Northern Wisconsin Grouse
#3
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 4
RE: Northern Wisconsin Grouse
I have traveled to Wisconsin for approx. 14 years to hunt grouse. This is the first year that I did not go. The rest of our group went and came home with fewer birds than ever. They also had bad weather, lots of rain and wind.
#4
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 2
RE: Northern Wisconsin Grouse
We hunt NE Wi. every weekend from the opener to Thanksgiving, and according to the DNR the grouse numbers are up. We did have one day where our GWP pointed 21 birds, but it was early season, with lots of leaves on the trees, so we didn't shoot many. However, after the "fall shuffle", we had to put on a lot of miles to put up half a dozen birds. I'd say the bird numbers were similar to last year, not up, not down.
Over Christmas we will be hunting NW Wi, so we'll see what the bird situation is like there. Good luck, have fun!
Over Christmas we will be hunting NW Wi, so we'll see what the bird situation is like there. Good luck, have fun!
#7
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 172
RE: Northern Wisconsin Grouse
I hunted up around Tomahawk at the beginning of the season and saw a few. Not great, but I don't have much experience in grouse hunting either. I certainly will be making it more often now though. The numbers from several people that I talked to have had great success. They have been hunting in either the Prentice area or Minoqua.