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• Idaho chukar surveys over

  September 15, 2011 in Outdoors on Page K8 The last good barometer Snake River region hunters have had on the hatching success of upland birds has ended. Idaho Fish and Game biologists will no longer conduct aerial chukar …

• Landers: Last blast favors chukars

  January 20, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 The wind was blowing hard enough up the Snake River canyon on Monday morning to rock the pickup after I shut down the engine. The light drizzle splattered the windshield … 2

• Landers: Last blast favors chukars

  January 19, 2011 in Sports The wind was blowing hard enough up the Snake River canyon on Monday morning to rock the pickup after I shut down the engine. The light drizzle splattered the windshield …

• Idaho chukars provide bright spot amid mixed bird-hunting prospects

  September 16, 2010 in Outdoors on Page K7 Time to start training for the harshest bird hunting terrain in the region, since chukars may be one of the saving graces in a season of mixed news for upland …

• Birds poised for comeback

  September 17, 2009 in Sports on Page K12 Upland bird hunters have reason for hope this year. Coming off one of the worst pheasant, quail and partridge years in memory, production appears to be up from Southern Idaho … 1

• Chukar numbers rebounding

  September 3, 2009 in Outdoors Idaho Fish and Game Department aerial surveys reveal the canyonland partridge have nearly doubled their numbers from last year’s dismal lows.

• It’s a noxious task, but someone’s got to control weeds

  May 28, 2009 in Sports, Outdoors on Page B1 It’s not good enough that most outdoors aficionados don’t care for noxious weeds. We need to hate them.