Hells Canyon Chukars pt 1 *Hells Freezes Over* 2024

[@patchitwood7428]

Your editing and storytelling are what make your videos so good and unique. There are plenty of bird hunting videos on KZbin, but very few others tell the story of the hunt like you do.

[@ericforrester1]

Thank you! 👊

[@bddmhopp5]

As an Idaho resident, thanks for picking up your shells.

[@RandallVoorhees]

The reining champion of upland hunting videographers.

[@g-man2228]

Riggs enthusiasm is contagious! I like it more when he tosses’em to you…😉👊🏻

[@MattRShort]

"Rigs the partridge pointing rockstar" strikes again! So cool to watch!

[@ericforrester1]

😁 yes he did!

[@skydouglas996]

Your level of physical fitness and agility is enviable, and the dogs are a pure joy to watch. Gorgeous views from those ridge tops are worth the work to get there.

[@ericforrester1]

Thanks!

[@lukeparadis6055]

I love late season hunts like this. Especially when they are all on the sunny slope it can get chaotic lol.

[@brucedunek4000]

Hunting and recording in that territory- you're amazing! Your work makes the experience real for us viewers! You're the Spiellberg of bird recording!

[@ericforrester1]

Wow thanks! 👊

[@toddvanvooren8028]

That terrain!!! My goodness! I need a nap just watching! lol. Great content!

[@ericforrester1]

😆👍

[@jeffmertens9790]

What a ride along! It couldn't have been more authentic for the viewer unless we were sitting on your shoulder!! Outstanding dogs, breathtaking panarama, and absolutely enjoyable commentary!!! 11 of 10 stars!!

[@ericforrester1]

Thank you! 👊

[@fidiusjwhoopie]

That huge leap Riggs made across the little ravine was awesome, great vid bro

[@ericforrester1]

Thanks 👊

[@montrichins6040]

It’s insane how much they wait for you to slip to jump up! Great dog work from Riggs on adjusting!

[@scottjones8036]

Great video, beautiful scenery and wonderful dog work! Thanks

[@ericforrester1]

Thank you!

[@luqmankhatab6545]

Loved this video the field is mesmerizing, your pointers are amazing and your video recording and editing makes it more beautiful, overall 10/10 ❤️

[@ericforrester1]

Thank you!

[@Chukartramp]

You do very well for not being solely a chukar hunter in hells Canyon. The dogs and you get a lot of experience on upland birds, which is key. I would recommend going earlier in the season, though. I hunt chukar almost exclusively, being I live in the steep beautiful state of idaho 1 hour from this area. Birds are extremely weary and conditions are treacherous late season. Getting there can be life or death.

[@wymore73]

Hands down the BEST chukar hunting video I’ve ever seen!

[@ericforrester1]

So cool, thanks! 👊

[@marvinlacsina2662]

Hey Eric as we all know, it’s not always about the Hits & Misses…. Its about the entire experience.. and the way I see it, that hunting trip you just showed us is a total winner👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻… and as always, amazing video man! Thanks for sharing with us.

[@ericforrester1]

You right, thanks man!

[@kcwi128]

The video is top notch. Gorgeous landscape and great dog work. Don’t forget to show some footage of you picking up those empty shells. You are an influencer 😉

[@garya9875]

You and your dogs got to be in great shape for a hunt like that -that terrain was ruff and dangerous. Dog work was excellent and as always a great hunt video and looking forward to part 2.

[@ericforrester1]

Thank you!

[@robbyanderson8489]

Really enjoy your videos and the quality of them and nice dogs

[@jphill7327]

Eric, have you ever thought about making a gear dump video for the different hunts you do? Go over your choke set ups if they vary shell selection vest and contents… it’d be a cool off season video to get ready for this season

[@ericforrester1]

@@jphill7327 I have videos on these subjects and many more on my Patreon page 👍 www.patreon.com/ericforrester

[@jphill7327]

@@ericforrester1 awesome I’ll check that out

[@robertleong136]

Great video…especially the dogs!

[@ericforrester1]

Thanks!

[@azquailadventures]

Awesome! I can only imagine the difficulty traversing that steep country in the snow! Dogs looked great and birds numbers were insane! Great job man! Bring on part 2 already!!

[@ericforrester1]

Thanks brother, will do! 👍

[@weinerdog137]

Snow days, are often good days! Thanks for sharing.

[@NoIwont]

Review: "The Red-legged Devils of Hell's Canyon Part 1" Good gawd Eric...the only ones that belong up there on top of those mts. are the dogs, they ruled up there. Stunning habitat in tough conditions. Great hunting footage complete with 60% terrain and skybusting missed shots! Very tough shooting conditions and well filmed. This was the best of your 23-24 bird season from this couch potatoes view point. Dog work was an A+, hunter and shooting was A+ with conditions given. I have been in areas of large masses of chukar cackling...like hearing bugleing elk in rut, this brought back memories of lore for me, audio was outstanding. Hopefully there is a part 2 2024 in play. Thanks for sharing as always and rest easy, you and the pups deserve that.

[@ericforrester1]

So glad you liked it, thanks! 👍

[@weshohler7601]

Great video!!! You earned your birds for sure.

[@jcorbuk]

brillant video!

[@nathanlozier1817]

Always look forward to your videos Eric. Riggs is killin it this year!

[@ericforrester1]

Thanks!

[@emanuelesalaroli9420]

Guardo dall' italia i video. BELLISSIMI!!!!

[@richc4231]

Tubby is the man! Great job training him

[@romeoalphafoxtrot9517]

Great video and dog work Eric! That is some Hella Country there! CRAZY! WOW! I can't wait for Pt 2!

[@ericforrester1]

Thanks!

[@dougwilkinson-uq3xr]

I love your dogs and your videos. Best in the business!

[@ericforrester1]

Thanks!

[@jakef1977]

Wow that hunt looked crazy! One day I will hunt the hellish area. We had a good year here in NorthEastern California. I love watching your dogs they are what I hope my soon to be puppy to be.

[@the_upland_sasquatch]

It seems like the easy shots are the ones that are missed the most. I can relate to that big time!

[@staceyrotenberger8246]

Great hunt eric, I've never hunted chucker, looks like fun. Over and under my friend. No semi

[@ericforrester1]

If you had ever hunted chukar you wouldn’t say no semi. 😉

[@anthonyhoward3397]

Quality content brother.thank you!

[@cryptohammer2400]

Man, this is probably one of the best upland videos I’ve ever watched great camera, editing, and storytelling and watching those dogs work wow. What kennel are your dogs out of?

[@cryptohammer2400]

I guess I should’ve waited till the video was over to ask about the dogs lol you have a short hair too also right?

[@ericforrester1]

😁 yep…they are from my kennel ghostpointwirehairs.com. All are wirehairs but Tubbs has a slick coat.

[@Sk8GoofyAllDay]

Great, as always!

[@biccazzapassione603]

Les densités sont incroyables…bravo aux chiens et au chasseur dans ces paysages rudes et fantastiques

[@ericforrester1]

merci!

[@israrhaq73]

Hat's off amazing hunt.

[@gsp_in_training]

It's unlike you to miss birds. Man I feel your pain. Great hunt and video!

[@johnvanderwalker4830]

Crazy as a chukar hunter. Great video

[@abduulkadirpolat1449]

Tank you Eric .Süpeeeer

[@thebirdbum9182]

Terrific video, Eric! Boy, those were very tough conditions. Thanks for sharing!

[@ericforrester1]

Thanks Brady! 👊

[@richc4231]

Love it!!

[@Chukartramp]

There were a lot of days of air stagnation in our area this year. I had those days of hard scenting conditions. Another observation I observed this year was that there were more birds than usual scent everywhere running educated birds made the dogs struggle. Coinciding with the stagnation that ran for days, no winds.

[@ericforrester1]

Exactly my experience as well. There were several factors that made for some difficult conditions for the dogs.

[@kmilesSC]

Tubby is amazing!

[@muharremgumus321]

Muhteşem av olmuş. Daim olsun.👏👏👏

[@billtawn3474]

Looks fun.

[@Gokiburi777]

Best part of watching Eric struggle up and down Hell’s Canyon is the realization than my chukar/hun spot is a level mile long walk to a hill that is no more than 500’ tall! Great video Eric.

[@ericforrester1]

😁 That’s the kind of spot you hunt when you know better! I don’t run into any locals in these spots.

[@jacobbrincat5774]

Amazing content as always Eric, keep it up

[@ericforrester1]

Thank you!

[@billkennedy62]

My favorite place to hunt.

[@ericforrester1]

Me too 🍻

[@bweske]

Great video! be sure your in-reach subscription is up to date in that type of conditions

[@ericforrester1]

Definitely 👍

[@Vivircazando]

You have to be a little crazy to hunt partridges on those steep slopes with snow 😝😝 Saludos desde España.

[@ericforrester1]

Yep! 😉

[@dionbrandt6176]

Always make it look easy, tuff country to hunt.

[@albertmccaughan6513]

Love your clean content. Can you do some videos of your favorite Chucker recipes someday? 💥🪶😊

[@HizanAv]

Videoların arasinda en guzel av Hells Canyon da oluyor . Sürekli bu avlakta avlan çok güzel bir yer. Tek solukta izledik. Emeğine sağlık teşekkür ederiz 🙏

[@ericforrester1]

Teşekkür ederim, beğendiğinize sevindim!

[@HizanAv]

En iyi sizsiniz videolar harika. Beğenmek ne kelime ailecek izliyoruz dostum

[@jtclinton22]

I live in Cambridge. I’ve seen your pickup in town the last few years lol. I shed hunt a lot of the same stuff you’re bird hunting. I can’t believe the number of birds I see while out there. I don’t bird hunt but I’ve always thought someone would love some of them spots and looks like you do. I probably have a lot of the other sides to some of the sheds you’ve found. Maybe we’ll run into each other one of these years!!!

[@AfzaalWardagHunting]

Aww Eric I was waiting for this episode since long I'm sure despite having hardships u had plenty of fun with tubs n Riggs awesome boys ❤

[@ericforrester1]

Absolutely! 👍

[@calebhill2058]

Hey Eric!! Always really enjoy and look forward to your content! Question: how do you work on your dog’s steadiness on point?

[@ericforrester1]

It’s a process of course but early on I used pigeons in launchers then I progress using other techniques while integrating whoa. I have some puppy bird intro videos on this on my Patreon page if you are interested www.patreon.com/ericforrester

[@merhisamer8912]

Hermoso paisaje y cazeria waoooo

[@trevorbradford3609]

Great video man. What is your camera setup?

[@ericforrester1]

Just a GoPro 10 on a head strap

[@Davitsd]

Thank you for a great videos! I'm hunter from Tbilisi, Georgia, Caucasus and I like what I see. We are more or less the same, everywhere, I believe😊 Not sure if I will visit that plases, but if you like to travel to Georgia, I'll be happy to host you.

[@ericforrester1]

Thank you!

[@josephfeldhaus6164]

Awesome video! There is definitely something alluring to hunting that steep country. It definitely stole my heart. Out of curiosity, what shotgun are you running? I can’t decide between a 12 or a 20.

[@markphinney3152]

Epic video as we've all come to expect from you. Nice work. Must not be any ground cactus in that area? Where I hunt them in BC, there's lots of prickly pear.. very hard on dogs..

[@ericforrester1]

Nope, we don’t see much cactus at all.

[@TRAKNoutdoors]

Heck yea man! Love it. We put out a lot of very similar videos. If you make it back to Nevada next year I would love to get together for a colab! Keep it up Eric!

[@ericforrester1]

Sure sounds good. I’d love to get back out there. 👍

[@drewclements04]

My guess on scenting conditions, there are so many birds, the dogs are having a hard time distinguishinging old from new

[@engimaFIBER]

i am waiting for pt 2 love from pakistan eric every season i also hunt chakors in pakistan

[@Imragnar1]

Id wind up in traction if i hunted rhat in the snow I wound up with a torn ligment in my knee luckly at the end of phz season love the vids eric

[@ericforrester1]

Get well soon 👊

[@tomaskrogman1255]

Awesome video and amazing landscape. What shotgun are you using?

[@ericforrester1]

Benelli Ethos 12ga

[@Dikpole]

Excellent video quality. Great hunting. What camera was it filmed on?

[@ericforrester1]

GoPro 10

[@Dikpole]

@@ericforrester1 🤝

[@patchitwood7428]

While the hunting conditions were tough, they sure were picturesque. What shot size/choke do you use for chukars?

[@ericforrester1]

On this trip I shot #5 and improved cylinder. I wanted to shoot Modified but I broke my choke wrench trying to change it.

[@gjkMN]

Awesome video as always, Eric! I have a GPS question for you. You mentioned towards the end of the video checking your gps to make sure you were at the correct elevation, something I hadn’t heard before. Do you have a video specifically detailing how you use your gps in the field? Tips and tricks a novice like might now know?

[@ericforrester1]

I have many bonus videos on my Patreon page but not on GPS specifically. Knowing your elevation in relation to the dog can be very helpful in steep chukar country.

[@pisom4314]

that looked like a awesome trip!! where can we get one of those ghost point hats?? it looks very nice!! those were some tough shots there, not many could do any better in that situation either!!

[@ericforrester1]

Thanks Paul. We sell the hats. Send me a message through the website and I’ll get you one. GhostPointWirehairs.com

[@j6784d]

When you bust up a covey of chukar is it preferable to then go find the singles (if they're not in another county)? Or not they're not like quail just keep going to find another covey and fresh scenario?

[@ericforrester1]

I don’t think of chukar the same way as I might valley quail or gambels. However, single chukar do hold better just as their quail cousins do.

[@belacp923]

Awesome production as always! Are you running a garmin watch with an alpha system? Recently picked up an alpha and looking to add a watch and wondered if you have a recommendation

[@ericforrester1]

Yes, I run an Instinct watch with my Alpha and like it.

[@subaric]

Hi Eric! Great job, and great content. What settings do you use and what program for editing videos? I'm filming with Dji Osmo Action 4 in 4k/60 fps, and exporting it in 4k 60fps via Cap cut, but so many times while I'm watching it on yt I have bad resolution problems, which I do not have watching your videos...

[@ericforrester1]

I use a GoPro 10 4k 60 wide. Editing on iMovie. I have an entire video on filming and editing on my Patreon page if you are interested. www.patreon.com/ericforrester

[@jasonconant8531]

Hey brother, what’s your garmin watch. This looks like a great way to track your pup without having to constantly use the gps.

[@ericforrester1]

It’s an Instinct

[@TaylorRitter-g4t]

When was this ? Very snowy over there

[@ericforrester1]

January

[@amirfallah7484]

Nice 👍👍👍... Iran

[@SalihAykanat]

Süper bir av tebrikler Türkiye’den selamlar

[@kaidgorringe120]

What shells do you like to shoot? And are you running a modified or a full choke? The times I went out this year I wounded a lot of birds and just couldnt ever seem to knock them down.

[@ericforrester1]

Last couple seasons I’ve been shooting #5 at chukars. I was using IC on this trip but only because I broke my choke wrench and couldn’t change to modified.

[@kaidgorringe120]

@ericforrester1 Thanks, I appreciate the info!

[@tylerreiman710]

Love this stuff! Do you ever run into a bunch of other hunters when you go to Hells Canyon or you the only one with strong legs? 😂

[@ericforrester1]

😁 not many, but it might be because they are smarter 😉

[@MichaelScott-yn1yi]

Are you going to do a fallow up?

[@ericforrester1]

Yes, soon.

[@dormantmenace]

Awesome video. But I don't think ide hunt that terrain alone, In that weather. It looks steep even on camera. I shattered an ankle in middle of nowhere. I was exhausted in about 50yrds trying to hop out to the closest dirt road.

[@garrettboothe4053]

I saw I shed in your video you missed hahaha

[@dougbutz429]

Eric. . What time of year was this ?. January ?. Oh. And those uphill shots. Not for me anymore. Busted my ass out in SD doing it this year. Rolled 10 yrds down the hill. At 76yrs old that was stupid. Another good one Eric. Can't wait to see part 2.

[@ericforrester1]

Yes sir, January. 👍

[@jygonshen]

sheesh you could have used a sled for some of these hills!

[@garrettboothe4053]

You can see the shed at 10:09 of the video

[@outdoorrn2980]

That looks like catastrophic tragedy or certain death is one misstep away!!!

[@dangruber9235]

I always love the Hells canyon episodes. Is there reason to wait until January, or is it just your own schedule that was the reason. Of course it would extend the season for us in the Midwest/ Great Lakes states considering most close seasons up close to Jan 1

[@ericforrester1]

That’s just when I’ve always gone. I’d like to hunt earlier in the season as well.

[@morenothing4u]

One word, Sketchy.

[@gusbuster8068]

Idaho or Oregon?

[@troutcheando]

How many dogs do you have? What are their names?

[@ericforrester1]

Cici Tubbs Twigg Savvy Riggs Stormy Motley and Z.

[@jacobbrincat5774]

Hey Eric, how come we had no shotkam footage? Still a great video nonetheless

[@ericforrester1]

Still working out the kinks with it. There were a couple shots in this video and a few more to come in the next episodes.

[@duggaboy]

Eric, thanks for the shotkam footage at 30:48. Nice double!

[@ГуламжанАйтиев-в8ж]

Я ИЗ КЫРГЫЗСТАН УНАС ТОЖЕ МНОГИ ТАКОЙ ПТИЦА КЕКЛИК ,..НОМЕР ДРОБИ СКАЖИТЕ ..СПАСИБО

[@imrangul5226]

efsane

[@afshinmofid858]

Your first shot was dangerously close to your dog's head.

[@ГуламжанАйтиев-в8ж]

ЗДРАСТВУЙТЕ АТЛИЧНАЯ ОХОТА С КАКОЙ ДРОБЫ ПОЛЗУЙИТЕС НОМЕР ДРОБ КАКОЙ УВАС..

[@ericforrester1]

Обычно я использую 5 или 6 выстрелов для чукара.

[@ГуламжанАйтиев-в8ж]

спасибо

[@Славентий-в1п]

А нихуя то вы стрелять не можите😂😂😂