Greywing partridge have long been considered by knowledgeable wingshooters to rank in the highest echelons of upland bird hunting, spoken in the same sentences and with an equal reverence as the renowned red grouse of the Scottish highlands or the robust capercaille of Eurasia. Greywings are a high altitude bird about the same size and similar in appearance to a Hungarian partridge, and are generally found in montane grassland habitats above 4000 feet. While relatively common wherever there's suitable habitat, they're rarely seen because of their naturally secretive nature and the fact that they occur in widely dispersed coveys in relatively remote, mountainous landscapes. Hunting greywings is defined as much by their surroundings as by the hunt itself, and any greywing in the bag is a prize well-earned.
Many hunters associate greywing hunting with the high country of the Eastern Cape province, but these dashing little birds are more widely distributed than is imagined. Richard and I were hunting with renowned PH Mike Currie, near his home outside Ermelo, in Mpumalanga province. Mike is undoubtedly best known for his exploits as a PH in Cameroon and the Congo, and I've heard it said that few, if any other PHs living today, have taken as many bongos as Mike has. But, as evidenced by the way he interacts with his dogs, and
