tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383589609323438103.post4911912226054776283..comments2023-05-11T02:42:18.400-07:00Comments on TUCKERS CHUKARS: I liedTuckers Chukarshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333552244956684494noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383589609323438103.post-89576465440264861832017-01-30T05:54:27.214-08:002017-01-30T05:54:27.214-08:00Drew Whalin sounds like quite the asshole. Drew Whalin sounds like quite the asshole. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383589609323438103.post-25333554123741189452017-01-10T15:25:11.674-08:002017-01-10T15:25:11.674-08:00Thanks James and Bob. Mother Nature is taking care...Thanks James and Bob. Mother Nature is taking care of us hunters. Very few people can even get to their hunting grounds.larry szurgothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930464653423028078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383589609323438103.post-57339652869626939462017-01-10T06:24:41.234-08:002017-01-10T06:24:41.234-08:00Larry, I just posted a defense of your place in th...Larry, I just posted a defense of your place in this on ICF's Facebook page.Mr. McMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373027310508250314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383589609323438103.post-74692602750318798462017-01-09T19:56:22.058-08:002017-01-09T19:56:22.058-08:00Larry I've been hunting chuckar for the last 1...Larry I've been hunting chuckar for the last 15 years and have tried to figure out there breading habits according the weather and other conditions. Last winter and Spring were perfect should have produced a great hatch even the biologist at NDOW thought so. We were all wrong it didn't happen. You know how unpredictable everything Chuckar's do is. About 30 years ago when I started running Pointing dogs I got involved with some conservation groups PF QU it only took a few years and I was done to many personalities especially the Knowitall. Think how creasy it is to think you will have some impact on these birds by closing the season regardless of the conditions. Don't waste your time and energy have fun enjoy your sport and those great times with the Grandson and the dogs. James Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383589609323438103.post-62429553993142296702017-01-06T18:56:49.835-08:002017-01-06T18:56:49.835-08:00Quill, you are right and I apologize.Quill, you are right and I apologize.larry szurgothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930464653423028078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383589609323438103.post-52357500185154100502017-01-06T14:57:47.653-08:002017-01-06T14:57:47.653-08:00Maybe you two bitches need to take this offline. B...Maybe you two bitches need to take this offline. Both of ya sound like douche bagsQuill Gordonhttp://www.uplandjournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383589609323438103.post-35793789913755922342017-01-04T16:42:05.942-08:002017-01-04T16:42:05.942-08:00I can see that.I can see that.Idaho Chukar Foundationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782358001050112140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383589609323438103.post-54116392841397494962017-01-04T16:36:46.979-08:002017-01-04T16:36:46.979-08:00Thanks again, Drew. My limited education read it t...Thanks again, Drew. My limited education read it this way. I suggested the notion that the season need to be closed. They didn't teach reading at Boise State.larry szurgothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930464653423028078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383589609323438103.post-18364228419927319022017-01-04T16:28:46.909-08:002017-01-04T16:28:46.909-08:00Part 3. Wrong button again.
As to my "rap&qu...Part 3. Wrong button again.<br /><br />As to my "rap" of bragging on how many birds I get each season, I'd like to see one place where I ever mention how many birds I got in a year. Yes, I do post pictures of limits and brag about my dog but I'm not going to be sorry for posting something I'm proud of. I've never gone hunting saying it's a 2 bird limit day but have often gotten only two birds or less. My original plan was 8. Yes, I take lot's of pictures also. I doubt there are too many people that have more pictures of dogs pointing wild birds than I do. OOPS! I'm bragging. I do have a journal for each of the last 20 years that will show you how many birds I really did get as well as how many shots fired, weather conditions, location, elevation, hours, and other notes of the hunt, if you're interested in looking at them. Although I use them to keep as much data on the seasons as possible and make my own determinations as to what makes good and bad seasons some may say it's bragging.<br /><br />Drew, my email address is szurgot@frontiernet.net. Hope you can get some of that info to me.<br /><br />To the readers. With the new snow today, we have about 18 inches on the ground up here. If you do decide to go chukar hunting be careful out there and as has been recommended remember to be aware of all the game animals needs right now. <br /><br />I'll continue to answer any comments on this post but promise to keep it more fun when I return.larry szurgothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930464653423028078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383589609323438103.post-63925014746615581352017-01-04T16:00:07.763-08:002017-01-04T16:00:07.763-08:00You didn't read the Post! I ask that the F&...You didn't read the Post! I ask that the F&G take a look at what was developing. Figures with someone of your "limited" education. Typical cowardly way of avoiding the issue. I look forward to running into you to get a face-to-face conversation going. I am available anytime.<br /><br />Idaho Chukar Foundationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782358001050112140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383589609323438103.post-43996890450521730102017-01-04T15:53:16.108-08:002017-01-04T15:53:16.108-08:00Part 2. I pushed the wrong button again. I did not...Part 2. I pushed the wrong button again. I did not attack the ICFI leadership role. I attacked your leadership role. It's more like a dictatorship. You alone made the decision to ask the F&G to close the decision. I have heard of no other contact with chukar hunters trying to be made.<br /><br />I attack you because of what you portray on your page at times. Because you are professional at so many different things does not give you any more right to chukar hunting decisions than the weekend hunter. Because you work hard with the esteemed so and so on a guzzler does not make your opinion any more important than the chukar hunter who doesn't have the time or even doesn't care to do it. Just because some ones picture isn't on a FB page planting bitterbrush or helping with other outdoor projects doesn't mean they haven't done their share to help wildlife. Some do it because they just want to help. You ask me for my documentation on conservation representation. You are right, I ignore it. I'm not on this earth to impress anybody or prove anything. Now if I were to say I spent 50k and countless hours focusing on upland bird populations, maybe I should make some documentations as to where the benefit is. I'm sure there is, but as a Idaho chukar hunter I'd like to see the results. larry szurgothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930464653423028078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383589609323438103.post-4850762823137733982017-01-04T15:31:55.333-08:002017-01-04T15:31:55.333-08:00I too hope that the readers read the ICFI FB page....I too hope that the readers read the ICFI FB page. <br /><br />Drew, by the time I finally saw your phone number to contact you, too many stones had been thrown. It would have done no good except to throw more stones. Besides, the issue of closing the chukar season isn't about you and me. That's what I find as a problem, the ICFI isn't about you. There was no "MALICIUOS INTENT" in anything I did. I did not attack the foundation but I did attack you.<br /><br />You did tell me "the limit could go to two as far as you were concerned because that was all you shot anyhow", but that is only hear say by me.<br /><br />I never said anything about "revising" the season. You never said anything on your FB page about possible impact or anything like that. You said Oregon and Idaho need to close their season and that was your recommendation. That's why I would like everyone to read your page. Maybe I'm crazy, but that's the way I read it. I think maybe realizing that chukar hunters do care about other animals and posting something a little more chukar hunter friendly would have been more appropriate. How about just posting something like "upland hunters need to be aware of the fragile conditions of big game herds and avoid distressing them". That way maybe if this weather ever clears up and we have some dirt to walk on we may still have a few days to hunt. Or maybe those over in the Twin area where the snow is not as deep, they still have a season.larry szurgothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930464653423028078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383589609323438103.post-86002528074931086952017-01-04T09:27:51.821-08:002017-01-04T09:27:51.821-08:00I hope you will not let one bad apple keep you fro...I hope you will not let one bad apple keep you from posting on your blog. I am amazed at your passion for chukar hunting. Have been following you for years and would be bummed if it was to end. We have alot of snow here in Washington making it hard to get on the hills but the birds always seem able to survive these tough winters.<br /><br />Scott Hines Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14111468399343203375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383589609323438103.post-33258425364336011832017-01-02T22:17:28.153-08:002017-01-02T22:17:28.153-08:00Keep writing. Some of need to live through others....Keep writing. Some of need to live through others. Your blog got me up to Idaho this year for the 1st time and it was a great trip and something I hope to do again Mooretitanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15899238690521522175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383589609323438103.post-38934018625740129932017-01-02T16:17:00.065-08:002017-01-02T16:17:00.065-08:00Thank you Hanson. Mother Nature is not only in cha...Thank you Hanson. Mother Nature is not only in charge of the animals, she was in charge of me yesterday. I had the same experience as you on the hill.larry szurgothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930464653423028078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383589609323438103.post-59762690241053057132017-01-02T15:53:19.551-08:002017-01-02T15:53:19.551-08:00The internet has a way of becoming toxic quickly, ...The internet has a way of becoming toxic quickly, even though we seek out bloggers and others that we share things in common with. I have seen many a blog or forum become personal and either the forum or one of those involved goes away. If someone attacks your wife and kids, then they might need therapy. <br /><br />Regarding the matter at hand, closing the season today would be mostly a feel-good move. It would do very little on how many birds or deer survive to nest next spring. I hunted today on the Salmon drainage and it wasn't something that many hunters are going to do more than once.The snow was too deep for a 40 lb dog and the hill was too steep for snowshoes. I never fired a shot and don't feel that I put the birds through any added hardship as they simply flew from one feeding knob to the next. <br /><br />Keep on hunting and keep on writing Larry. We are all going to be one year older next year. Who knows, we might not be able to hunt next fall and the birds we are "saving" right now, might not be here either. I care about the birds just as much as the guy that preaches to photograph more and kill less. Realistically, Mother Nature is in charge right now.Hansonhttp://mtbirdhunter.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383589609323438103.post-27710355381644871042017-01-02T10:17:53.506-08:002017-01-02T10:17:53.506-08:00Thanks Robert and Jillian. Glad to hear you're...Thanks Robert and Jillian. Glad to hear you're getting some action over that way and am looking forward to getting some dirt under my feet.larry szurgothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930464653423028078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383589609323438103.post-20840650680676931002017-01-02T08:31:07.599-08:002017-01-02T08:31:07.599-08:00Larry-
My wife and I (the Noisy Plume) have been ...Larry-<br /><br />My wife and I (the Noisy Plume) have been reading your blog for years. We love your stories. I particularly, appreciate that you unabashedly love chukar hunting.<br /><br />Thanks for being an advocate for chukar hunting "opportunity" <br /><br />Know that your writing, photos, stories, and opinions are greatly enjoyed and appreciated by Jillian and I. We understand your need for a break but anticipate your return to the online realm when and if that time comes again.<br /><br />Thanks Again for all you have done and shared over the years<br /><br />Robert and Jillian<br /><br />* Side note-- the last three days I have hunted the Bennet Hills and south of Twin Falls. The Bennet Hills have only an average amount of snow and south of Twin has NO snow. The chukar I shot were fat and doing just fine-The Noisy Plumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018497706369436300noreply@blogger.com