As publishedSept 19, 2026-Jan 31, 2027
SD GFP's own species page states no wild/established chukar population persists in South Dakota; hunters occasionally encounter released or escaped birds only. The regulated season exists (combined with gray partridge, identical dates and bag) but is functionally moot for wild-bird hunting.
SD GFP has no quantitative or qualitative pre-season survey for chukar - confirmed absence of any outlook/forecast infrastructure for this species, any year (per knowledge-base's 2026 outlook data-collection-plan registry).