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No, this isn't porn. Has anyone killed one of these birds? This is the rarest upland bird in the U.S. 4 killed per year, as I see it. They fly at 80 MPH. That is amazing.

Does anyone know what I am even talking about?

If I can see it I can hit it.

Birddogz wrote:Does anyone know what I am even talking about?

No

Put the Bottle down and back away from the Keybord briddogz

I'm going in mid Sept. check this out!!


http://onyourownadventures.com/hunttalk ... p?t=241149

Just look at this. So cool.

I am at my tax appointment ignoring bad news...I know what they are - have seen one glassing mulies in the Ruby mountains out of Elko nevada. They are a spot and stalk critter cannot get a dog to them reasonably there. Have to check in with the NDOW office before you go and when you return. I would like to do it...but it will take a week and I need the time off work to FIELD TRIAL. However, the site I posted in "submit your site" ...that would be the guy if you wanted a guide.

Just saying that, that is awesome. What a trophy. Sleeping with your dog in a tent as you pursue a bird that is very difficult to harvest. 11,000 feet. Kick azzzzz!

Yes, Ruby Mtns of Nevada. I wasn't aware there was any season. Beautiful birds

Tell us about this snow cock? I haven't ever heard of it and can't find any info anyplace. Its not even listed on the internet.

Ezzy

Birddogz wrote:I'm going in mid Sept. check this out!!


http://onyourownadventures.com/hunttalk ... p?t=241149

Just look at this. So cool.

I wish I had the time and $$$ for a trip like that! Awesome photos and story! Good stuff!

ezzy333 wrote:Tell us about this snow cock? I haven't ever heard of it and can't find any info anyplace. Its not even listed on the internet.

Ezzy

http://www.ndow.org/about/pubs/almanac/ ... owcock.pdf

Go to NDOW's web site and use the keyword search function.

I think that the birds were also released in the Wallowa Mtns. in Eastern Oregon but I don't think that they took to them as well as they did in the Ruby's so as far as I know the only huntable population of them is in Northern Nevada.

Will be going after those next Sept..

I read the heading and thought perhaps somebody pushed you down whilst urinating.

prairiefirepointers wrote:I read the heading and thought perhaps somebody pushed you down whilst urinating.

I assumed that the thread probably referred to a painful medical condition resulting from hunting in waist-deep North Dakota snow drifts.

Good one CK. I laughed out loud. Snow has actually been melting the last 3 days. We should see the ground by April 1st anyway. I hope.

Yeah...and if you believe that one...I'm gonna ask you to go back to the fantail and look for the mail bouys!!!

ezzy333 wrote:Tell us about this snow cock? I haven't ever heard of it and can't find any info anyplace. Its not even listed on the internet.

Ezzy

Google "Himalayan Snowcock".

I read about them a couple of years ago. Only one or possibly two western states where you can hunt them. Exotic import. Need an oxygen system to hunt them.
Try Hillary ( Sir Edmund not Clinton).

Wagonmaster wrote:I read about them a couple of years ago. Only one or possibly two western states where you can hunt them. Exotic import. Need an oxygen system to hunt them.
Try Hillary ( Sir Edmund not Clinton).

Thank you sir.

Ezzy

Has anyone read the article in GunDog this month about the White Tailed Ptarmigan? This hunt takes place in Colorado, but numbers are just as low and they live 12,000 feet and above. Looks similar

Ezzy,
You are a non-believer...I have seen a total of one...Ruby, Mt Nevada

redman25 wrote:Has anyone read the article in GunDog this month about the White Tailed Ptarmigan? This hunt takes place in Colorado, but numbers are just as low and they live 12,000 feet and above. Looks similar

I enjoy Ptarmigan hunting. Not hard once you locate them....it's the getting to them that can be the challenge. This was from this past fall in UT. A little bit above 12,500ft.

Chukar12 wrote:Ezzy,
You are a non-believer...I have seen a total of one...Ruby, Mt Nevada

Not really I just had never heard of it.

Ezzy