Several years ago I did a fly out drop hunt in the Kenai mountains. We stayed out there for a week and I was surprised at the number of guys that flew in with their dog to hunt ptarmigan for a few hours and then fly home. I was instantly envious of the vast opportunities that were available to them when watching them step from their plane to hunt ptarmigan….how awesome that would be, unfortunately I don’t think I’ll ever fly since I don’t think my personality is compatible with long term survival. 😁. It would be pretty amazing to have the ability to fly for 30-45 minutes and have virtually untouched flocks. There were a lot of ptarmigan up there too, we shot several for camp meat.
I know that it’s all cyclical but sometimes during those down years it feels like it’ll never get better….but it will. I hope that they’ll have some favorable nesting conditions these next few years and give Mother Nature a jump start with the rebound.
ETA…. I say “surprised by the number of guys” but the reality was that I recall 3 over the course of the week but I believe 1 of those was the same guy so really 2 guys over 7 days. I spoke with 1 guy (older) and that’s all he did for the most part anymore, bird hunt by flying out.
Last edited by AcesNeights; 08/15/22.
