As publishedSep 1 (res.) / Sep 11 (nonres.) - Jan 1, 2027 (Jan 10, 2027 in a specified Carbon County boundary)
Chukar occur primarily in Carbon County.Combined bag/season with Hungarian partridge (shared 8-bird aggregate daily bag). Standard season Sep 1 (res.)/Sep 11 (nonres.) - Jan 1, 2027; a described portion of Carbon County (Route 72/Hwy 310/Edgar-Pryor Rd/Crow Reservation boundary/Big Horn Lake area) runs 9 days longer, closing Jan 10, 2027 instead of Jan 1.
Tracked via Montana FWP's combined annual Upland Game Bird Season Outlook (pheasant, sage grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, gray/Hungarian partridge, chukar, dusky grouse, spruce grouse, ruffed grouse together, by region). The 2025 edition published Aug 20, 2025; a fresh direct fetch of the stable landing page (fwp.mt.gov/hunt/seasons/forecasts) on 2026-08-19 confirms it still shows only the 2025 edition — the 2026 edition appears imminent (one day short of last year's exact publish date). Chukar's own signal within the Outlook comes from voluntary harvested-wing submissions (age/productivity), not a standalone survey.