You are addicted
And you come here from California to get punished. Doesn't your state have chukars? Seems to me that I've heard there are birds down there....maybe just not enough of them??
I've had a hard time getting used to shooting under chukars as they fly downhill. Many rounds at 5 stand cleared that problem.
There is no bird you have to work as hard to find and shoot as a chukar. It's very disheartening to hike so much and then when a covey errupts and you miss with both shots.....well, I just don't say "fiddle sticks".
I recently started calling coyotes in my chukar haunts this past winter after the season closed. It's a real fun way to help out the chukar population. And you can do it year round. This fall I'm throwing a 243 in my rig.
And thanks for not being specific about the Owyhee River. Just make sure your dog is snake proffed and carry lots of water.
