Can Chukers Fly?

[wbruder17]

I mean, I know they CAN fly, but are they like quail and shoot straight up and only go a short distance? Or will the fly fly, never to be seen again?

 

[DomC]

It depends. They usually fly short distances. But in the wild I have seen them head up high then glide down the hill easly 1000 yrds. Makes hunting them a pain. They do flush a lot like quail. There wing feathers are a lot like quail not made to fly to far.

 

[Alexander]

Yes they can fly away.Especially the wild ones but i dont know if you can do the same thing i did to my adolescent turkeys.

I caught them and cut their wing feathers so they wont be able to fly.Is it possible to chukars?

 

[DomC]

Sure you could cut chukar wings, it's not recomended by most. They'll still grow new feathers every year. I would only cut them if they where in a secured area away from predators. I just believe upland game birds wing's shouldn't.