2026–2027 Wild Western Bird Camps (Drop Glamps!)

It’s never too early to start thinking about next season’s adventures.  Now think about creating a DIY bird trip with me: I set up your base camp, and you put boots—and your dogs—on the ground to chase birds to your heart’s content.  Start by emailing me: dropglamping@gmail.com We can build a bird camp around exactly what you want to hunt:

• Mixed bag — camp is your home base for day drives to multiple zones

• Walkable-from-camp — set up right in the hunt country so you don’t unload and

  miss the camp covey!

• Way-out-there - lightly pressured birds — camps positioned to walk straight into the hunt on birds that don’t see many people

  all season!

• Species specific — camp placed to focus on the bird you want most

  
  

I’ve got enough miles under my belt to help shape a solid plan based on your goals.  Here was how much time I put into developing a portfolio of options to set up a great base camp:

• 54 new hunt locations scouted in the 2025–2026 season

• 70+ days in the field from September through January

• Five states hunted: CA, NV, MT, SD, and IA

• ~100 wild birds in the bag with my Bracco Italiano, Kani

• Species: Valley Quail, Bobwhite Quail, Chukar, Hungarian Partridge, Ruffed Grouse, Blue Grouse, Pheasant

• 20+ nights base camped across real bird country

  
  

The season finished in January 2026 in one of the best western bird areas I’ve seen. I don’t post exact locations—that kind of knowledge comes from time in the field and hard-earned experience. I’ve invested significant time, energy, and personal expense learning how wild birds use the vast public lands of the West.  That said, conversation and networking are a big part of how I e-scout and plan. If we connect and start building a base camp together, we just might find ourselves set up in country like I discovered at the end of this last season.

This past January I was scouting a mixed-bag zone for Chukar and Valley Quail. I didn’t turn up the quail—but I found the most unique chukar country I’ve ever seen. It’s remote, rugged, and not a day trip. The final stretch is over three hours of true 4x4 travel, and once you’re there it feels like Grand Canyon–scale country with nobody around.

This chukar hunt is different—big topography, steeps and flats, birds running and feeding, and a dog is a must to get on top of them. The bird numbers? The best I’ve seen! Kani went on point and a football field of chukar erupted. I was so stunned I didn’t even shoulder the gun. We gathered ourselves, worked singles, and put a limit in the bag. I’m definitely heading back to this spot mid and late season 2026–2027.

If you want to make your own wild bird camp next season, reach out: dropglamping@gmail.com

I build the camp. You hunt your heart out. No guided hunts. Bird dogs welcome — my Kani is with me all the time and gets along with everyone (she is a Bracco after all!).

-Cyrus