02:10:56 PM: Did a late morning hunt. Went to one of my normal spots and did the 1.5 mile circle. Ended the hunt with 1 quail and 1 hun on 3 shots.

Was really weird. Only saw the one quail, all by itself. Never seen that before unless of course I've already jumped the covey. This was a lone bird. My dog and I made many circles and passed through the area where the single jumped but could never find anymore. That's just weird to me. Then the huns, was only a covey of 3 which is abnormal as well.
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: O. Nerka on October 05, 2019, 02:18:31 PM: Saw some birds but ended up with one hun. And scared the bejesus out of myself with a rattlesnake. Turns out I shouldn't have followed the birds down that rocky/cliffy slope that faced the sun. I'll be back for the rest of the birds on a colder day.
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: Birdgetter on October 05, 2019, 02:24:10 PM: Got two limits of chukars this morning only ran into one rattler.
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: asmith on October 05, 2019, 02:29:35 PM: Didnt see any rattlers, but did run across two little garner snakes. Figured with the freezing temps around here the snakes would have been sleeping already
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: merkelman on October 05, 2019, 06:10:03 PM: Business as usual for two of us.
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: Big game archer on October 05, 2019, 07:12:25 PM: Nicely done! :tup:
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: metlhead on October 05, 2019, 10:08:56 PM: Summer farm dog jumped right back into pro role without a problem. Rock solid points on tight holding birds, and not another human to be seen.
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: Lady Grouse hunter on October 07, 2019, 02:28:19 AM: NICE OPENING HARVEST GUYS!
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: C-Money on October 07, 2019, 08:12:26 AM: We didn't limit, my son and I got on a few quail. Was a great outing!
Title: Re: Anyone Getting Excited About The E WA Chukar, Quail, Hun Opener?
Post by: merkelman on October 11, 2019, 03:28:30 PM: 28ga does it again...