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<blockquote data-quote="NONYA" data-source="post: 197895" data-attributes="member: 9100"><p>F&G got back to me today...</p><div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #0000ff">Cole, </span></span></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #0000ff">These are Chukar partridge. They are a common non-native game bird in the Great Basin States (NV, ID, UT). We have some smaller populations in south central Montana. I would guess these were released by a local landowner or a dog trainer. It is actually illegal to make these kinds of releases but it does happen periodically. As long as we have mild winters, they will likely continue to reproduce.</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #0000ff">Thanks for the email. Will be interesting to see what becomes of them.</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #0000ff">Rick</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #008080">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></span></em></strong> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #008080">Rick Northrup, Game Bird Coordinator</span></span></em></strong> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #008080">Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks</span></span></em></strong> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #008080">P.O. Box 200701</span></span></em></strong> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #008080">Helena, MT 59620-0701</span></span></em></strong> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #008080">Phone: 406-444-5633</span></span></em></strong> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #008080">Fax: 406-444-4952</span></span></em></strong> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #008080">rnorthrup@mt.gov</span></span></em></strong> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NONYA, post: 197895, member: 9100"] F&G got back to me today... [LEFT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#0000ff]Cole, [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT] [FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#0000ff]These are Chukar partridge. They are a common non-native game bird in the Great Basin States (NV, ID, UT). We have some smaller populations in south central Montana. I would guess these were released by a local landowner or a dog trainer. It is actually illegal to make these kinds of releases but it does happen periodically. As long as we have mild winters, they will likely continue to reproduce.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#0000ff]Thanks for the email. Will be interesting to see what becomes of them.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#0000ff]Rick[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][B][I][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#008080]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[/COLOR][/FONT][/I][/B] [B][I][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#008080]Rick Northrup, Game Bird Coordinator[/COLOR][/FONT][/I][/B] [B][I][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#008080]Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks[/COLOR][/FONT][/I][/B] [B][I][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#008080]P.O. Box 200701[/COLOR][/FONT][/I][/B] [B][I][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#008080]Helena, MT 59620-0701[/COLOR][/FONT][/I][/B] [B][I][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#008080]Phone: 406-444-5633[/COLOR][/FONT][/I][/B] [B][I][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#008080]Fax: 406-444-4952[/COLOR][/FONT][/I][/B] [B][I][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#008080]rnorthrup@mt.gov[/COLOR][/FONT][/I][/B] [/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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