Russ,
I think my old dog would like your Chukars just fine. We hunt ours wild on the breaks of the Snake and Salmon Rivers. We start at the river and the birds run us and the dogs up the canyon for about a mile or two staying just at the edge of range with each flush. Then when they see we are spent from the climb and lacking oxygen they turn sideways and glide to the next ridge where they sit and laugh as we go down the draw into the stickers and then back up to their party spot. At this point they bust ass straight downhill at 100mph to get a drink at the river and wait to start the cycle all over again.
Chukars are evil little birds and you earn what you get here. The Steelhead are running now, so we jet boat up the Snake and chase birds for a few hours in the morning and then fish home and rest up.
Patrick
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