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 ...

Seasons for two upland game birds — chukar and Hungarian partridge — open today in Idaho and next Saturday in Utah. Opening days usually bring a flurry of hunter activity. Forest grouse gives people ...

The nonnative upland bird species don’t usually share the same habitat, but two chukar and a larger cousin, the pheasant, ...

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 ...