On Saturday Jan 29th was Jacob's last chance at a chukar. Jacob is my 10 year old son in his first season of hunting. I picked a spot off the map and programed my GPS to take us there. When we got there it was apparent I had made a mistake. I normally find a spot on the map then I check it out on a Satellite photo I get off the internet. The cover was so short I knew we would not be able to get close to the birds. We went for a short walk and got into a spot that had just a small patch of brush and sure enough Gretta went on point.
I told Jacob stay with Gretta. If she moves you move, if she stays still walk by her and look hard in the brush for chukar. Jacob is not real good at wing shooting so I was going to have him ground swat them if he got the chance.
I headed for the rim and cut the birds escape route off. Jacob followed Gretta on one of her traveling points. Soon she was locked solid and I knew the birds were holding. Jacob pulls up the gun and shoots. I see birds flopping and they flush. He shoots again and I see a bird fall from the air.
Gretta took off after a cripple and I walked over to Jacob. I picked up a bird on the ground and soon Gretta was delivering a bird. I was in the middle of giving him a high five when Gretta brings in another bird. Jacob got three birds with two shots. This was by far his best chukar hunt of the year. Not long after this we saw a herd of Bighorn sheep. This was Jacob's first time seeing Bighorns. We also saw a couple hunderd head of Pronghorns and about 500 sage hens. It was a great day for a young hunter, and dad too. Ron

burchfield@wwdb.org I noticed from the picture that it's fairly flat where you are hunting. My son and I have been hunting about 8-10 miles downriver from Farewell Bend, starting at waters edge and climbing up, then coming down. It's starting to play hell with my knees even though there are quite a few birds. If it isn't bad form to ask, would you mind giving me general(I mean VERY general)directions as to where I and my son might hunt for chukar on some less that extreme terrain. Thanks in advance.

Location is important but not as much as you might think. Timing has more to do with it. In The areas I go. The hotter and drier months are almost impossable to get to the birds because they are down in the rocky canyons.
Chukar will go up hill when you get weather. If it rains or snows a little they will spread out and head up hill. Look for roads or trails in your area that will give you access to the top of the hills or canyons you already hunt. The Brownlee area has closed roads that are locked. If you contact the WMA soon enough they give out keys for the locks. This will give you better access. Good luck. Ron