A Bird Hunter's Thoughts

Wow, I had a time, but it was all my fault.   It is true that “garbage in, garbage out” and also, “Read the instructions, Stupid!”.   I upg...

Idaho Chukar Country Ace and Bandit got 'em Cornered in Montana (Hungarian Partridge)

What an incredible country! Hungarian Partridge, Sharptail Grouse, Sage Grouse and Pheasant (season not open yet) all in one area. The terra...

We had a good last cast, my main dog and I. Nine coveys of Huns in 2 1/2 Hours on the ground, with the occasional Sharptail thrown in. Overc...

I've always maintained that the perfect hunting weather is 45 deg with a light mist. Today is that day here in Montana. Only a half day ...

While I was walking 4 miles with Ace on a cast today, he RAN 13 miles! (As per my Garmin gps tracker.) And that was one day out of ten. I...

She's coming along.  Today, she pointed and held a large covey of Huns.  On the rise, I dropped two, one dead and one not.  She retrieve...

Climbing for Chukar (that's me higher up!) Ace and Limit of Huns The Old Man and the Boy Ruby and her 3 Huns!

I just got 19.6 miles per gallon towing a trailer at 75 miles an hour. I love my 7.3 diesel

Ruby and I hunted this stuff for hours.  No birds.  It sure is thick and has plenty of cover and food.

Wonderful habitat with sage, berries, cover, Aspen. So far, no birds. Even though it is 74 deg., the dry breeze makes it feel like 73- very ...

Yesterday, Ruby found 4 Ruffed Grouse at 5800' elevation. My list of excuses now covers having my thumb up my *#@. Going from day dream...

No place for the unprepared.

Bo's still got it! He pointed and made a fine recovery and retrieve for me on a Hungarian Partridge. I reminisced, as he went about his ...

So, I'm trying let my pup, Ruby, make the connection with birds and guns and stuff. Today, before noon, with only her, we found 6 coveys...

Ace had them cornered about 250 yards away, down a slope, on the edge of a gully full of buffalo berries and plum thickets. It took me a min...