Arizona · Upland

Chukar

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Season 2026-27

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Season windows

Season01 SEP 2026 – 07 FEB 2027160d

As publishedSep 1, 2026-Feb 7, 2027 (statewide, excluding National Wildlife Refuges)

What you may take, and when

Take and hours

Bag limit5/day, 15 possession (max 5/day)

Licence and outlook

HIP requiredNot required

Exceptions posted at the boundary

Statewide general season, no falconry/archery split noted in regs.

Population outlook

Arizona 2026

Awaiting survey — Arizona 2026

AZGFD runs no pre-season population survey for chukar — only a voluntary post-season hunter-contact/harvest survey exists, which reports retrospective harvest data, not a forecast. Confirmed absence of pre-season forecast infrastructure, any year.

Also open in Arizona during this window

California quailGeneral: Oct 16, 2026-Feb 7, 2027 (statewide + several NWRs). Falconry-only: Sep 1, 2026-Mar 4, 2027 (most units) / Jul 1, 2026-Mar 31, 2027 (Units 25M, 26M, 38M)
Dusky grouseSep 1-Nov 8, 2026 (statewide, excluding National Wildlife Refuges and Unit 31)
Gambel's quailGeneral: Oct 16, 2026-Feb 7, 2027 (statewide + several NWRs). Falconry-only: Sep 1, 2026-Mar 4, 2027 (most units) / Jul 1, 2026-Mar 31, 2027 (Units 25M, 26M, 38M)
Montezuma quail (Mearn's quail)Dec 4, 2026-Feb 7, 2027 (statewide, including San Bernardino NWR, excluding all other NWRs)
Mourning doveEarly: Sept 1-15, 2026. Late: Nov 20, 2026-Jan 3, 2027. (Falconry-only: Sept 16-Nov 1, 2026.)
Northern bobwhite quailJul 1, 2026-Jun 30, 2027 (year-round; statewide excluding NWRs, Units 11M/25M/26M/38M, and portions of Units 20B/42)
Ring-necked pheasantGeneral (shotgun): Sep 1-15, 2026 (Unit 40B only, roosters only); Archery-only: Oct 16, 2026-Feb 7, 2027 (statewide); Falconry-only: Sep 7, 2026-Feb 7, 2027 (statewide)
Scaled quailGeneral: Oct 16, 2026-Feb 7, 2027 (statewide + several NWRs). Falconry-only: Sep 1, 2026-Mar 4, 2027 (most units) / Jul 1, 2026-Mar 31, 2027 (Units 25M, 26M, 38M)

Issuing agencyArizona Game and Fish Departmentwww.azgfd.comRecord year 2026