Post by: Scottyfisher on January 26, 2024, 03:05:08 PM
New to the forum, been hunting and fishing Washington state since 1965. Just don’t get out that much, but getting into the later part of life and want to get back into what I love to do and that is upland bird hunting! Back in the early to mid 70’s my dad I would chukar hunt whiskey dick area with so so success. I see that chukar is open through the 31st and Huns closed the 15th.
Question, what’s the best way to tell the difference when they flush? Since we used to get a mixed bag and could never really never always tell the difference.
Thanks
Post by: metlhead on January 26, 2024, 05:31:47 PM
Post by: buglebuster on January 26, 2024, 05:38:51 PM
Post by: Scottyfisher on January 26, 2024, 05:58:52 PM
Shoot first ask questions later :chuckle: just kidding. Usually they are very easy to tell apart, just by looking at them :dunno::chuckle:
Post by: Scottyfisher on January 26, 2024, 06:00:51 PM
I still can't tell on the flush. My area has both and my best guesses are knowledge of each ridge.:chuckle:
Post by: Wingin it on January 26, 2024, 08:53:34 PM
Post by: Scottyfisher on January 27, 2024, 07:12:21 AM
They aren’t too hard to tell apart. I will say that Huns always rise together on a flush while Chukar will rise more sporadically. That may help you out until you can tell the difference.
Thank you, solid info! :)
Post by: salish on January 27, 2024, 09:47:09 AM
They aren’t too hard to tell apart. I will say that Huns always rise together on a flush while Chukar will rise more sporadically. That may help you out until you can tell the difference.
Agree, and in my experiences huns occupy grounds that are more plateau-like, or more wife open spaces where they can see predators coming (but not always). I find more chukar in steeper rimrock country.
Post by: boneaddict on January 27, 2024, 09:48:39 AM
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Post by: PheasantHunter88 on April 17, 2024, 11:09:48 AM
Post by: salish on April 17, 2024, 11:33:19 AM
Anyone ever hunt chukar in the YTC area? Is it worth it?
I've hunted the YTC several times about 15 years ago. My buddies and I were excited to find a lot of chukar in one area, but then other areas were a bit slower. It was a little better than hunting other known areas for chukar, but not THAT much better. And the area is so vast it's kind of hard to know where to hunt. One thing that was very welcome was the lack of trash, spent shotgun shells all over the place, and people. We eventually decided that the constraints on hunters, the hassles of obtaining permits and off and on closures of some areas to hunting wasn't worth the effort. I may try it again some day.
Post by: pianoman9701 on April 17, 2024, 11:46:07 AM
They sound different, but thats hard to describe, and they look different. I suppose if you see rust, dont shoot :dunno:
This is true. The squawk of a chuk has a Western US accent. The squawk of a Hun sounds Eastern European. Glad to help. :tup:
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