Delicious grouse

[Gr8bawana]

We had only one day this year to relax after I shot my buck. My son decided to go look for some Chukars while my brother and I quartered up the deer to put in the cooler.
He didn't find any Chukars but he went a bit higher and found a couple of Ruffed Grouse in the Mahoganies. We cooked them on Sunday and my wife agreed with my son and myself that they are delicious. I don't know if they always taste so good but perhaps these did because they were full of little green blades of grass.
We also took the afternoon to do a little fishing at Southfork Res. near Elko. We also made some bbq chicken in one dutch oven and one dutch oven with potatoes, onions, bacon and kielbasa.

 

[2rocky]

If you went up to Preston Idaho you could have.....

Grouse is one of those game animals where Fair Chase does not apply. Tastes too good to be sporting...

 

[kansasdad]

Fur, fish and feathers trifecta action. Looks like a fun family trip......and not so snowy and freezing as previous family outings IIRC.

 

[Northwoods]

Ruffed grouse is some of the finest food in the forest.

 

[joens]

Ruffed grouse is some of the finest food in the forest.

I agree I love eating Grouse .

 

[Chesapeake]

Hard to tell in the pics on my phone but those look more Sooty/dusky grouse than Ruffed to me, but I haven’t seen to many ruffed grouse from areas other than the PNW so maybe they look different.

I love grouse, but they can be tough.