He began chukar hunting eight years ago, and now, pursuing the game bird makes up most of his time afield. Having chased chukar in Oregon, Idaho, and Nevada, Hardinge warned that first-timers ...

Kyle Thompson, left, and Lindsay Ober take a break on a chukar hunting trip in Sherman County on Dec. 12, 2022. Noah Thomas / OPB.

Few know that thrill better than Mitch Rohlfs, a Pennsylvania native now in his 36th year of hunting the colorful, resilient chukar partridge. “It’s like walking into a minefield,” Rohlfs said.

Try chukar hunting to beat the winter blues. Christine Peterson 307-797-0731, Jan 13, 2018 Jan 13, 2018 Updated Sep 30, 2018; 0; 1 of 4 ...

Hunting the chukar partridge is tough, but enjoyable, proposition. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 57°F. Wednesday, June 18th 2025 Digital Replica Edition. Home Page.

Jim Kujala works his way up into the chukar hunting country of the Snake River Canyon on the last day of the season in January. (Rich Landers) By Rich Landers richl@spokesman.com (509) 459-5508 ...

BRIDGER — Despite repeated attempts by the state to establish chukar partridge in Montana, the birds grabbed only a tenuous foothold in a small, rugged, desert-like section of Carbon County, ...

They're chukar hunting. It's the joys of living in public-land country, and I don't know where I'd be if I didn't live somewhere where I could just walk out and hunt. Here you go.

Chukar hunting. is a workout, and the shooting is tricky. These birds are earned. Gray Partridge. The third import that made itself at home in the U.S., the gray or Hungarian partridge.

Few know that thrill better than Mitch Rohlfs, a Pennsylvania native in his 36th year of hunting the colorful, resilient chukar partridge. “It’s like walking into a minefield,” Rohlfs said.