Gonna make a trip up. Planning on hitting Gems as I don’t know where else to go! Any tips, thoughts, pointers?

I have more success when the leaves are down

If u cut them in strips and fry them in butter....you’ll never pass another ground swat. Lol

Boy,thats a tough one.I live in the southern U.P.,we have some "partridge"but it seems to me they hit a low cycle some years ago and never really recovered.When I worked up around the Lake Superior shoreline I saw more there than I did at home.More federal and state property their than you'll hunt,but its big country if you don't know where you're going.

There's a lot of things you didn't add,such as are you bringing a dog,are you camping,how long are you staying,etc.

Bringing a good dog...on pheasants, like to try her up north. Camping out end of September for a few days

Well,we have campgrounds here that back up to a lot of state land.You could hunt right from your campsite.I know theres birds because I've hunted here all my life.Don't know if its what your looking for but if your interested let me know.

Hunt clear cuts!

Why go to Michigan when there's good grouse hunting in SE Ohio?

Jim

there is lot of area to hunt ,I would check western u p or central , check out commercial forest land, try to find two year growth clear cut aspen maybe call Weyerhaeuser, in Escanaba

Thanks for all responses. There’s a gems around a Garden and one above Newberry I planned on trying. I’ve been up there camping a few times. I know enough to get lost! The Grouse pop. in Ohio is low and it doesn’t look and smell like Canada. Throw in some Woodcock and the hunters horn is calling.

give me a call when you are coming up an I will let you know what I'm seeing I will pm you

Don't the wolves bother the dogs up there anymore?

Thanks I will, i believe both seasons are in after Sept 21. I’ll be up around then.

I think wood (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) starts oct1

I am with you Nimzy! With a little flour, haha.

Those are Timber Doodles!

I'm not sure of where the grouse are in there cycle but I drive hwy 2 from one end of the UP to the other and my last trip across in July there were more road kill grouse than I've seen before. I make this trip 3X's a year minimum, this is just my observations...

They weren't on U.S,2 from Escanaba east to Manistique.....I hope I didn't imply to you Tomahawk we have no birds here,I guess I was looking at it as somebody coming from Ohio to hunt,trying to think of the most productive areas for you to hit in the limited time you have.We have a large blueberry plains area that some guys from Missouri camp and hunt every year or almost every year.They get a few birds and have a great time.They bring their Quail dogs and give them a work out.There's birds,just not like there was a few years back.I don't know what the DNR's projection was for this year,I think their problem is a lot of generalizations about hunting,in other words,the U.P.is a huge and diverse area.You mentioned a GEM area in the Garden area,that must be fairly new as I.m not familiar with it,but I do live here and if you do make it down this way and are looking for places to go let me know,I'll show you around,if you can't hunt it this fall you;ll be familiar with the area next time your up this way.

Thanks Buck, I appreciate all the help I can get. I’ll be in a combine all October, hope to make it up before then.

I have hunted the U.P. every year for the last 5 or 6 years. We hunt around Watersmeet so I can't help you on area specifics. If you need any advice on what you will experience or what you need to take etc. let me know. I would recommend a GPS collar for your dogs and a good beeper collar. Water proof boots are a must and boot dryers.