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 ...

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 ...

Chukar partridge, or chukar for short, are a non-native game bird introduced to the United States in the 1800s. Native to southern Eurasia, chukars can be found in the mountainous terrain of the ...

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 ...

In the high-altitude, rocky slopes of the Himalayas and the Karakoram, a spirited bird thrives where others might falter. While many might expect a majestic eagle or a colorful peacock to claim 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...