Re: When was the last time you shot a Ruffed Grouse?
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09/23/20 08:57 PM
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They have become very scarce in the area I live right now. Back in the early 70's I could go out and get 3-5 birds quite often and would see birds everywhere. I have not even seen one this year yet and last year I saw just as many bears as I did grouse. I saw one bear. I am out in the woods a lot too bow hunting and trapping and bike riding long distances on trails. I don't know where they all went but I sure do miss them. I finally quit trying to hunt for them around here about 3 years ago since all it meant was long hikes in the woods. That part was good since I also did my scouting for trapping then.
I'm just happy to be here! Today I'm as young as I'll ever be and and older than I've ever been before!
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Re: When was the last time you shot a Ruffed Grouse?
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09/23/20 09:00 PM
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Real men hunt them with a 410 hammer gun. Of course real men also need to stop at a burger joint on the way home too. Awsume gun so does the 'fly to die" hold up with that gun. Looks like some adult birds there JP.
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Re: When was the last time you shot a Ruffed Grouse?
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09/23/20 09:08 PM
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[quote=Flipper 56]Those are fun, been about 30 years, when we went duck and goose hunting in Wisconsin. We would kill red and gray phase birds. Man that’s a long time! I’m guessing there’s no grouse in Indiana? We have them in Southern Indiana but I have never hunted them down there. I am in southern Indiana and as far as I know there ain't any here unless there is some to the west in hoosier national my dad used to kill them when he was a kid a little north here around bloomington a old farmer here herd them drumming in cliffty falls so they was around I remember reading that the last grouse seen on hardy lake property was in 1995 I think it may have been later that is about 20 minutes from me 1995 is before me any way I do kind of remember seeing one it was around monroe I was 2 or 3 maby 4 it flew across the gravel road in front of us and lit in a tree that was the only grouse I ever seen and the last my dad and mom ever seen.My dad said and I herd it else where that the lack of logging and new growth was the why the never came back during there sickles I also remember reading a study that was dune on tower ridge road during the spring drumming in 2010 and there was one drummer herd they had number counted from other year but I can't remember the number or the year. Dad want to go on a trip up north some where and and go hunting don't know what a good state would be michigan is where we have been looking.got a little long winded here sorry
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Re: When was the last time you shot a Ruffed Grouse?
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09/23/20 09:15 PM
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Real men hunt them with a 410 hammer gun. Of course real men also need to stop at a burger joint on the way home too. sweet gun ho made it I got a stoger hammer less 410 and a remington hammered 10ga. My dad would love that gun he is huge 410 fan.
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Re: When was the last time you shot a Ruffed Grouse?
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09/23/20 09:33 PM
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I am in southern Indiana and as far as I know there ain't any here unless there is some to the west in hoosier national my dad used to kill them when he was a kid a little north here around bloomington a old farmer here herd them drumming in cliffty falls so they was around I remember reading that the last grouse seen on hardy lake property was in 1995 I think it may have been later that is about 20 minutes from me 1995 is before me any way I do kind of remember seeing one it was around monroe I was 2 or 3 maby 4 it flew across the gravel road in front of us and lit in a tree that was the only grouse I ever seen and the last my dad and mom ever seen.My dad said and I herd it else where that the lack of logging and new growth was the why the never came back during there sickles I also remember reading a study that was dune on tower ridge road during the spring drumming in 2010 and there was one drummer herd they had number counted from other year but I can't remember the number or the year. Dad want to go on a trip up north some where and and go hunting don't know what a good state would be michigan is where we have been looking.got a little long winded here sorry
Too bad there’s none around anymore!
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Re: When was the last time you shot a Ruffed Grouse?
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09/23/20 09:39 PM
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They have become very scarce in the area I live right now. Back in the early 70's I could go out and get 3-5 birds quite often and would see birds everywhere. I have not even seen one this year yet and last year I saw just as many bears as I did grouse. I saw one bear. I am out in the woods a lot too bow hunting and trapping and bike riding long distances on trails. I don't know where they all went but I sure do miss them. I finally quit trying to hunt for them around here about 3 years ago since all it meant was long hikes in the woods. That part was good since I also did my scouting for trapping then. Darn! I’m in the bush a lot too, and often I don’t even try looking for them they’re always around. Today after completing a 3 week long plumbing project I went hunting them. Of course scouting for deer at the same time happens! Kinda why I love grouse hunting. You can do multiple things at once!
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Re: When was the last time you shot a Ruffed Grouse?
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09/23/20 10:04 PM
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I think 2 years ago was the last grouse. Heading up north this weekend to hang deer stands and hopefully stumble on a grouse or two though. No grouse down here in southern Michigan, no suitable habitat.
That swamp looks like my kind of deer habitat. There is a big one in there for sure!
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Re: When was the last time you shot a Ruffed Grouse?
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09/23/20 10:26 PM
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Season is open now into March here Hutchy. Not sure about your WMU'S.
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Re: When was the last time you shot a Ruffed Grouse?
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09/24/20 12:20 AM
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Polluted with grouse here-mostly spruce but lots of ruffed too.Used to be hundreds of sharptails too,big flocks 50-60 birds.They have been on the decline for 15 years or so.Still some around in smaller flocks of 10 to 20 if you know where to hunt. I shoot some grouse when trapping,but leave a lot more than I shoot.After a few feeds of grouse in the fall,I generally leave them alone. Any idea or reason the sharptails have been declining?
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Re: When was the last time you shot a Ruffed Grouse?
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09/24/20 02:48 AM
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Only seen one ruffed grouse since moving to Western Alaska. Lots of spruce grouse and ptarmigan though. Fried ptarmigan breasts. Shoot them with a .410 Remington 870 I found in a village dump and fixed up years ago.
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