Great pictures! I used to hunt them in eastern Oregon when I was growing up. We would hunt chukar in the canyons, and then find Huns in the lower areas where ranchers had fields of wheat and fruit trees planted around huge machinery buildings. I loved hunting both birds, but enjoyed eating the dark-meat Huns much more than the white-meat Chukar.

Unbelievable amount here this year. Lucky to see one or two coveys in a year. This year I would say I’ve seen over 400 birds. Not sure what was so special about last spring but it was a great year for them

Best tasting game bird there is in my opinion. Problem is I haven’t shot one in nearly two decades here in east central SD. Had lots of them in my youth, but been very scarce the last 20 years or so. I see a couple coveys each year but will not harvest any until they hopefully make a comeback. My cousin and I have been tossing around the idea of trying to hatch some and release to see if it will help to bolster the local population. I’ve spent money on far dumber things I guess…lol