Upland Idaho 2019
 

Reflecting on my annual 10 day trip to Idaho...lots of birds this year. We hunted sharpies, Huns, chukars, blue and ruffed grouse and valley quail. Found plenty of all species and the weather was perfect. Great time of year to be out in the uplands with the bird dogs. Here’s a few photos from my trip.

A few more photos...

Wow! Beautiful country! Beautiful dogs! Wild birds and American doubles! Doesn’t get any better than this! Always look forward to Shawn’s autumn reports!

Beautiful country and great pics that leave me yearning to experience that part of this great country we live in. I will mark my vacation schedule accordingly for next fall in anticipation of your PM, just sayin :) Safe travels.

thanks for sharing. great pics. A friend whose son lives in Idaho got back from a grouse hunt . Lots of fun but said if you are on Medicare you are to old to start grouse hunting.

:rotf:

Idaho is a well kept secret. We see lots of ruffies and this year there were loads of sharptails.

What is the dog in the first picture?

English cocker

Fine looking dog.

Those are some fine pictures! May I ask the lineage of your setters?

Thanks Dave. She’s out of Pennstar...her dad is Full Blast the 2015 grand national grouse champ.

Very nice! Thanks.

Um, Not if you keep yacking about it. Idaho is a very dangerous place. We got Sabre Tool Tigers, Water Moccasins, Pterodactyl, Great White river sharks, 90% Humidity, Hurricanes and Volcanos ready to erupt next week. This isn’t even the dangerous stuff. Stay home, save yourself! :nono::)

PML

Shawn, I can tell by your photos you treasure the entire experience, including the land you hunt. You'll be rewarded by your trips many times over as you look back at those photos. Thanks so much for sharing them with us.

Garry...

Thanks for the kind words.

Shawn, I appreciate your photos and adventure accounts. The west is big enough to accommodate a few bird hunters who like to walk.

Maybe I’ll see you along the county dirt road information highway some time.

Wow, I live in Idaho and don’t do that well! I need to get over to the eastern side for some sharpies!

And a 6.5 magnitude shake near Challis last week!!

I always wanted to get me a Pterodactyl. Thanks

Patrick, You forgot about Bigfoot roaming the woods of Idaho....:shock:

Yep, I saw him last week chasing a couple of turkey hunters from Utah. We also have big red dogs that bite people from out of state. Be careful out there.:)

PML

Those damn Utahan carrot eaters! :rotf:

Oh...I heard once that Idaho was Utah's favorite state park! :eek:

South Dakota
 

Guys, what Wayne is not telling you is he was really in Nort Dakoda. That's where all you guys need to go.:bigbye:

Great pics, looks like an awesome place to hunt.

BTW, what shot size does everyone use for Idaho Pterodactyl's? :D

Gorgeous pictures...Idaho...home of one of my favorite writers Ted Trueblood...

You have excellent taste. I love Trueblood. Have all his books and my favorite story is about the first ever Idaho chukar hunt.