The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Any Alaskan ptarmigan hunters out there??

jgcoastie · November 7, 2009, 03:48 AM

Gun: If you must use a 12ga, 7.5 shot is plenty. Go to the range and test your patterns, find out how you're patterning at various ranges. Aim for the head.

I would recommend a .22lr.

Boots: I don't know where you're headed, but if deepish snow or rivers/streams are likely, a set of hip waders will serve you better than any boot. FWIW, I use Kamik rubber boots with a felt liner if the snow is less than 12"-18". Keeps my feet warm even when wet. I've hunted with guys who swear by Wolverine and Danner boots, but they are often ready to head back to the truck long before I am, usually because their feet are wet and cold.

Fishing: What are you fishing for?

November 7, 2009, 03:48 AM	#8
jgcoastie Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2009 Location: Kodiak, Alaska Posts: 2,118	Gun: If you must use a 12ga, 7.5 shot is plenty. Go to the range and test your patterns, find out how you're patterning at various ranges. Aim for the head. I would recommend a .22lr. Boots: I don't know where you're headed, but if deepish snow or rivers/streams are likely, a set of hip waders will serve you better than any boot. FWIW, I use Kamik rubber boots with a felt liner if the snow is less than 12"-18". Keeps my feet warm even when wet. I've hunted with guys who swear by Wolverine and Danner boots, but they are often ready to head back to the truck long before I am, usually because their feet are wet and cold. Fishing: What are you fishing for? __________________ "To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them." -Richard Henry Lee, Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress, initiator of the Declaration of Independence, and member of the first Senate, which passed the Bill of Rights.