IDAHO — Seasons for chukar, quail and partridge open today. Hunters need only a valid hunting license to hunt quail, chukar and gray partridge. The chukar and gray partridge seasons run through Jan.

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 ...

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 ...

The call was soft and distant, but it sounded like a chukar partridge to me. “You are probably hearing things,” I thought to myself and continued swapping stories with Paul about our rather lengthy ...

YAKIMA, Wash. —Even though it felt like we skipped October there for a bit last weekend, it looks like we’ll get back to normal temperatures in the next few days. With October’s arrival, several of ...

Hunters need only a valid hunting license to hunt quail, chukar and gray partridge. Chukar and gray partridge seasons run Sept. 21 through Jan. 31 throughout the state. The daily bag limit is eight ...

Mark Midtlyng began hunting with his father and brother 39 years ago when he was a 12-year-old at Northwood Middle School in Spokane. Back then, he hunted mostly ducks, and he now admits he would have ...

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SALT LAKE CITY — Chukar partridge numbers have been extremely high in Utah the past two years. This fall, the number of these unique birds–that thrive in some of Utah’s harshest terrain–is back to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Saturday marks the opening day for Idaho’s chukar, quail and gray partridge hunting seasons. Hunters need only a valid 2015 hunting license to hunt chukar, quail and gray partridge.