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 ...

BAKER CITY — Russ Elms has hiked many hard miles in a fruitless search for his feathered quarry. But not recently. The miles are still hard, to be sure. The torturous topography which chukars, a type ...

Chukar hens and their broods also are occasionally encountered on trails or roadsides. Generally, however, hikers chance upon this bird as it explodes from underfoot and whirs away, invariably ...

Hunters looking to bag a few chukars this fall may want to turn at least part of their hunting attention north and east to the Beehive State. Utah's chukar numbers are the highest they have been in 17 ...

BIRD HUNTING — Looking for a bird-hunting adventure destination this season? Nevada is putting out the word that it has record-high numbers of chukars in some — not all — portions of the state for a ...

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... MESA COUNTY — Despite an abundance of quality habitat, the first indicator of our prey turned out to be a large man in a blaze orange hoodie riding shotgun ...

I didn’t have anything against the upland game birds until I went hunting with my dad near the Snake River. We chased the chukars up the hills, down the hills and across the hills until I was ...

I received an e-mail this week from Paul Pelletier of Newington, who writes: "My wife and I both enjoy your column and read it every week. Even though we don't do much hunting and fishing, we always ...

The United Field Trialers Association held the Bill Roff Memorial Chukar Championship April 14-16 at Fairbanks Rod and Gun Club for about 75 dogs. Participants and their bird dogs of various breeds ...