Brad Trumbo Outdoors

Pursuits of Fin, Feather and Conservation

Search Icon

Search for:

Menu Toggle Icon

Skip to content

Home
Books
Articles
Blog
Gear Reviews
Contact
About
Kudos

Brad Trumbo Outdoors

Page 2

April 18, 2020Brad Trumbo

Share this:

Share

Email
Facebook
Print
Pinterest
LinkedIn
Twitter
Reddit
Tumblr
Pocket
Telegram
WhatsApp
Skype

Like this:

Like Loading...

Leave a comment

Post navigation

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Enter your comment here...

Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:

Email (Address never made public)

Name

Website

You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change )

You are commenting using your Google account. ( Log Out / Change )

You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out / Change )

You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out / Change )

Connecting to %s

Notify me of new comments via email.

Notify me of new posts via email.

Δ

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 16 other followers

Email Address:

Instagram - tailfeathers_upland

Had a revelation this fall with @gokey.usa boots. I was always a one-boot guy for all purposes because good boots are expensive. What I didn’t know was that a good pair of durable lightweight boots for the uplands can change the game. From the grouse woods to the chukar hills, these Gokey Supremes provided exceptional support, and being so light allowed me to cover far more ground, particularly in chukar country, than when wearing my other insulated hunting boots. They fit great right out of the box, no specific break-in required.

When thinking back on our progression from novices to where we are today, it’s interesting to consider the goals I had set for this dog. It began during training, of course, but as she blossomed into my most reliable all-around hunter, goals like taking a limit of pheasant, a gray-phase ruff, and sharp-tailed grouse worked into the seasons. A successful chukar hunt with Finn became important to me this year because of her age and the rugged terrain we had pursued them in for so many years - our only success was avoiding serious injury. Completing the chukar challenge meant that Finn had successfully hunted every species we sought on this upland journey together. Our final goal is to hunt sage grouse somewhere between WA and ND to round out her distinguished career as a self-made setter. The next couple years are going to be fun! What goals are on the horizon for you and your pup?

A little place we call Bryne’s Pasture is probably my most deceiving pheasant covert. It’s undeniable Hun habitat with sparse bunchgrass, yet we’ve never seen Huns. The pheasant are smarter than average due to being highly exposed. Mistakes were made, however, and the dynamic duo was there to seize the moment. This rooster thought he had given us the slip, but when the girls popped in from an unexpected direction, his clucks of bewilderment tipped me off before the Garmin could alert me to the “point”. I spotted him, pegged, Yuba laser-focused and Finn backing. He stood clucking and backpedaling with nowhere to hide. Like he was shocked to have been outsmarted. I almost let him go, but the girls earned it and enjoyed their success.

Another weekend on the Palouse!

Good to be back in eastern Montana again! With mule deer tags punched, we headed out for a morning of wingshooting. There is nothing quite like chasing sharptails through the sage!

I had the honor of taking a New England grouse hunter out for his first hunt on the grasslands. Bonus - it was his first hunt with a bird dog as well. Yuba provided a fine pointing dog demonstration, while Zeta tracked and retrieved this beautiful male Hun that he connected with as a couple stragglers from our last covey of the morning broke cover. He admittedly never would have thought to hunt birds, or anything else in such sparse cover, and enjoyed sweet success on a beautiful wild bird in a beautiful wild place. I think he will warm up to his new home on the Palouse rather quickly.

Search

Search for:

Top Posts & Pages

Books
Gear Reviews
Product Review: Ranger and Worker Vests by Hurtta

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 16 other followers

Email Address:

Instagram - tailfeathers_upland

Had a revelation this fall with @gokey.usa boots. I was always a one-boot guy for all purposes because good boots are expensive. What I didn’t know was that a good pair of durable lightweight boots for the uplands can change the game. From the grouse woods to the chukar hills, these Gokey Supremes provided exceptional support, and being so light allowed me to cover far more ground, particularly in chukar country, than when wearing my other insulated hunting boots. They fit great right out of the box, no specific break-in required.

When thinking back on our progression from novices to where we are today, it’s interesting to consider the goals I had set for this dog. It began during training, of course, but as she blossomed into my most reliable all-around hunter, goals like taking a limit of pheasant, a gray-phase ruff, and sharp-tailed grouse worked into the seasons. A successful chukar hunt with Finn became important to me this year because of her age and the rugged terrain we had pursued them in for so many years - our only success was avoiding serious injury. Completing the chukar challenge meant that Finn had successfully hunted every species we sought on this upland journey together. Our final goal is to hunt sage grouse somewhere between WA and ND to round out her distinguished career as a self-made setter. The next couple years are going to be fun! What goals are on the horizon for you and your pup?

A little place we call Bryne’s Pasture is probably my most deceiving pheasant covert. It’s undeniable Hun habitat with sparse bunchgrass, yet we’ve never seen Huns. The pheasant are smarter than average due to being highly exposed. Mistakes were made, however, and the dynamic duo was there to seize the moment. This rooster thought he had given us the slip, but when the girls popped in from an unexpected direction, his clucks of bewilderment tipped me off before the Garmin could alert me to the “point”. I spotted him, pegged, Yuba laser-focused and Finn backing. He stood clucking and backpedaling with nowhere to hide. Like he was shocked to have been outsmarted. I almost let him go, but the girls earned it and enjoyed their success.

Another weekend on the Palouse!

Good to be back in eastern Montana again! With mule deer tags punched, we headed out for a morning of wingshooting. There is nothing quite like chasing sharptails through the sage!

I had the honor of taking a New England grouse hunter out for his first hunt on the grasslands. Bonus - it was his first hunt with a bird dog as well. Yuba provided a fine pointing dog demonstration, while Zeta tracked and retrieved this beautiful male Hun that he connected with as a couple stragglers from our last covey of the morning broke cover. He admittedly never would have thought to hunt birds, or anything else in such sparse cover, and enjoyed sweet success on a beautiful wild bird in a beautiful wild place. I think he will warm up to his new home on the Palouse rather quickly.

Search

Search for:

Top Posts & Pages

Books
Gear Reviews
Product Review: Ranger and Worker Vests by Hurtta

Recent Posts

Sage Grouse Translocation Reverses Population Decline December 1, 2021
Northern Long-eared Bats Survive White-nose Syndrome in Man-made Habitats September 18, 2021
Tree Removal Benefits Greater Sage Grouse Population Growth June 19, 2021
Is it too Late for the Western Monarch Butterfly? May 19, 2021
WDFW takes Important Step in Post-fire Habitat Recovery November 13, 2020

Blog at WordPress.com.

Follow Following
- Brad Trumbo Outdoors
- Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.

Send to Email Address Your Name Your Email Address

Cancel

Post was not sent - check your email addresses!

Email check failed, please try again

Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.

%d bloggers like this: