Just for fun. :)

[monterey]

Find two animals in the picture and identify them.

[A Lex]

Got em, we don't have them here, but I see them. Natural camouflage is amazing hey. I think they are grouse?

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Lex

[chinook907]

Ptarmigan in summer plumage ?

[Keefer]

Ptarmigan "snow Quail" in its summer dress

[Keefer]

Tim you were a few seconds(12 to be exact) quicker then me posting lol

[monterey]

Keefer and chinook nailed it. 

A lex you came in darn close.   Female blue grouse look very much like these summer ptarmigan.

[Bowguy67]

Pretty easy to see but for some reason real blurry. Woulda been hard to say more than a grouse type bird but I see it's been identified

[ron w]

First one was quick ,#2 took a minute to find.....

[A Lex]

Ha, I hunted Ptarmigan in Iceland in 1989, but they were in their snow camo then. My excuse and I'm sticking to it 

That was a top trip, still remember it well.

Best
Lex

[chinook907]

Keefer, sorry about that 
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They looked like whitetail ptarmigan to me. And now I see that's the only ptarmigan species in CO.
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Not to hijack but to add to the thread, here's a similar pic, same species. My fav game bird.
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[monterey]

I sized the picture down quite a bit to be sure it would go through.   I have just a bit of service here in camp.

[pavan]

If one were to go hunting specifically for them, what are the chances of getting off enough shots that one could have a meal?  Note, I like bird hunting with a bow way more than big game hunting with a bow.

[monterey]

I have never set out to hunt ptarmigan and don't typically see them during deer or elk season but maybe I'll try a dedicated hunt for them this year.  They hang in the willows above timberline.   

[chinook907]

Pavan: the whitetail are the smallest. One is ok, 2 is almost too much for one person one meal.
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The most I've gotten at a time with my recurve is 2 or 3. If I wanted to get a bunch I would head to the Interior with a snogo, snowshoes, and lots of arrows. The rock and willow ptarmigan there are commonly in flocks of 20-150.
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Here's a couple whitetail in September, transition plumage.
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[Possum Head]

Hunt those would be a blast! How do they rank with other birds as far as taste?

[chinook907]

Possum: meat is maroon/purple. Better than spruce grouse but no where near as good as ruffers or sharptails. Mild in the fall, tends to get a bit liver-y in the winter.

Thanks again Monterey for posting the pic and starting this thread.

[monterey]

The most successful ptarmigan hunter I new in Colorado was years ago.  He owned a small ski area  and would ride the lift up during the season and then back down at the end of his hunt.