That white bird with the color

markj · Post by **markj** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:08 am

in a pic posted here awhile ago. What type of bird was that? Where do you hunt them? I have never seen one so I hope someone can tell me something on them.

ohiogsp · Post by **ohiogsp** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:53 pm

They are just pigeons. You hunt them anywhere and see them everywhere.

Casper · Post by **Casper** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:54 pm

Ptarmigan? They can be found in many of the Rocky mountain states above 12000 feet all the way to Alaska

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptarmigan

bean1031 · Post by **bean1031** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:08 pm

Is it that one with that beak and those feathers?

markj · Post by **markj** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:25 am

http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/ptarmigen.html

may be it. I saw a pic here of a dog with a white bird had some very bright color in him. Never hunted one of those and thought it was a kewl looking bird.

Was no pigion dude

I can get as many pigions as I want. Sqab season is soon to be upon us. Used to "rob nests" for the older guys that paid good money for sqabs to eat.

Friend of mine was talking about a pair of pigions he sold to a japanese dude, got 50 grand per bird. I bout crapped me drawers when he told me that. He raises pheas, quail and other species of birds.

ohiogsp · Post by **ohiogsp** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 3:20 pm

markj wrote:

Friend of mine was talking about a pair of pigions he sold to a japanese dude, got 50 grand per bird. I bout crapped me drawers when he told me that. He raises pheas, quail and other species of birds.

Your friend must be a famous racer. What is his name? I know there are some pigeons worth $200,000+. I guy near me is auctioning babies out of one of his birds and usually get 10-20,000 ea. That is unheard of for a bird that is unproven in the race loft or breeding loft.

OhioOnPoint · Post by **OhioOnPoint** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 7:13 pm

They are worth about 5 bucks a piece to me

markj · Post by **markj** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:57 am

What is his name?

Check you PMs.

We used to catch em you8ng and sell em to old guys for sqaub

I never could eat em but they sure did. Got a buck apiece for babies then. Could make a quick 50 bucks and at that time (80s) that was a bit of easy cash.

Had a guy would buy the carp we caught too while fishing. Had a nice operation there for awhile, then married the gal I am divorcing and she put a stop to all of that. Getting back to the old stuff I once did now and teaching my son. Win win