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 ...

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 ...

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WENDOVER, Utah "This is definitely the year of the chukar in Utah," said Dean Mitchell, upland game program coordinator for the Utah Department of Wildlife Resources. He said that nearly every one of ...

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 ...