Out of state trips

[Pueblo]

I am contemplating a snowcock hunt in the Ruby mountains/Nevada.   Not real high on this years list, but it is on the list.

As I was hiking into the Rubies in September for a 2nd try at deer I ran into a guy from the Puget sound area who was up there to hunt them.  It was odd to see a guy with a huge backpack and a (huge) shotgun instead of a bow or rifle...not a common combination!  He had seen none but had collected a grouse.  He was hunting too far south for good numbers of snow cocks.  He told me that he was heading to another area at the head of Lamoille Canyon that is more in the heart of the Snow Cock range. Maybe he's on this board(?) and could share his experience.  In 3 weeks of hunting there over two years I have never seen one.

[fethrduster]

Fantastic blog, thanks for sharing it!  That Himalayan snowcock hunt sounds amazing.  Hmmm....