{"id":1546,"date":"2022-03-14T15:32:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T22:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-azgfd-main.pantheonsite.io\/?post_type=species&#038;p=1546"},"modified":"2023-10-11T12:09:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T19:09:26","slug":"chukar","status":"publish","type":"species","link":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/species\/chukar\/","title":{"rendered":"Chukar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"about\">About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">In spite of a five month season and a five bird bag limit few people hunt chukars in Arizona. This is due to the remote portion of the state in which they live as well as the steep, rough canyon country where they are found.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull image-feature has-alpha-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column image-feature__content is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"natural-history\">Natural History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From the late 1930s through the early 1970s an effort was made to establish chukars in Arizona. Thousands of chukars were released throughout Arizona at no fewer than 37 different release sites. Almost all of these transplant efforts failed. Today the majority of Arizona\u2019s wild chukars are found in and along the canyons in the far northwest portion of the state north of the Colorado River, the only notable exception being those found in Cataract Canyon west of Tusuyan. Chukars pair up in late March and begin egg laying and incubation from late March through mid April. The average clutch is between 8 to 15 eggs which hatch between late May and early June.<br><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column image-feature__image is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"410\" data-src=\"https:\/\/live-azgfd-main.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/saguaroSunset_555.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1551 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/saguaroSunset_555.jpg 555w, https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/saguaroSunset_555-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/saguaroSunset_555-122x90.jpg 122w, https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/saguaroSunset_555-541x400.jpg 541w, https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/saguaroSunset_555-460x340.jpg 460w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 555px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 555\/410;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-dirt-texture has-beta-dark-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"our-mission\">Our Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">To conserve Arizona\u2019s diverse wildlife resources and manage for safe, compatible outdoor recreation opportunities for current and future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>*Attention chukar hunters:<\/strong> The Department would like to survey chukar hunter participation and success. To do this we are asking chukar hunters to provide an address or email to the Department\u2019s small game biologist, so that they can be surveyed directly after the end of the season. This may be done by sending an email to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:smallgame@azgfd.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">smallgame@azgfd.gov<\/a>\u00a0or through U.S. mail to the Department\u2019s main office, and sending it attention to Terrestrial Wildlife Branch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you shoot a banded chukar, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/a\/TakeSurvey?tt=X9rAoSCgLH8ECHrPeIW9eQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report your harvest here<\/a>. The information you provide helps with the management of the species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"hunt-regulations\">Hunt Regulations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/live-azgfd-main.pantheonsite.io\/hunting\/regulations\/\">Rules and regulations<\/a> for hunting in Arizona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Regulations for spring hunts, fall hunts and pronghorn, elk hunts.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chukars are not native to Arizona but the middle east, with those birds found in Arizona most likely originating in India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1553,"template":"","species-category":[32],"class_list":["post-1546","species","type-species","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","species-category-game"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chukar - Arizona Game &amp; 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