We ran into a group of ptarmigan just before we reached the tipi. Cade loaded up the 22 and shot two and handed the rifle to Natalie who followed up with another. This was Cades first animal and was an awesome experience. The Kids were now hooked on ptarmigan hunting and we made it a daily event. They cleaned the ptarmigan at the side of the lake and would throw the wings and other parts out into the lake. It was usually 5 minutes or so before lake trout would come in and start eating the parts whole. That was always fun to watch.


Natalie cooking up a trout and a few ptarmigan.

The weather was poor the next day and we spent much of the morning down at camp fishing, hanging out by the fire and playing cards. The Kids played a lot of crazy eights, old maid and crib. Reading books was also a good way to kill time. We spotted a couple of caribou from the tipi and a two nannies with a kid feeding down the valley. That afternoon I took Natalie and Cade out on a hunt. We saw a couple of caribou and the kids managed to find a few more ptarmigan.
There was a break in the rain the next day and we headed out on a family hunt. We didn’t make it far before Reese expressed her strong desire to return to camp so Andrea took her back while I continued with Natalie, Cade and Carly. There was a strong wind and the odd rain shower but we would just climb under a tarp until the rain passed.