Idaho is home to six native species of upland game birds, ruffed grouse, blue grouse, sage grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, Franklin grouse, and mountain quail. Idaho’s forest grouse are holding their own and provide unlimited opportunities for those willing to burn the boot rubber to find them. There is no longer a season for mountain quail…
Category: Idaho
Sorta-double at Grouse Rock: A Continuation of Day Four in the Idaho Uplands & a Scaled Quail Pictorial Saga
A wise man once stated that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. After hunting the Windy Mills covert on Wednesday, we decided to drive over to Grouse Rock in search of Ron and Andy’s favorite game bird—the ruffed grouse. (I know…they’re both nuts…what more can I…
FUSILLADE AT THE WINDY MILLS: DAY FOUR IN THE IDAHO UPLANDS
Fu·sil·lade [ˈfyo͞osəˌläd, ˈfyo͞osəˌlād] NOUN a series of shots fired or missiles thrown all at the same time or in quick succession: “Marchers had to dodge a fusillade of missiles” · Tuesday night was chilly and Wednesday morning dawned bright and sunny. The conditions made for a stiff wind all day long. By Wednesday, I was…
Hinterland
Back country remote picturesque sparsely populated lands…Idaho defined precisely. I just returned from my annual trek to southern Idaho where I get to hunt with my brother (and best friend) Andy and visit with my family. I enjoyed spending time with my mother and seeing my nephews and nieces. This year Andy and I were…
Borrowed Dogs
I’ve been known to borrow some dogs. The first offense was in October 2011. Gary Thompson was steelhead’n on the Grande Ronde River in eastern Washington and the plan was to meet up with Andy and I in western Idaho for a few glorious days of bird hunting on his way back to Colorado. I…
Idaho Chukar Foundation, INC
History of Idaho Chukar Foundation, Inc. By: Drew Wahlin, President & Professional Chukar Hunter idahochukarfoundation@hotmail.com Facebook: idahochukarfoundation Meridian, ID Fall 2013 Founder Drew Wahlin researched starting an Idaho Chukar Foundation for over 5 years. Currently Idaho has the best chukar/hun hunting/populations in the world! The driving force for his conviction to conserve/preserve/sustain Idaho’s upland…
IDAHO’S FAB FOUR
IDAHO’ S FAB FOUR Idaho truly is one of the best kept secrets in upland bird hunting. Idaho is home to a variety of upland game birds. We have five species of grouse: Sage, ruffed, dusky (blue), spruce, and sharp-tailed. In addition, we have valley quail, Hungarian partridge, chukar partridge, and pheasants. With this variety,…
TOMMY’S COVEY
TOMMY’S COVEY Every October, Brother Shawn and I get together for a week of hunting in the Idaho uplands. To say we look forward to this every year is an understatement; we live for it! We have less than two weeks before the Holy Jihaud on the Gallinations begins this year. In contemplation of this…
DUSTY’S NUB
On the backside of my favorite blue grouse covert that I christened, “Grouseketeer Ridge,” is an open hill above the timberline where blue grouse are often found in the sagebrush and berry bushes hunting grasshoppers, ants, and other insects. It is consistently a great place to find birds. I call this particular part of the…
Upland Ways 