Christine Cunningham won an upland gun at a fundraiser, then decided she needed a bird dog. She engulfed herself in the full hunting experience in a short time. She has a deep appreciation of hunting traditions and taking in the holistic experience that surrounds it. Christine walks us through a typical day of ptarmigan hunting in Alaska, what to expect, and how to prepare.
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6:30 How Christine got started
8:00 Duck hunting
13:10Transition to Upland hunting
14:15 First bird dog
15:40 Learning more about gamebirds and hunting
16:40 Ptarmigan
17:20 Current string of bird dogs
18:30 Raising puppies on wild birds
23:20 Big running dogs for White-tailed Ptarmigan
25:45 Beauty of upland hunting
28:30 Hunting less pressured birds
30:00 What a day of ptarmigan hunting looks like
32:15 Alaskan game bird species
32:00 Best time to bird hunt in Alaska
32:45 Challenging birds to hunt
33:50 King of upland
35:10 Bucket list hunt
36:00 Big game hunting
37:00 Youth and Women Hunts
39:45 Inspiring women to give hunting a try
41:10 Transition to big game hunting
42:00 Respect and values of hunting
44:30 Women Hunting Alaska
46:30 Columnist for Anchorage Daily News
47:30 Christine’s latest work Traverse Journal
50:00 Exciting hunt planned for the year
50:30 Christine’s Shotgun
51:30 Fashion vs Function
53:45 What’s in your vest
55:10 Favorite game bird recipe
55:30 Favorite big game
57:00 Lab of the family
