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Hunting the Wiley Chukar in Utah

Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Written by Jerry Sinkovec
Categories: Wingshooting
Tags: birds, chukars, dog, hunt, hunting, ranch, shawn, shot

Having hunted most of the species of upland birds in North America, I’ve come to appreciate the qualities of the chukar. Hunting chukar is an exciting adventure that always includes a surprise or two. Chukars are not only fun to hunt, they are also one of the most hearty birds to put down and typically don’t present a head shot on the rise as pheasant tend to do – making them challenging as well.

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The National Duck Dog Challenge Takes Flight

Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Written by Al Hague
Categories: Wingshooting
Tags: bumper, challenge, dog, duck, event, hunting

Since this is my first column for Shotgun Life, a bit of background is probably appropriate. I was raised in New England and have been involved in the outdoor sports since a young man. At one time I wrote a weekly column for a newspaper about hunting and fishing. In recent years I have been in the shooting sports industry as an industry professional managing a company that manufactured sporting goods and imported shotguns from Italy. I just recently decided to return to my first love of photojournalism.

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