Fave Fridays: Pro chukar guide on wild birds, dogs, strategies & tactics

Upland Nation · May 1, 2026 · 1h 15m

Here's a take on chukar hunting worth re-visiting from January, 2024 ...

Wild chukars, Huns, sharptails and sage grouse are Ryan Aune's domain, roaming the uplands of Wyoming as an Orvis-endorsed wingshooting guide. He and his string of 10 dogs (setters, shorthairs and a springer) take clients into some of the roughest, most challenging terrain in the West, and he's got a few lessons for us. We cover the relative merits of setters versus shorthairs, learn about bird behavior, habitat, and he'll share his strategies and tactics for getting closer to birds. We'll talk conditioning dogs…