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 ...

According to a recent press release by the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW), its biologists are forecasting an upcoming season of mixed blessings for upland game hunters as chukar hunting is ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gary Lewis / For The BulletinGrant Gehrmann with Earl and Gehrmann’s first chukar of the day. We finished our pheasant hunt early. Pete Peterson, our guide from Ruggs Ranch, said he thought we could ...

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 ...