I'm off on a caribou hunt and will take a 20 ga shotgun along for ptarmigan. The gun is choked IC/SK2 and I plan to take some #7.5 and #6 shot, 7/8 oz each.

Sound like reasonable loads? Never shot one before.

You should be ok...keep the shots at around 35 yards.

Note on Cross Wind:
Cross-wind of 20mph+ will effect the #7.5 shot, it sways a bit. #6 shot will fair better on a windy day.

Good luck and please post pics upon return.

Thank you. Yep, it's choked for close-in. Good point about the wind - most of my grouse hunting is in cover where wind isn't that much of a factor.

Thnx again!

Shot a few - not much fun - they don't like to fly and we were throwing rocks at them to move.

Still an attractive hunt despite their reputation for not being much of a challenging game bird....the destination and scenery alone make it worthwhile......and I understand they eat pretty well too. Congrats, nonetheless.