Nicknamed the "devil bird," the chukar is not for the fair-weather hunter. These game birds introduced from the Middle East and southern Asia thrive in the steep slopes and treacherous terrain of the ...

In the side-by-side, rounding the steep shoulder of the mountain, we swung around a corner and saw a chukar step into the two-track. The guns were put away, but when two or three more chukar ...

It’s a bad year for chukars, or so the papers say. Supposedly, the hot weather, lack of moisture and various other conditions have left the population in poor shape, providing few opportunities for ...

Bird hunting can be humbling and exhilarating, often compressing these extremes in a weekend or day, or even brief moments between shots. I was fortunate to return to the chukar grounds before ...

As the pickup slides to a stop in a remote corner of Elko County, I can’t help but chuckle. There in the dusty cloud kicked up by the truck’s tires is a gathering of critters strolling casually along ...

The southeast corner of the state provides Washington scattergunners with their best chukar hunting, and many say winter is the top time to chase – literally – these masked bandits of the basalt. With ...

HELLS CANYON, Idaho – The hill looked too steep. It was brown and pointy, and we’d have to walk straight up a big expanse of grass to reach the top. Once there, we’d have to keep walking if we wanted ...

2017 counts reflect “normal” numbers, wildlife officials say. Hunters may have to hike a bit farther this year to find the hard-to-get chukar partridge. Chukar populations dropped sharply this year ...

RENO — The hunting season for Nevada’s most popular game bird began Saturday with hunters facing poor to fair prospects. Nevada Department of Wildlife officials said hunters probably will find fewer ...

DWR– After flying in helicopters over two areas in Utah’s West Desert, Division of Wildlife Resources biologists have some exciting–and unusual–news to report. The number of chukar partridge in ...

On the last day, we walked up through hard snow, styrofoam-like and crunching beneath our boots. We watched the dogs work the slope in search of birds, surfing the waves of current coming down off the ...