Where Have all the Grouse Gone..??

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09-04-2005, 07:14 PM

WAYNE1

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Where Have all the Grouse Gone..??

Had Tank out the last 2 morning's...but not a sign of anything...really disapointing...Not sure how many mile's we hiked.....but we were all all my best honey hole's....that I guess have dried up...!![:@]

09-04-2005, 10:57 PM

sffguitar

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RE: Where Have all the Grouse Gone..??

yeah i went out for two days....no sign of any grouse...only flushed a couple that were out of shooting range. to warm of climate right now...need to get a little wetter i was told.

09-05-2005, 05:02 AM

Wolf killer

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RE: Where Have all the Grouse Gone..??

The grouse population is way down in Montana also. The wife & I hunted blue grouse opening day. Wesaw 10-birds & killed two of them. The numbers are way down from the last few years. The spot we hunt is very remote. I have never seen another bird hunter there.We hunt with well trained dogs also.
Last year on opening day we saw over 70-blue grouse.

09-06-2005, 09:55 AM

kirkl

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RE: Where Have all the Grouse Gone..??

We got 4 ruffs saturday, we were riding down a road on our quads and there was 8 in the road so we got off and they flew so we snuck up to where we thought they flew and they were right there so my cousin shot one on the ground and I took two out of the air and my other cousin got one out of air. It was fun and they were good eatin.

09-06-2005, 11:06 AM

djy

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RE: Where Have all the Grouse Gone..??

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many mile's we hiked.....but we were

was uparound st helens, around 5000', and saw half a dozen fat ruffs. big birds. Almost as big as blues. They are still out there...

09-06-2005, 11:08 AM

djy

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RE: Where Have all the Grouse Gone..??

..oh and bolete and chantrell mushrooms are popping up too. Grouse and wild mushrooms...

09-06-2005, 02:42 PM

halcon

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RE: Where Have all the Grouse Gone..??

Here in Oregon I have been out four times and have limited each time ,3 birds . They have all been at the higher elevations around 5000 ft .

09-06-2005, 04:08 PM

sffguitar

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RE: Where Have all the Grouse Gone..??

ill try going up a little higher.

09-07-2005, 08:15 AM

Doc E

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RE: Where Have all the Grouse Gone..??

The grouse went back waaaay deep in the woods when it was so hot for so long. We need some rain and cool temps to bring them back out. In the meantine, we've concentrated on Doves and Rabbits. Next weekend (10th - 11th) will be Early Goose (and it might rain) - so after that, the Grouse might just be back into huntable locations.