I will be driving with my wife and dog from Wisconsin to Oregon in early October to visit my son in Portland. I am planning on siteseeing on the way out and possibly stopping one time for a couple days to do some bird hunting. Then after spending some time with my son, my wife will get on a plane to fly home and I will bird hunt my way back to South Dakota for a week of pheasant hunting before returning to Wisconsin for some deer hunting and late season grouse. By then the dog and I should be tired.

I am looking for suggestions on what and where to hunt. On the way out, I would like a nicer lodge since my wife does not hunt. On the way back I can stay in any flea bag available. I would like to hunt only wild birds and primarily no pheasant since I will see plenty of those in SD. Hiring guides periodically would help since I have nver hunted huns, wild chukar, sharpies or blues. I should have about 1-2 weeks for a slow ride back to SD.

Any and all suggestions and ideas are welcome.

Tom C

�There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.�
Aldo Leopold