Then is the time to go after ptarmigan in earnest, using all the tricks at your command. Snares are very effective when used by those who know the birds well. A favorite method is to build a thin fence of close-set willow branches, leaving small openings where the snares are set. Another technique takes advantage of the fact that ptarmigan drag their feet in soft snow. A series of snare loops are tied into a long line, and the loops are placed flat on the ground around a favorite thicket of willows.
Ptarmigans are white in the winter, but brown in the summer.
Therfore, they are difficult to see at any time of the year. Feathered toes which help keep their feet warm and act like snowshoes in the snow. There claws are good for climbing. They have excellent eyesight to see predators. Has a special stomach and gizzard with a horny lining that grinds up there food.