Joe in Charlotte, I used to go to INEL on business for the University of ID in the early 1980s, and would occasionally get up extra early and go for a quick ramble in the desert outside of the Reservation. Popped more than a few jackrabbits and a coyote with my pump .22 WRM. Did you ever get to the National Sheep Range?
My favorite experience regarding INEL was one guy at the Polish consulate in Vancouver who was VERY interested in that part of Idaho (but never mentioned INEL); we invited him down to Moscow (ID, not that other one) for a visit--very charming guy. But one of our professors who WAS Polish had lunch with us and later told us he was no more Polish than I was. FBI got very interested in him after that..... Spies in IDAHO???? Dang.
Pal Dave, the chukar thing is the disease; worse than anything you can catch from a rabbit!
Great story and pics! THANKS!
