They're tasty. For a bird that lives in such harsh terrain, chukar taste good. The ample breast meat is mild and white, looking and tasting much like a Cornish game hen.

Why do people hunt chukar?

A favorite saying of chukar hunters is “the first time you hunt chukar is for fun, every time after that is for revenge.” For those of you who fly fish for steelhead or bow hunt for elk, you'll recognize similar frustration and satisfaction of stacking the odds against yourself, failing most of the time, and then ...

What are Chukars good for?

Chukars, like many partridges, quails, and pheasants, are game birds. Humans commonly hunt them for sport, and eat their meat. There exist tight regulations on hunting in order to keep populations healthy. Most populations, including both native and non-native, are healthy and even increasing in number.