Grouse! Let’s See Them

[tops911]

Bianca (5 months) with her first sharptail. This was basically a blind retrieve for her, she did not see it fall and as I was getting ready to go look for the bird she showed up with it

 

[AlaskaHunter]

Backyard grouse

 

[CPAjeff]

Went on a little scouting mission for a new sage grouse area. Found some - I’ll go visit them again in a month with a gun in hand.

 

[cedahm]

Went on a little scouting mission for a new sage grouse area. Found some - I’ll go visit them again in a month with a gun in hand.

I see a decent amount of sage grouse and I nearly always do a double take at how big they are. The one on the left in your pic could pass for a hen Turkey.

10 days from now I’ll be at grouse camp. Only the dog is more excited. Hoping temps slide a little lower as it gets pretty rough on all involved when it’s 75-80

 

[CPAjeff]

I see a decent amount of sage grouse and I nearly always do a double take at how big they are. The one on the left in your pic could pass for a hen Turkey.

10 days from now I’ll be at grouse camp. Only the dog is more excited. Hoping temps slide a little lower as it gets pretty rough on all involved when it’s 75-80

I completely agree! I ran into 50+ birds today, plenty of first year birds. But, I did find some adults - the 747’s of the sage!

 

[shrapnel]

 

[smoua]

Saw a flock of at least 10 and one with 3 this past week. Looking good this year

 

[802flyfish]

Projected temps low 90’s for MT opener. 72 by 9AM. Hard to justify the drive for only hunting the first two hours of daylight.

 

[802flyfish]

Great morning.

 

[shrapnel]

2023 season is officially open…

 

[Hem]

Forgot about this thread, started one yesterday for this year.
No matter.

 

[LMD423]

Start of another year.

 

[shrapnel]

Today was Ruffed Grouse…

 

[MNHunter67]

Trip out east for sage grouse was a little disappointing. We found some sage grouse, but could never get into gun range before they flushed. However, I did finally shoot my first bird (a sharpie) over my GWP, so that was a good silver lining. Ended up coming home with two sharpies, two Huns, and a cottontail for 4 days of hunting. I’m calling it a learning experience and we’ll be ready to roll next year. Now it’s onto mountain grouse.

 

[MNHunter67]

Found a good dusky spot last night and came home with a limit.

 

[jtm307]

Opening weekend limit. I love Wyoming!

 

[shrapnel]

Another Blue, although the numbers seem small this year…

 

[coleslaw]

First trip to MT was (mostly) a success for us. 1.5 year old Brit still has a lot to learn.

 

[802flyfish]

Seems like an excellent year for grouse. Had the opportunity to bring a co-worker out after work. We hit a double limit after a few hours. Got some nice dog work from my Drahthaar.

Just found out there was a bear attack in this area the other day. Waiting to hear the details, but sounds like a potential fatality. Be safe out there!

 

[shrapnel]

Another limit of blues…