tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post3296959386871738522..comments2024-02-15T04:42:41.606+00:00Comments on James' Empty Blog: [jules' pics] Climbing Yarigatake - Day 1 and 2James Annanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-46327782740193427032011-10-26T04:34:45.079+01:002011-10-26T04:34:45.079+01:00I actually checked on wikipedia while posting - it...I actually checked on wikipedia while posting - it seems that in theory they are indeed huntable, but in practice this event is fairly rare, limited to times that they are considered overly abundant. And I would guess it is not a money-spinner in the way that grouse and deer are - your average shooter would probably have a heart attack getting up to where the birds live...but it's fun to have the rare opportunity for "revenge" on the Japanese who eat all sorts of thing that I don't regard as food :-)James Annanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-83652038156493994432011-10-24T19:42:45.902+01:002011-10-24T19:42:45.902+01:00I'm a bit late coming back again, but I've...I'm a bit late coming back again, but I've never heard of anyone eating Ptarmigan. They've been in danger for so long that I'm not sure when they were last shot. <br />(Mind you I am only mid 30's Edinburgh born and bred, so not entirely in touch with the eating of game birds)guthriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17992984293423290387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-16727673631393621802011-10-20T22:40:55.941+01:002011-10-20T22:40:55.941+01:00Yes, they are basically the same thing, and I enjo...Yes, they are basically the same thing, and I enjoy telling Japanese people how delicious they look, and that Scots eat them (not that I've had the chance). Over here they are treasured as protected species.James Annanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-54110684559087295372011-10-20T18:04:39.615+01:002011-10-20T18:04:39.615+01:00The Ptarmigan looks the same as the ones in the Ca...The Ptarmigan looks the same as the ones in the Cairngorms.guthriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17992984293423290387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-5800936800384615282011-10-19T09:23:16.297+01:002011-10-19T09:23:16.297+01:00No snow in those pics - just sun-bleached stones. ...No snow in those pics - just sun-bleached stones. Though there are a few patches up around 3000m that last through the summer, and there have already been the first small snowfalls this autumn.James Annanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-15290254631950748802011-10-19T03:22:55.518+01:002011-10-19T03:22:55.518+01:00Snow this time of year? Leftover or due to the ty...Snow this time of year? Leftover or due to the typhoon?David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.com