I'm back from my 2nd Chuckar hunt

[Iron Worker]

I'm a hiker, and I work out in the gym. I am hunting Chuckars in the High Desert Mountains of Northern Nevada. We're talking about an ultra-rugged terrain with large and small boulders everywhere (while climbing up a steep hill), which has no trails to walk on. That's where they are; I watched where to step and occasionally looked at the dogs. A once false step and you'll fall, break, or twist something; regardless, it was fun and a tremendous workout. I'm ready to go back.

 

[Barrelnut]

Sounds like a wonderful day a field. Northern Nevada is beautiful.

 

[Reelamin]

Sounds kind of like Chukar hunting every place I have hunted them. Glad you enjoyed the trip.

 

[birddog 68]

I'm a hiker, and I work out in the gym. I am hunting Chuckars in the High Desert Mountains of Northern Nevada. We're talking about an ultra-rugged terrain with large and small boulders everywhere (while climbing up a steep hill), which has no trails to walk on. That's where they are; I watched where to step and occasionally looked at the dogs. A once false step and you'll fall, break, or twist something; regardless, it was fun and a tremendous workout. I'm ready to go back.

I may have missed it on your other thread but which choke did you decide on and was it the correct choice? Secondly how many flushes or points did the dogs get?
I haven't hunted wild birds in their natural habitat only pen raised that we released and I'm a bit jealous.

 

[Iron Worker]

I may have missed it on your other thread but which choke did you decide on and was it the correct choice? Secondly how many flushes or points did the dogs get?
I haven't hunted wild birds in their natural habitat only pen raised that we released and I'm a bit jealous.

Just to let you know, Modified choke. The dogs had several points, but my partner said they were on sents. Only a couple of flushes, my partner said, the area must have been heavily hunted before us. Also, his dogs weren't behaving as he wanted; next up for his dogs were shock collars.

 

[birddog 68]

his dogs weren't behaving as he wanted;

It definitely makes a more enjoyable experience when they do but you can never count on it even with the collar.
I'm glad you had a good time and hopefully the next trip will yield better results.

 

[H82MISS]

Sounds like a fantastic time/hunt for sure. What type of gun did you use? I am assuming a light semi auto, maybe 20 gauge ? Thats a bucket list hunt for me.

 

[Iron Worker]

Sounds like a fantastic time/hunt for sure. What type of gun did you use? I am assuming a light semi auto, maybe 20 gauge ? Thats a bucket list hunt for me.

I bought a NIB Beretta 12 gauge A400XTR Plus. It kicks like a mule.

 

[tlshootst]

That's surprising. Beretta A400 is known as one of the softest recoiling guns out there. I see your model is a 3.5 inch. That's more of a waterfowl model. What load are you using for chuckar?

 

[Iron Worker]

1 3/8ths 2 3/4 shells #5 shot

 

[Bucklowery]

Chuckar are my favorite bird fare. Never hunted them wild but sounds like fun

Thanks

Buck

 

[wasskeet]

IMHO, the tastiest game bird there is. Only shot pen raised birds here too.

 

[Noobie]

Typical chukar terrain. We used to locate them, then circle around to pop over a small ridge within 10 or 20 yards. Hit them with a 12 ga. 2-3/4 and down they went. Lots easier to kill than pheasant. Sorta like quail hunting, except when they flush they fly about a mile across the canyon. Very tasty.

 

[TxHeartShot]

I'm a hiker, and I work out in the gym. I am hunting Chuckars in the High Desert Mountains of Northern Nevada. We're talking about an ultra-rugged terrain with large and small boulders everywhere (while climbing up a steep hill), which has no trails to walk on. That's where they are; I watched where to step and occasionally looked at the dogs. A once false step and you'll fall, break, or twist something; regardless, it was fun and a tremendous workout. I'm ready to go back.

Such a fun bird to hunt but tough to get in their neighborhood. When I lived in Vegas we hunted north of town around Boulder Spring and Big Lime Mtn. and saw plenty of birds, killed a few. Also hunted NE of Vegas in an area called Whitney Pocket and shot gambel's quail, blue quail and chukar on the same trip several times!