The Wyoming bird hunting season begins in mid-September, and we hunt there as soon as the days cool down. This year it has been warm for a long time. When the forecast said the highs would be in the 60s, we went to hunt Hungarian Partridge and Chukar; the Sage Grouse season had already ended. It turned out that reality was high temps in the mid to high-70s. So we were relegated to morning hunts, as there was no evening cool-down until it was dark. Hunting has been excellent over the last two years, but this year the bird numbers are significantly down. We encountered about half the covies that we found last year, and we saw no Chukar. Maybe it was due to the heat. We will go back when it is colder, with some snow on the ground, that might change things. Regardless, we had a terrific time, with comfortable hunting and an excellent effort by the dogs. Harley, the Pudelpointer, hit some solid points, and that is always exciting. I hope you enjoy these pictures from the hunt.
Point on a morning road covey flush.
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