Boise, you are a rockchuck hunter in my book. Seven hundred chucks in one year is quite an accomplishment.I just got home this afternoon from S. Central Oregon after experiencing the most dynamic event ever. We got there on wednesday afternoon and spent about an hour scouting. I have never seen the likes of chucks ever.We ended up shooting for three hours and the three of us shot 70 chucks.
We then hunted on thursday and my son joined us. We shot an additional 110. Then this morning, we shot another 38 with three of us, then hightailed it home.
As I stated earlier, when we left last june, the farmer saw very few chucks. Then came a good winter and the carryover and birth rate just escalated. There are sage rats and chucks eating into the alfalfa 40 yards out from the perimeter and maybe a hundred yards long. I have never seen the numbers that we are now seeing. We only shoot around 60 per year on the same real estate.
What an extra ordinary experience.
Last edited by FredWillis; 05/23/14.
