June update

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One word. Fantastic. All the chukar hills are full of green heavy cover, Just last night a good cover of rain fall fell over sothwestern Idaho and eastern Oregon, keeping cover green for at least two more weeks.

On top of that, the dogs, Barb and I took a hike and saw all kinds of insects everywhere. Especcially grasshoppers. With the heat on it’s way and the dry season coming I believe the hatch coming in a few weeks will have a very strong chance of survival. Fires and strong thunder storms should be the only obstacles in the way of a very good start to our hunting season. In my unprofessional opinion, I think this Spring coupled with last years great weather are going to produce one of the best hunting seasons in the 2000’s.

I’ll be back with some pictures of the hatch. Until then, keep you fingers crossed.

Published by jakeandgrady

Hunting has been a favorite past time for me for 55 years but the last twenty five years I have been consumed by chukar hunting and more specifically chukar hunting with fantastic dogs. In this blog I hope to pass on any information I can about chukar hunting but more than anything I want to showcase what will probably be my last two chukar dogs, Jake and Grady. I am 70 years old, Jake is 8 and Grady is 3 and I'm hoping to stay on the chukar mountain until I am 80 when Grady will be fetching my final chukars.

4 thoughts on “June update”

  2. Pretty early from what I have seen. The earliest I have seen in sw Idaho was late in May. I still believe that the majority of the hatch is late June. Jeff Knetter, f&g upland biologist, believes June 10 is that date. I have no biological experience and my opinion is only what I’ve seen over the years. Either way I think we’re on track for a good hatch.

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    1. From what I’ve seen in Nevada over the years when the hatch is early there is a less chance of survival due to rain.

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