Just like Karen, the only place that I have seen Chukars in the ABA Area is in Utah. That was at Captial Reef National Park, 31 years ago.
Best wishes,
Steven
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From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf of Gary Metzger <glmetzger55...>
Sent: Sunday, October 5, 2025 8:44 AM
To: <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
Subject: Re: Chukar
Hunters use pen raised quail and chukars for training their hunting dogs. It’s not too unusual to see escapees here and there, especially this time of year.
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Gary
> On Oct 4, 2025, at 6:39 PM, Karen Kottlowski <kkottlowski...> wrote:
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> I saw a Chukar at Whitehall Park this evening. Only got a few blurry phone images. The funny thing is that we were at Middlecreek WMA on Monday and the day before, a Chukar was seen there. My question to the group is: Are Chukars being released in PA or are people raising them here? The only other time that I saw one was in Utah back in 2004, before eBird.
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> Karen
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