Early Season Chukar (hawk catches chukar in air) 

Super cool you saw and video recorded a hawk stooping on a chukar! I’ve seen that with golden eagles but did not have any way to record. Birds on open slopes with thin cover are hard for dogs to handle. I’m sure Chester and the chukars are looking at each other; that generally results in a wild flush.

regarding guns...you will not have issues with a Benelli Inertia semi-auto. I use the Montefeltro but IMHO, the best buy out there is the Benelli owned Franchi Affinity 3. My hunting partner has the 20ga "Select" model and it is one fine chukar gun! Regarding hawks...we've had a 'big' year for hawks in my neck of the woods. Mostly Northern Harriers that will follow the dogs and swoop down on their pointed birds.The Harriers will also cruise a few feet over terrain that has a bunch of birds and in the least will get the Huns and/or Chukar on edge! Regarding Garmin...bet you need to recalibrate the handheld unit. That will fix the situation 99.9% of the time

My girl is so visually stimulated. She’ll point on scent from 20 yards away but once she sees the bird, it’s game over. This offseason will be A LOT of positive reinforced on- leash Woah Training then transitioning to off leash at greater and greater distance. I feel your pain brotha. As far as gun problems I run an Ethos that’s been awesome and I have friends that use the Beretta A400, both great guns. Or you can always go the O/U route. Thanks for the content. 👍🏼

Awesome video thanks for sharing! What size shot were you using in that CZ? And was it lead or steel? I’m assuming it was lead because you live in a free state

I'm in the market for a 12 gauge semi auto shotgun, and I'm seeing a lot of videos on RU-vid where hunters are having jamming problems with their semi auto shotguns. Is this a common problem pretty much across the board with semi auto shotguns? I'm retired and cant afford a $2000 or even a $1500 shotgun! I'd like to keep it under $1000 if possible. My current shotgun is a CZ Redhead O/U 20 gauge. Obviously, I've never had an issue with this shotgun jamming!🤪 But i like the idea of having a third shot readily available.

Thanks for posting, Not sure if calling your channel "struggling outdoors" is appropriate or bad karma? Other video I watched you had a bad shell, now the guns not cycling!. New gun or maybe get that one looked at????? Shouldn't be doing that obviously. Have you ever wondered why chukars hold? Why dont they fly immediately when they see us? Yes sometimes they do, but why not every time?? Has nothing to do with pointing. Ive hunted chukars for decades with Rets. If we required a chukar to be pointed to hold, I would never kill a bird with a ret. That hawk taking that chukar out of the air is why they hold. It's just survival strategy. Flying isn't a safe option. Look at the speed that hawk or Falcon hit that bird with. You know that chukar was hauling!. I used to keep pigeons for training. Have seen hawks take them out of the air multiple times. I believe pigeons are much more maneuverable than a chukar. This doesnt really change anything, pointers need to hold their point and not pressure to much, I need my ret to stop when told. Good luck, keep the videos coming.

That looks like a nightmare to walk