BAKER CITY — Russ Elms has hiked many hard miles in a fruitless search for his feathered quarry. But not recently. The miles are still hard, to be sure. The torturous topography which chukars, a type ...

Every chukar hunt has its own memories and character. Some can be recalled with a single word. A few years ago, my partners and I became obsessed with the word "avuncular," primarily because none of ...