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"They scare me half to
death when they take off, and
I never could hit those little
buggers!" That comment or
others like it, mixed with
assorted expletives, has
probably been applied to the
Hungarian partridge more
often than to any other
Oregon game bird.
The "Hun," as it is more
popularly known, or gray
partridge, as it is known
throughout Europe, was an
early immigrant to Oregon
and has maintained a foothold
in our state for more than 80
years.
The name "Hungarian" par
tridge is something of a
misnomer as this bird is
native to the British Isles,
most of Europe and parts of
Asia. Although it is now found
in Oreogn only on the east
side of the Cascades, the Hun
was originally introduced in
the Willamette Valley in 1900,
by individuals understandably
encouraged with the earlier
success of the ring-necked
pheasant The Hun was not
released in eastern Oregon
until 1912. Initial stocks came
from central Europe, and
later releases were made from
stock reared on game farms in
the state.
Last year saw what may
well have been Oregon's all
time record Hun population.
At least 1981 provided the
record harvest of 98,000 birds
to Oregon's upland hunters.
This take far exceeded the
previous annual high of 70,000
and impressively topped the
twenty-year harvest average
of 20,000 birds. Rated in
order, highest harvest to
lowest, the top ten counties
last year were Umatilla, Mor
row, Baker, Wallowa, Mal
heur, Gilliam, Union, Wasco,
Sherman and Harney
counties.
This year Hun populations
have dropped off dramatically
in most areas. The result of
overhunting? Some hunters
think so, but biologists say
not. Major fluctuations are
common in many upland bird
species, including the Hun.
lLast years hard winter
'followed by cold, wet weather
during the nesting season was
more likely the reason. And,
as has happened in the past,
favorable winter and nesting
season weather will see a
reversal
Unlike the flashy pheasant,
or even the distinctly-marked
chukar Oregon's other par
tridge species the Hun
appears a dull bird. From a
distance it seems a drab gray
brown. But close-up it has a
rich and distinctive blend of
earth-tone hues. The color is a
mixture of gray and rusty
brown with fine lines of gray,
brown, and black found
throughout the feather pat
tern. The head of adults is a
tawny cinnamon except for a
buffy brown crown and ear
patch. The breast and upper
abdomen is a finely vermi-
"vi4 grnj which is in
terrupted by a chestnut
brown "horseshoe" marking
in males, and the gray flanks
are similarly interrupted by
vertical chestnut barring.
The sexes appear similar
although the "horseshoe" on
the breast may be smaller or
absent in females. Also, the
scapular feathers on the
wings can be used to help
separate the sexes. On males,
these feathers have a dis
tinctive narrow white stripe
along the shaft Females have
a wider stripe, usually with
several crossbars.
Huns are somewhat smaller
than chukars, but larger than
mountain quail They are a
covey bird and are usually
found in small bunches of up
to about 20. When flushed the
covey usually remains to
gether and lands together. If
the covey is broken up, birds
will usually regroup as soon as
possible.
Huns pair off in late Feb
ruary and early March, al
though nesting does not take
place until May and June.
Clutches of ten to 20 olive
white eggs are laid, and after
hatching, both adults care for
the young. All remain to
gether as a covey until the
next mating season, and
several groups may join dur
ing the fall and winter.
Food consists of waste
grain, weed and grass seeds,
insects and green vegetation.
Huns can scratch through
several inches of snow to feed,
and in cold weather may
burrow under the snow at
night for shelter. Although
they can normally withstand
fairly severe winter weather,
bad conditions during the
nesting period and im
mediately following the hatch
can have a devastating affect
In many areas the range of
chukars and Huns overlap and
the hunter never knows which
species will flush next In
other areas Huns and
pheasants may be intermixed
in the same habitat In
general the best habitat for
the Hun is that country
between the brushy, agricul
tural haunts of the pheasant
and the steep rimrock scab
land of the chukar. Rolling
land covered with bunchgrass
and scattered sagebrush, and
especially areas adjacent to
wheat and other grain fields,
is the kind of country where
the Hun is most common.
Huns leave the ground in an
explosive flush with a dis
tinctive squeal of alarm.
Sometimes these birds will sit
tight until the hunter is
almost upon them, and the
sudden rattle of wings and
squeal of alarm is enough to
unsettle even seasoned gun
ners. It is doubtful that Huns
fly any faster than chukars,
but because they are smaller
they appear to depart at a
faster rate and many hunters
think they are the fastest of
the upland birds.
A good wide-ranging point
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