Chukarchaser's intro

chukarchaser · 04-21-2008, 08:11 PM

I have been politely informed that it is customary to post an intro as part of ifish initiation, so here it is:

I grew up pheasant hunting and archery hunting whitetails in the farm country of southern Wisconsin. My wife and I moved to Oregon 10 years ago and it didn't take me long to figure out that a tree stand wasn't necessarily the best strategy for elk and chukars live in slightly more rugged country than pheasants.

Needless to say, I have a passion for chasing both species. In my opinion, the only thing that compares with packing into a wilderness area for days on end in pursuit of wapiti is watching big-running pointing dogs in rimrock country. The animals that enable me to do both are my 4 packgoats (yes... actual goats bred for packing) and my 3 bird dogs (a german shorthair and 2 english pointers). Hoping my goats will get to pack out their first bear in a couple weeks when we head down to SW Oregon.

Looking forward to getting to know you all!

chukarchaser · 04-21-2008, 08:18 PM

A couple more pics.

baltz526 · 04-21-2008, 08:28 PM

welcome aboard, i hope you make this years ifish chukar hunt. boats on the owyhee

beardbuster · 04-21-2008, 08:34 PM

Welcome! Great photos

RAGHORN! · 04-21-2008, 09:57 PM

Welcome CC: Cool pics, how much weight can those little ******** carry? Great looking dog..

oops! I typed a bad word and didn't even know it...

CombinationLicense · 04-21-2008, 10:55 PM

Great story Chukarchaser and those are some good looking dogs.

"CL"

Jedcraft · 04-22-2008, 05:30 AM

Good lookin' outfit. Now if we could only teach those goats to point!

Eagleclaw · 04-22-2008, 06:02 AM

Welcome to IFish. Great story.

Santiam338 · 04-22-2008, 10:37 AM

Ahhh cool...A fellow goatpacker..There are a couple of us on here...Welcome...

Goats work very well packing out S.W. Or bear...Mine have packed awhole lot of them..

AtItAgain · 04-22-2008, 10:50 AM

Welcome! Great intro.

Big Unit · 04-22-2008, 10:57 AM

I love chukars and their country! Send more pics!!!!

Welcome!

BU

chukarchaser · 04-22-2008, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by baltz526

welcome aboard, i hope you make this years ifish chukar hunt. boats on the owyhee

baltz,

Sounds like a blast... count me in. Always looking for another excuse to make it over to the Owyhee country. Hopefully the bird numbers will bounce back quickly.

chukarchaser · 04-22-2008, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Santiam338

Ahhh cool...A fellow goatpacker..There are a couple of us on here...Welcome...

Goats work very well packing out S.W. Or bear...Mine have packed awhole lot of them..

Santiam,

That is one cool picture. How many do you typically take with you at a time?

No Fences · 04-22-2008, 03:56 PM

Welcome aboard.

Santiam338 · 04-22-2008, 08:17 PM

Usually take 4..One gets the hinds,one the fronts,the third gets the backstraps and boned meat plus the head and the fourth gets everything the others were packing,like lunch,water and such...

Joe · 04-22-2008, 08:46 PM

Well those are some cool pics! Look forward to seeing some more in the future.

Welcome to the world of ifish!!

Birdnut · 04-25-2008, 09:49 PM

hey that looks just like a retired crosscountry speedster i've seen run by on her way to the next county. Great story. Fellow Wisconsinite. Welcome aboard B it's Chris

Klamath_King · 04-25-2008, 09:56 PM

Those goats are AWESOME!! Do they behave really well? Just curious if they are nice about letting you strap stuff to them and going everywhere you want.

chukarchaser · 04-26-2008, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Birdnut

hey that looks just like a retired crosscountry speedster i've seen run by on her way to the next county. Great story. Fellow Wisconsinite. Welcome aboard B it's Chris

Hey Chris, surprised that dog slowed down long enough for you to get a positive i.d.

chukarchaser · 04-26-2008, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Klamath_King

Those goats are AWESOME!! Do they behave really well? Just curious if they are nice about letting you strap stuff to them and going everywhere you want.

Klamath,

The goats also carry all gear on our family backpacking trips. I never worry about them around my 5 and 2 year old boys. Very gentle. My wife describes hiking with them as "just like great big mellow dogs that follow you wherever you go". The first time I put the saddle and panniers on each of them, they stood there and looked around, sniffed it for a second and that was that. First time I put deer quarters on them, they didn't blink. I even take them chukar hunting with me on occasion. First time they heard the shotgun, they jumped, ran 2 or 3 steps, then stood and looked around.

johndeeregreen · 04-27-2008, 05:52 AM

Welcome