Chukar Hunt

[gshorthair]

I have enjoyed hunting chukars for a number of years. I use a full choke with 6 shot. Some people use seven and one half shot but it is too small. you will end up with birds that are really shot up or lots of cripples. Chukars are exciting and you rarely find a single bird on the initial flush. If you lift your cheek away from the gunstock and start worrying about your next shot before you shoot the first shot you will find you missed all of them. My biggest problem when I miss is not staying down on the gun. Another helpful hint is a good pointing dog. They will locate the birds for you and usually stop them allowing you to get close enough for a good shot. They also cut down on lost birds. I enjoyed a nice hunt last weekend with a couple of good dogs. I saw some neat points and had a couple of crippled birds recovered that I would of lost without them. It all adds to great experience. gshorthair
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