Ptarmigan

[ceriksson]

Lots of them up here in NWT. I got up early and went for a drive out of town this morning. (early is a relative term, I got up at 745 as it was still dark put here till close to 830.

Got one bird and brought it home and cooked it on the frying pan with some olive oil and spices the. Put it in a sandwich.

Their meat is a dark red closer to Canada Goose and cooks looking like beef. Tasty though!

 

[theoscarpaco]

Nice one! If you don't mind me asking, where did you get him? I have been up and down Vee Lake Rd every weekend and when there aren't too many people walking their dogs I have run into a couple rabbits and spruce grouse. No ptarmigan though.

 

[BigUglyMan]

The joke about cooking ptarmigan... put the bird and a rock in a pot and boil them until the water evaporates. Then throw the bird away and eat the rock!

I usually pan fry them with a little light breading then eat 'em with some spuds.

 

[wbaad]

Ptarmis are back!

 

[Brutus]

Very Nice cerickson! They are occassionally spotted "down here" in NE Alberta. The 500 WMUs of Alberta along with Willmore have an extended season.
The problem is finding them. Last year I did actually see one of them. This year, none to be found locally AFAIK. They must be in hiding, along with the sharptails and spruce grouse this year. The one I did see was very early last fall. What confused me is that when I viewed it, it was in it's summer plummage.

 

[pounder]

There are lots around here,try to eat them once a week at least.

pounder

 

[Brutus]

^Is that a sub-gauge Ruger Red Label there Pounder?

 

[ceriksson]

I drove out towards Rae and kept my eyes peeled. I first spotted a pair of them but I spooked them before I could shoot. The one I got was on its own and I managed to sneak up on it.

 

[jongun]

Good shootin bud. What gun is that you're using?

 

[ceriksson]

It's my volquartsen 10/22 with a bushnell red dot

 

[HuntNL]

I am jealous, the numbers are way down here.

 

[pounder]

That's my son with his Ruger 20 ga. ( was mine till he could reach it )

pounder

 

[trapandhunt]

seeing many this year pounder thinking of going churchi or lab city this spring to do a snow shoeing from the roads hunt.

 

[davemccarthy707]

I am jealous, the numbers are way down here.

Lots of them here on the Burin Pen. Lots.

 

[ceriksson]

I'm planning to head out tomorrow just before sunrise and hopefully can spot a one or two or 5

 

[BigUglyMan]

I'm planning to head out tomorrow just before sunrise and hopefully can spot a one or two or 5

Crack of 9 departure, eh? Lucky you still have long days!

 

[Diligence]

I used to hunt them all the time in the 70's with my Dad. And we lived in Northern-ish Saskatchewan (La Ronge). I remember it being fun.

 

[ceriksson]

Crack of 9 departure, eh? Lucky you still have long days!

haha yea, only in the north can you sleep in AND get up at dawn!

 

[G P]

Lots of them here on the Burin Pen. Lots.

Yeah, but too bad the season closed 2 weeks ago! Dave, I heard there weren't many around your area this year, I only hunted further down the Peninsula.

 

[pounder]

There are good numbers of willows around here small flocks of 20 - 30 birds as well as larger flocks of Rock Ptarmigan from up north here for the winter. It will be good eating this winter.

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