Hells Canyon Chukar Hunt 2022 part 1 

Thank you!

Hey Jayce, welcome to the channel! Thanks for reaching out and I hope you enjoy the other videos!

Thank you. Yeah, I hunt in more snow in part 2.

So true, thanks!

That’s great, welcome to the club! Good luck out there. 👍

Thanks! 👍

Thanks!

Thank you. Good feet are very important in our lines. 👍

Thank you! 👍

That’s very kind of you, thanks! 👍

Thanks! 👊

Thanks! 👍

Thank you! 👊

Excellent! Good luck this year!

Very kind, thanks! 👊

Thank you!

Thanks 👍

Thanks!

😁👍

Thanks! 👊

No place quite like it.

😆Thanks!

I agree! Thanks! 👍

Thanks for that Don! I’m glad you like them. On this trip I had 6’s and improved cylinder.

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Thanks! I thought you had to be near there because I recognized a spot in one of your videos this year. Some good stuff!👍

@@ericforrester1 For sure! We are hunting some of the same spots in the big ditch. I sure as heck enjoy your trips to Hells Canyon! Great job again this year!

Very cool, thanks!

Thanks!

Thank you!

Thanks!

I’m in watching part 2, it gets pretty cold in Hells Canyon, I’ve hunted Brownlee, Hells Canyon above and below the dam too! And you said Steep, you sure are right, in places dangerous steep! There’s a difference between loneliness and solitude! I’ve been therefor days in complete solitude with my dogs!👍😀

Thank you!

Thanks 👍

Thank you!

Me too, so far so good. 👍

@@ericforrester1 all I got was the 3 shot. What were you using?

5’s

Yes, we are very lucky

Very cool, thanks! Good luck out there!

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Thanks, welcome!

Grazie! Hai assolutamente ragione. Siamo molto fortunati e cerco di non darlo per scontato.

I run a small generator and little space heater.

Gracias!

Chukar are only out west. Western Wyoming and Colorado are the eastern edge of their range.

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Thanks man! 👍

That’s an understatement! 😁

I would love to hunt in Colorado someday. Beautiful state. 👍

Yes that terrain is brutal on feet.

I shot 5’s on this trip. I had a skeet choke but I should have used IC or M. I always forget to change them!

Amen! 😆

It’s part of the hunt. Many birds try to run and refuse to fly. Nice work on this video Eric.

Thank you!

Thanks Pat! Not bad for a short tail! 😆

@@ericforrester1 NO, not bad at all :) What kind of range do you get out of the dogs in that real steep, rough rimrock stuff?

They max out at 300-400 yards and that is plenty. Honestly anything over 250 is more than I want in that stuff!

@@ericforrester1 well, save up for the new Garmin Alpha 300i...it's supposed to have an adjustable rheostat so you can control the range of the dogs (don't we wish), LOL

You’re in luck, I have multiple videos available on this subject on my Patreon page 😉 www.patreon.com/ericforrester

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I use 5 or 6 shot with a Improved cylinder or modified choke.

Thanks! Benelli Ethos 👍

I used #5 on this trip.

I need every pellet I can get on Chukar. Everything else I’d be fine with a .410! 😁

I’m impressed as well. They pack a punch.

Mostly Chukar Partridge and some Hungarian Partridge 👍

Rural King $9.99. Only the best for me 😁

Yes. It is brutal on the dogs feet.

This was a couple weeks ago. Some areas had more snow than this and I hunt them in part 2.

Point and shoot😁 Actually you right, it’s important to swing through the target.

@@ericforrester1 I wouldn't change much. You're doing very well! It just looks like you're doing sustained lead which you don't see as often as swing through. I wouldn't change anything you are doing.

Alpha 100 with tt15’s

I was gone a couple weeks but only about a week of hunting.

I am a dyed I the wool chukar hunter. It’s not the crossing shot you are missing. Stick with me here. You are standing on the ridge they jump up and it’s a down and away shot. Correct.? They are crossing like in the duck blind. We had you same trouble. How we fixed it. Pre season we found a nice high saddle one that was at 45’ downhill slope 60’ is better. We would hike up with about 3 cases of clay pigeons a case of shells. Most importantly one of those cheap red in color clay pigeon throwers you buy a Walmart. Duct tape in to a wooden broom handle.. It will take a few throws to reproduce that down and away shot that you getting at live chukar. That shot can’t be reproduced on a sporting clays course. Now why you guys are missing, you are shooting behind them. You have train yourself to start your swing from behind the bird, keep swinging though the bird once you pass the beak touch if off and don’t stop your swing. We you get some practice in it will all come clear. Have more questions my email is mroussel064@gmail.com

This is coming from some one who’s only been to Eastern SoDako 1 time in November but I recommend big cattail sloughs for public land, and ask around with locals and see if you can get permission on their land to hunt sloughs and draws!!!

Good to know, thanks.