Beautifully saidWe have Pheasants, Grouse, and Chukar here as well and a dog makes a huge difference. Chukar are the hardest to hit for me because they are so fast and evasive, after also exploding at your feet.
The Pheasants and Grouse here will often either hide or run on the ground without dogs to flush them into the air. My hunting buddy kept black Labs for family dog and hunting, and if the birds were there Angi or later Rosie would find and flush them. They were an absolute pleasure to watch work!
My favorite upland bird gun was my Browning OU in 12ga.
Thank you! It took me three tries to get it right and there are brothers and sisters on this thread with more time with the same soulmate.
I believe they will all tell you that it wasn't easy or blissful every step of the way, but they were able to talk their way through the BS and power through the hard times.
For me the secret was to marry my best friend, because I treat friends kindlier and with more consideration than just lovers and she responded in kind.