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Aaron
Robinson is on a research mission, and he’s in good company. SportDOG
Brand® is lending support to Robinson, a Brigham Young University student,
as he undertakes a study that will reveal more about chukar partridge
(Alectoris chukar) populations in the western United States.
The list of parties joining Robinson is a long one. In addition to SportDOG Brand, the Nevada Division of Wildlife, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, the Utah Chukar and Wildlife Foundation, the Nevada Chukar Foundation, Carson Valley Chukar Club, Water for Wildlife Foundation, Pershing County Chukars Unlimited, Pheasants Forever and Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife are all lending assistance to Robinson as he researches the chukar’s life history.
Native to mountainous parts of Asia, Western Europe, and the Middle East, chukars were first introduced in North America in 1893. By 1954, California, Idaho, Nevada and Washington considered chukars successfully established. By 1968, Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming had established sufficient enough self-sustaining populations that hunting seasons were established.
Robinson’s study area extends from Idaho into Utah and Nevada. Chukars are one of the most popular upland game birds in the West. The Nevada Division of Wildlife considers them the most popular game bird in the state, and Utah is home to a growing number of chukar hunting enthusiasts. Yet, as popular as this game bird has become, there is still much to learn about the species. Through research, Robinson hopes to determine basic life history characteristics, home range, life expectancy, nesting and brooding habitat, and many other important biological facts.
SportDOG Brand remote trainers and locating equipment are essential to Robinson’s research. He will used dogs to find chukar broods and nests in rugged, mountainous habitat during summer. SportDOG gear will be an important asset in controlling the dogs and then locating them once they have pointed study birds. Once the dog finds a brood or nest, habitat data is collected to determine vital variables surrounding chukar use sites.