> Karen and I made a trip to Southern Idaho to visit my family for the Thanksgiving (2007) holiday. I was able to sneak away for one day of chukar and valley quail hunting with my good friend, Matt Lucia. We had a great day and found several nice coveys of those cantankerous chukars. Gep made some great points…the most memorable was seeing her on point looking down a draw while standing on the rim rocks. I love chukars and the places they inhabit. I admire the writings of author Charley Waterman and the way he described chukar hunting…only as some one that had been there and done it! Fall season will find me day dreaming of cheat grass, volcanic scree and rim rocks.