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Mystery #6606637
08/31/19 12:08 AM
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Priest River, Idaho USA
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SundanceMtnMan Offline OP
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My wife shot a ruffed grouse tonight and tossed it in the back of the pickup as we were headed home. When we got home no grouse. It was head shot with a 20 gauge shotgun, no rough roads, what happened?


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Re: Mystery [Re: SundanceMtnMan] #6606656
08/31/19 02:34 AM
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U.P. michigan
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bird of prey got it, I had an owl chase me down the road trying to get a dead rabbit out of the back of my truck!!


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Re: Mystery [Re: SundanceMtnMan] #6606673
08/31/19 06:48 AM
08/31/19 06:48 AM
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Alien abduction.


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Re: Mystery [Re: SundanceMtnMan] #6606721
08/31/19 08:49 AM
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Bonner County, Idaho
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Ted, but one time while I was living in North Dakota I was headed home after bagging two roosters over the dogs. Dogs were in the back in their crates and the roosters were in my game vest in the backseat. Next thing I knew, one of the roosters came back to life and was standing on the center console of my 4runner, wide-eyed and staring right at me. I was on the highway so I probably looked like a DUI waiting to happen as I swerved all over the road as the rooster came to life and started flapping around everywhere. I managed to grab a leg as I abruptly swerved over to the shoulder in a cloud of dust and practiced my best tomahawk throw against the side of the passenger door. This was enough to stun it so I could properly dispatch it. Still got scars on my hand from it's free leg spurring me. Long story short, what I believe happened is that my bird shot must have hit it in the head but not actually penetrated the skull, instead just knocking it out. So 15 minutes or so later when I got back to the truck and headed home it must have come out of it's fog.

Last edited by Wild_Idaho; 08/31/19 09:37 AM.

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Re: Mystery [Re: SundanceMtnMan] #6606735
08/31/19 09:08 AM
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Stranger things happen... probably did stun it.


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Re: Mystery [Re: SundanceMtnMan] #6606990
08/31/19 06:18 PM
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Crivitz WI
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Mothman?


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Re: Mystery [Re: SundanceMtnMan] #6607028
08/31/19 07:52 PM
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That is kind of what I thought. I had a ruffed come to life in my blazer one time, I was still finding feathers years later when I sold it.


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Re: Mystery [Re: SundanceMtnMan] #6607035
08/31/19 08:07 PM
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I see a new tv program ......... Grouse Walking Dead.

Gunna be a lot of drumming in the background sounds !!!!


Last edited by imlvt; 08/31/19 08:12 PM.
Re: Mystery [Re: SundanceMtnMan] #6607071
08/31/19 09:33 PM
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Imagine the stories that grouse is going to tell the others in the woods. "Oh yeah, Bill, suuuure you were abducted by a couple of aliens and held captive on their steel, 4 wheeled ship... And suuuure you escaped and are here to tell us about it."


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Re: Mystery [Re: Wild_Idaho] #6607212
09/01/19 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Wild_Idaho
Imagine the stories that grouse is going to tell the others in the woods. "Oh yeah, Bill, suuuure you were abducted by a couple of aliens and held captive on their steel, 4 wheeled ship... And suuuure you escaped and are here to tell us about it."

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Re: Mystery [Re: SundanceMtnMan] #6607335
09/01/19 11:29 AM
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We need to have Gulo tell the story of a marten coming back to life.........in the airplane !!


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Re: Mystery [Re: SundanceMtnMan] #6607519
09/01/19 05:06 PM
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Lol !
I bet that got interesting real quick .


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Re: Mystery [Re: SundanceMtnMan] #6607569
09/01/19 06:59 PM
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Bonner County, Idaho
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Alright Jack, I gotta hear this story... my pheasant has nothing on that.


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Re: Mystery [Re: SundanceMtnMan] #6608333
09/02/19 08:15 PM
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Or my coon!


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Re: Mystery [Re: SundanceMtnMan] #6608359
09/02/19 08:39 PM
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I don't know but years ago a guy I trust told me he hit a grouse while checking traps with his truck. Shortly afterwards he gets checked by wardens and gets a fine for a grouse in the bed of his truck with no small game license. He never knew that it ended up in his bed and the law didn't believe him- he got a fine.

Re: Mystery [Re: white17] #6608384
09/02/19 09:07 PM
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Fairbanks, Alaska
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I’d like too hear that story too Ken. I bet it got mighty crazy in that plane! Isn’t it about time for a trip to Fairbanks? Always welcome at our house.

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