| The ptarmigan is a plump game bird, slightly larger than a gray partridge. During summer, it's colors are a mixture of gray, brown and black above with white bellies and
wings. In winter, it becomes completely white except for its tail and eye-patch, which remain black. It breeds in the hills or mountains. The birds are residents, seldom moving far from their
breeding sites. Although in severely cold weather, they tend to move from the higher ground mostly following the snowline. |
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| Ptarmigan inhabit extremely physically challenging terrain and you should be in good physical condition, these birds live high up in the hills or mountains, often above the snow line, so shooting is not for the faint hearted. |  |
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We can offer ptarmigan hunting in prime hunting areas in the north-west part of Iceland. Ptarmigan hunting is a popular shooting sport in Iceland. |
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