Upland Gamebirds NO PICTURE

Northern Bobwhite

One of the most popular gamebirds in the U.S.

Widely propagated in game farms

Hunted through most of the Southern and Central U.S.

(Most of the South and parts of the Midwest)

Found in old fields and brushy grasslands

Montezuma Quail

Hunted in most states in its range

(New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Mexico)

Found in Pine Forests

Mountain Quail

Hunted in most states in its range

(Most states on the West Coast)

Found in Coniferous forests and Mountain sides

Gambels Quail

Hunted in most states of its range

(Sonoran, Chihuahuan, and Mojave Deserts)

Very popular gamebird

California Quail

Hunted in all of its range

(West Coast and Baja Peninsula)

Also introduced to Hawaii and is hunted there

Found in oak forests

Most popular Western Gamebird

Scaled Quail

Popular to hunt on short glass plains

(Southwest and Mexico)

Plain Chachalaca

Only species of Cracidae in the U.S.

(Southern Texas by the Rio Grande, into Mexico and Centeral America)

Is a trophy bird in Texas, but popular and common in Mexico

Chukar

Native to Asia, introduced to the U.S.

(Found in some Western States and Hawaii)

Hunted throughout it’s range

Found in rocky desert areas

Popular to use for bird dog training

Gray Partridge

Native to Eurasia, but widely introduced to the U.S.

(Found in the Northern Midwest and Northwestern states and into Canada)

Range is declining

Still hunted in most of its range

Ring-Neck Pheasant

Native to Asia and introduced to Europe and the U.S.

(Found in the Midwest and parts of the South)

Extensively propagated for shooting preserves

Found in agricultural lands, grasslands, and prairies

Himalayan Snowcock

Introduced and found exclusively in Nevada

Found in rocky montane brushlands

Ocellated Turkey

Found only in Mexico and Central America

Very popular trophy bird

Ruffed Grouse

Most commonly hunted and only grouse in Eastern U.S.

(Northeast and parts of the Midwest, some Northwestern states and into Canada and Alaska)

Occupies hardwood forests

Spruce grouse

Only hunted in Alaska, Minnesota, Montana, Washington, and Idaho and in Canada

Dusky grouse

Found in some Western states and into British Columbia

Widely hunted throughout its range

Sooty grouse

Found in the Northwestern states and into British Columbia

White Tailed Ptarmigan

Only ptarmigan in the lower 48

(Mostly in Washington)

Hunted in it’s range and in Canada and Alaska

Turns white in the winter

Willow Ptarmigan

Found in Northern Canada and Alaska

Hunted throughout its range

Turns white in the winter

Alpine Tundras

Rock Ptarmigan

Found roughly in the same range as the Willow Ptarmigan

Hunted throughout its range

Turns white in the winter

Alpine Tundras

Greater Prairie Chicken

Found in the Midwest and into the South but range has severely decreased

Hunted in states where numbers are still stable

Occupies Grasslands

Lesser Prairie Chicken

Extremely small range in the South and some of the Midwest

No longer hunted

Sharp Tailed Grouse

Found in Northern Midwest and into Canada and Alaska

Hunted in most of it’s range

Gunnison Sage Grouse

Listed as threatened and no longer hunted

Very small range in Colorado

Found in Sagebrush areas

Greater sage grouse

Range in the West

Hunted in parts of its range