Ptarmigan Irruption 2021

Hey folks, been awhile and had a crazy year. Last winter that passed on the Quebec side of the Border there was a huge record numbers of Willow Ptarmigan that wintered alot futhur south then normal years as far south as Rouyn in a once in a 30 or 40 year event. So hearing about that from bird watchers and confirmed observations on the internet, I decided to do some ptarmigan hunting on my own here in Ontario while im hunting normal grouse and sharptails at the same time and surely enough connected on 2 of em in March in the cuts on the forestry roads in the northern wmus. Was an awesome surprise and definitely a neat bird of a lifetime. Tasty too, like a better tasting spruce grouse.
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That is very cool... Never seen one before. very cool

Beautiful looking bird. Good job.

Beautiful. Congrats
I always wanted to do a trip on the winter road up north and hunt them.
Seen lots and ate some when Caribou hunting in Quebec.

awesome

Amazing and congrats on the bag. Definitely want to experience hunting them one day.

Sure looks like they're built for the colder, snowy climates. Even fitted with winter boots. Very nice bird. Seen lots when flying up north years ago but never hunted them... cool photos.

WTG congrats, nice looking birds

Very nice..birds ��

Nice birds, I don't hunt north enough to have ever seen one in person. Thanks for posting