hozz1235 Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 I've been looking in PV and no luck yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeanda Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Entire mountain town and half of pv...no sign 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManicManiac Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 (edited) Yes... pretty much right away. I was very lucky, I think. 13 hours ago, ManicManiac said: Also made my first sighting of Ptarmigans. They are safe though, I'm not hunting... 😐 ...for now. I'm not hunting on this run... so I guess they are lucky too. Edited June 22, 2023 by ManicManiac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hozz1235 Posted June 22, 2023 Author Share Posted June 22, 2023 According to the video, there should be at least one group in each region. "Remote, higher ground" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conanjaguar Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 7 minutes ago, hozz1235 said: "Remote, higher ground" I’ll check Marsh Ridge today, sounds like it fits that description pretty well… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenity Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 (edited) Found some in PV at the top of the rope climb near Signal Hill. The pre-placed one with the bear cave at the bottom They can fly away, but like rabbits they could be more skittish. You can basically walk right over them at times. Edited June 22, 2023 by Serenity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hozz1235 Posted June 22, 2023 Author Share Posted June 22, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Serenity said: Found some in PV at the top of the rope climb near Signal Hill. The pre-placed one with the bear cave at the bottom Checked that location on my existing run and they weren't there but a fresh run, they were. Edited June 22, 2023 by hozz1235 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valuable Hunting Knife Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 ML- right by the lodge by the lake, and also up near where the new bunker spawn is. They're not there all the time though. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenity Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Found another flock on the large hill above (west of) Signal Hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosArchbishop Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 I confirm they exist. I found a flock in Mountain Town, behind the Gas Station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bysinda Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Ash canyon is full of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaPepster Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 You gotta LISTEN and really SQUINT while crouching to see these tiny guys! I've found a group at the Rickety Foot Bridge in Broken Railroad, and three groups in Mystery Lake, with one right in front of the Camp Office (like in the YouTube intro video), one near the base of the Forestry Lookout and one atop a hill right close to the Prepper Cache up from the rope climb. Best way to attack these things is the same as you would with rabbits: a stone. You can fire the Revolver at them and kill them (did that with my first one), but once you've killed/knocked out one, the rest will fly away, so only expect to catch one each time you see a group. You could probably also shoot an arrow at them as long as you have Archery Level 5, but rocks are really the easiest. I already have upgraded my bedroll and made the Base Layer Accessory and like them a lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hozz1235 Posted June 23, 2023 Author Share Posted June 23, 2023 10 hours ago, DaPepster said: Best way to attack these things is the same as you would with rabbits: a stone. You can fire the Revolver at them and kill them (did that with my first one), but once you've killed/knocked out one, the rest will fly away, so only expect to catch one each time you see a group. You could probably also shoot an arrow at them as long as you have Archery Level 5, but rocks are really the easiest. Like you said, if you use stones, you only get one out of the flock. I was hoping they would fly a short distance and then land, but they fly away and despawn. I'm wondering if a stealth, fire-hardened arrow approach would let you get more than one (like we can do with deer). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General_Zod Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 I have found them all over the place. You have to listen to the bird noises/clucking - and just follow. I found them in Broken Railroad and Mystery Lake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeanda Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Still none on my older save... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yollarbenibekler Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 There are ptarmigans in the Transfer Pass Region 1- Near the feedwater cave (when you walk on the railways from the entrance of the regions, take a 90 degrees left after walking 1 minute 2- Towards the end of the blocked road when you leave the train station from the backdoor, you take the right turn not left (left is going to the airfield). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hozz1235 Posted June 26, 2023 Author Share Posted June 26, 2023 4 hours ago, James Hickok said: Dont you think that skinning them takes too much time - i mean over 2 hours by hand for a single one. I think it way too long. Took me more than 8 hours to skin 4 of them. I agree. It's the plucking of the feathers which take all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeanda Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 I tried a regular pilgrim run for a few hours yesterday... Most of pv covered and still saw none.... I'm not sure it's just custom runs affected . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanna Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 Not found any, but they appeared on my map here: The icon is the rabbit icon, but it says ptarmigan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTC-10 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 I went to Three Strikes Farmstead then generally following the directions to go NE and up a hill until you get to the point where it starts to go downhill and there I found a flock of ptarmigan right there in the saddle between the cliff and a rock hill/outcropping. The weather forced me to head back to Three Strikes - it became a blizzard - and I had to hunker down by the fire barrel the rest of the day. The next morning I went back to the saddle area and there were no ptarmigans to be seen. I had hunted a buck a bit earlier before heading for the saddle so it was not quite so early. I scouted around and did not see any sign of them. The next morning I went directly to the saddle area and still no ptarmigans. I was beginning to think that the ptarmigans were not going to be a spawn like the bear - once it spawns it remains spawned even if it wanders over an area - and be more intermittent with some time between appearances. That would seem to mean when you find a flock you better be careful and get as many as you can before they fly away because it may be a few days before they return. I hope I am wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenity Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Sadly there don't seem to be any on the TWM summit. One flock below, but I didn't see any on top. Might have missed them though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTC-10 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Went to the reported location above the rope climb near the bear cave in Pleasant Valley and located a flock of ptarmigan. I got pretty close (crouched) and wiped out the whole flock (Level 5 archery and fire hardened arrows). There were six birds. I hope that does not jinx future spawns at that spot. Birds averaged about 2 kilos. I went to Signal Hill control hut and then discovered why ptarmigans can be problematic to harvest. The meat portion - about 1 kilo - comes away like most any other animal. By hand (Level 5 harvesting) it takes 8 to 10 minutes. The bad part looks to be the "feathers" or "units" as the UI refers to it. After harvesting the meat, the bird carcass weighs 0.06 kilos. There are four "units" to be harvested. Each unit is treated like a complete animal hide taking 28 minutes by hand or 21 minutes with a knife for each unit. Hatchets and hacksaws take twice as long. At least I found the birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysoprace Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Found some near the small climb from Muskek to Milton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTC-10 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 It has occurred to me that maybe the ptarmigan flock rotate among several spawn points. Cause a flock to flee one point and they "move" to another spawn point. It may not be immediate but say occurs on the next day. Meanwhile the flock is then nowhere to be found until then. That would account for someone seeing a flock at one spot but when someone goes to that spot the flock is not there. So don't frighten the birds or you might have to wait a day at another spot to see them again. Kill off the entire flock and then the flock is gone until more birds "spawn". Just a guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillNomad Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 I've found quite a lot in comparison to others here. ML has a flock at Lake Overlook (one on the hill opp Camp Office). I've found quite a few in TWM. Summit had two flocks (one near the cave and the other nr Tail Section on the hill opp the opening.). Ash Canyon had the most number I've found till now. Near the gold mine between the birch saplings and the corpse, Miner's folly, near the cave diagonally opp Climber's cave on the same level. These are just a few places that I could remember. The only thing is, unlike the rabbits, if you scare them or miss hitting them, they'll fly off and not return to that spot for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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