What Is Your Dream Upland Hunt?

Chukar12 · Post by **Chukar12** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:55 am

If you could choose a week of hunting outside what you normally do, what would it be? I hunt Chukar, Huns, Valley Quali and Mountain Quail almost exclusively with a pheasant hunt or two thrown in once a year. I wouldn't trade any of it...but given endless time and money...

I would go to the pine forests of the south for gentleman Bob and run my big dogs off of horseback with a dog wagon following. Spend an evening with arterie clogging southern fare and bourbon, brandy and cigars.

My second choice would be an Eastern Grouse hunt in the fall colors with my gray faced old girl .. shoot a grouse or two and enjoy a little history...

you?

ACooper · Post by **ACooper** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 12:35 pm

Horse back in the wide open spaces and multiple bird species with Doc Favor!

Coveyrise64 · Post by **Coveyrise64** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 2:16 pm

ACooper wrote:Horse back in the wide open spaces and multiple bird species with Doc Favor!

Unless I can go with you then my dream hunt is sneaking in one of your "honey holes"......

Coveyrise64

r nickell · Post by **r nickell** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 2:31 pm

That is easy for us here in MO. this year. Our dream hunt is one where the birds show up.

gittrdonebritts · Post by **gittrdonebritts** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 5:42 pm

1st would be An open prairie with the chance of a mixed bag
2nd the north woods on grouse and woodcock
3rd would be down south on bobwhites
and 4th (only cause I'm out of shape at the moment) would be chuckars in the high country
all of these i would do on foot with my dogs just to see how we held up and a guy with local knowledge to help guide us in the right direction. (wink wink hint hint to anyone who fits in to my 4 dreams)

BigShooter · Post by **BigShooter** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 6:18 pm

Ptarmigan in Alaska.

jimbo&rooster · Post by **jimbo&rooster** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 7:30 pm

My dream hunt would be either a driven hunt for pheasants in the UK with my lab, or to go on a plantation quail hunt with pointers and flushers working together.
Jim

birddog1968 · Post by **birddog1968** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 7:56 pm

gittrdonebritts wrote:1st would be An open prairie with the chance of a mixed bag
2nd the north woods on grouse and woodcock
3rd would be down south on bobwhites
and 4th (only cause I'm out of shape at the moment) would be chuckars in the high country
all of these i would do on foot with my dogs just to see how we held up and a guy with local knowledge to help guide us in the right direction. (wink wink hint hint to anyone who fits in to my 4 dreams)

I could fit in to your 4 dreams , but only if your 5'2" blond 125 lbs with nice legs ............and female

gittrdonebritts · Post by **gittrdonebritts** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 10:18 pm

birddog1968 wrote:I could fit in to your 4 dreams , but only if your 5'2" blond 125 lbs with nice legs ............and female

sorry i only fit the blond requirement.

birddog1968 · Post by **birddog1968** » Sat Dec 11, 2010 5:48 am

Darn

cody · Post by **cody** » Sat Dec 11, 2010 10:49 am

and 4th (only cause I'm out of shape at the moment) would be chuckars in the high country
all of these i would do on foot with my dogs just to see how we held up and a guy with local knowledge to help guide us in the right direction. (wink wink hint hint to anyone who fits in to my 4 dreams)

I could help you out if you are really interested, just get yourself to Idaho. Being out of shape is a small hinderance but I am fat and out of shape and still manage to get a few. PM me if you would like

The Ace · Post by **The Ace** » Sat Dec 11, 2010 12:40 pm

I would love to get past the 22+ hour drive barrier I have that would find me out in Montana chasin some Huns and Sharpies w/my bunch. Same thing for the Southwest Quail species. All of which are my upland bucket list, of course.

Birddogz · Post by **Birddogz** » Sat Dec 11, 2010 9:07 pm

Mine wouldn't really be about the location or quarry. It would be with people that I no longer get to see physically. A hunt anywhere with my father and my old white faced Britt. I day dream about it. My Dad was a New Englander, and he loved Ruffed grouse. A Maine grouse hunt with a dinner in an old lobster restaurant, with a good bottle of wine. Man, I miss my father. If yours is still with us, go hunting as much as possible.

rkappes · Post by **rkappes** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 7:28 am

An upland season of traveling the country with my father, my mutt and his soon to be puppy. Hunting all species of upland birds, enjoying nature, meeting new people, watching the dogs work, drinking and eating good! The most important part of the equation being my father, I cherish every second I get to spend with him and feel honored and proud to do so.

rkappes · Post by **rkappes** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 7:37 am

BigShooter wrote:Ptarmigan in Alaska.

We're heading to Alaska next year to visit family and I've been kicking around the idea of trying some ptarmigan hunting. Sure are beautiful birds. Just not sure how easy it would be to bring all my gear/dog with. We'll see what happens I guess.

Ruffshooter · Post by **Ruffshooter** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:47 am

For me, Idaho to go after all the grouse species there, I think there are six? Then a wild chuckar hunt. But always consider myself blessed to be able to hunt Ruffs here in Maine from Oct. to Dec. 31. I did pheasant hunting in KA and found it boring and too quickly done. But working couple coveys of wild quail with a buddy and two dogs was fun. An Arkansa duck hunt would be fun.

yetinme · Post by **yetinme** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 12:53 pm

Chukar hunting in Oregon/Idaho or Grouse in Norhtern Wisconsin

ISAYWHOANOW · Post by **ISAYWHOANOW** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 2:27 pm

I'm living it. The northwest.

tommyboy72 · Post by **tommyboy72** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:31 pm

Bobs on a plantation in Georgia with Ted Nugent

Mearns or Gambels on the AZ/Mexico border with Randy Lack

Huns and Sharpies in Montana with Ben O. Williams

Well you did say dream hunts.

The hunting partners are optional but I would really like to hunt those species of birds in those places.

wills1235 · Post by **wills1235** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 12:40 am

Goin' back to the homeland. I'm from Grand Rapids, MN, and I can't wait to get back and chase the ruffs again. With my new GSP. And my brothers. Not necessarily in that order, but probably. Maybe in 2 years. This past year hunting in the NW has been pretty great though. I can dump phezz, huns, cali quail, and duck all in the same day.

BigShooter · Post by **BigShooter** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 8:43 am

wills1235 wrote:Goin' back to the homeland. I'm from Grand Rapids, MN, and I can't wait to get back and chase the ruffs again.

Just click your ruby slippers together and say, "there's no place like home, there's no place like home, ..." !

Birddogz · Post by **Birddogz** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 8:45 am

tommyboy72 wrote:Bobs on a plantation in Georgia with Ted Nugent

Mearns or Gambels on the AZ/Mexico border with Randy Lack

Huns and Sharpies in Montana with Ben O. Williams

Well you did say dream hunts. The hunting partners are optional but I would really like to hunt those species of birds in those places.

It is funny that you mention Ted Nugent. I actually guided him on a turkey hunt in S.E. Kansas in 2000. I also guided Bud Grant that same year. (Bud is the retired coach of the Minnesota Vikings, and the only man in the pro football and basketball hall of fame.) Both were very nice. Ted is much more calm in person. He really just blended in with the hunting camp. He did bust out the guitar one night for about a half of an hour. He killed his 2 gobblers, and was happy. One with a bow.

proudag08 · Post by **proudag08** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 10:42 am

My dream hunt currently is my first hunt - I have yet to be on one. My second dream hunt is my first hunt with my first gun dog - I dont have a dog yet.

I feel that in some ways, I am lucky, every hunt from here on out will be a dream hunt!

BigShooter · Post by **BigShooter** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 10:48 am

Aah, to be young & injury free again!

Vonzeppelinkennels · Post by **Vonzeppelinkennels** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:04 am

Plus 100 Mark !!!!

I couldn't hardly get out of bed the last couple days & walk across the floor my back was so stiff & sore & all I did was go to bed Friday night.
Starting to feel a little better this morning.Oh the Golden YRS we all hear about!!

BigShooter · Post by **BigShooter** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:12 am

Yeah Ted,

The older we get the more we need a big goin' dog to cover lots of country so we don't have to walk through all of it and can just get straight to the point.

smilinicon · Post by **smilinicon** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:20 am

will1235: get home safe. Take care...

proudag08: great attitude! I hope you get out soon.

My most realistic dream hunt is to head down to eastern KY to hunt grouse and quail with my oldest friend and our 16 gauges. My retirement bucket list (will be here sooner than one thinks) has VT grouse with a friend, MN grouse and all the other usual places/birds. Going to hit as many of them as I can.

Cary

GrayDawg · Post by **GrayDawg** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:22 am

A horseback handled hunt behind pointing dogs in the eastern praries of Montana
going after Sharpies and/or any other legal game bird.

Rob

BigShooter · Post by **BigShooter** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:34 am

BigShooter wrote:
wills1235 wrote:Goin' back to the homeland. I'm from Grand Rapids, MN, and I can't wait to get back and chase the ruffs again.
Just click your ruby slippers together and say, "there's no place like home, there's no place like home, ..." !

FYI ... Grand Rapids, MN is the birthplace of Judy Garland (aka Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz).

JKP · Post by **JKP** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 4:08 pm

Huns and sharpies...like there were in the early '90's in ND!!!!

orbirdhunter · Post by **orbirdhunter** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 6:52 pm

Hmmm.....I think hunting grouse and woodcock somewhere would be up there. Just because i have never done it....
After that on the prairies for sharptails with huns mixed in would be nice.

Any of you that have chukars on the list just need to get to oregon, i can help with that

Ryman Gun Dog · Post by **Ryman Gun Dog** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 9:28 am

Chukar12,
I live in Gods Country, Potter/Tioga County Pa, we hunt spooky Thunderking here every season and you are welcome to come out this way, stay at our place
in October when the leaves are changing, bring you dog, and walk thru our beautiful Grouse mountains, we will treat you to one of your treasured hunts, several in fact.
I get to live where other people only dream about, we have Deer, Bear, Trout, Turkey and Grouse all in my back yard. My Dream hunt is right outside the front door of my log cabin, try to make it out here sometime.
RGD/Dave

Merry Christmas

Pa Thunderking, Gods wildest bird

fishvik · Post by **fishvik** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 5:01 pm

Ruffshooter wrote:For me, Idaho to go after all the grouse species there, I think there are six? Then a wild chuckar hunt.

Come on out sometime. I can get you into sharptails, sage, ruffs and blues within an hour or two of Idaho Falls. Spruce grouse and chukars are a little farther north.

It would be fun to hunt with a fellow "New Anglanda" again.

My dream hunt would be to hunt bobs in the southeast or Mearns, scales and gambels in the southwest.

Birddogz · Post by **Birddogz** » Wed Dec 15, 2010 7:41 am

Ryman Gun Dog wrote:Chukar12,
I live in Gods Country, Potter/Tioga County Pa, we hunt spooky Thunderking here every season and you are welcome to come out this way, stay at our place
in October when the leaves are changing, bring you dog, and walk thru our beautiful Grouse mountains, we will treat you to one of your treasured hunts, several in fact.
I get to live where other people only dream about, we have Deer, Bear, Trout, Turkey and Grouse all in my back yard. My Dream hunt is right outside the front door of my log cabin, try to make it out here sometime.
RGD/Dave

Merry Christmas

Pa Thunderking, Gods wildest bird

I'm starting to think you like Potter county.

Ryman Gun Dog · Post by **Ryman Gun Dog** » Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:50 am

Birddogz,
You know you just might be right.

Old Potter County Plank Sign

DGFavor · Post by **DGFavor** » Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:41 pm

Horse back in the wide open spaces and multiple bird species with Doc Favor!

Nice!! Where were ya'?? We waited and waited for ya' this morning then had to go giv'r a go without ya'!!

Chukar12 · Post by **Chukar12** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:23 am

Doc...you and that camera make it hard to stay at work

ACooper · Post by **ACooper** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:48 am

DGFavor wrote:
Horse back in the wide open spaces and multiple bird species with Doc Favor!
Nice!! Where were ya'?? We waited and waited for ya' this morning then had to go giv'r a go without ya'!!

I must have been waiting at the wrong spot! Looks like you had a good time again.

Ryman Gun Dog · Post by **Ryman Gun Dog** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 12:26 pm

DG,
Great western hunting pictures, thanks for the ride along!
RGD/Dave

Hambone · Post by **Hambone** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:15 pm

I got to do it back in 05. Pheasant, Woodcock, and Snipe hunting in the hills of Ireland. It would be a dream come true to do it again.

Ryman Gun Dog · Post by **Ryman Gun Dog** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 10:17 am

Hambone,
Got to admit there are two or three other places I would like to go again, Scotland to do some walk up Red Grouse hunting and Jim up in Alaska has me thinking about a Copter ride into hunt Ptarms again. There are some hunts you just never forget no matter how good you have it at home, Course the Libby Camps are not bad either.
RGD/Dave

Chaingang · Post by **Chaingang** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 10:56 am

JKP wrote:Huns and sharpies...like there were in the early '90's in ND!!!!

Oh Boy !! those were the days. Hun populations haven't been even close ever since.