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Photo Phriday 100 - Grouse season #7946530
09/08/23 09:17 AM
09/08/23 09:17 AM
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Idaho, Lemhi County
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Gulo Offline OP
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Here in Idaho, the forest grouse opener is the end of August. We've got three species of forest grouse (dusky, spruce, and ruffed), so any timbered area is likely to have birds.Yum-yum!


The Blue Grouse, now called the Dusky Grouse in Idaho, is usually fairly common, especially at higher elevations.
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My Brittany sure loves to hunt Blues, but sometimes gets a bit tuckered out.
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Three birds is quite a bit of meat.
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The Spruce Grouse (Fool Hen, Stupid Chicken) is found in the northern half of the state. Often, not too sporty, as you can walk right up to them.
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Not a true forest grouse from Idaho, but three species of ptarmigan (these are Rock Ptarmigan) are found in Alaska and are fun birds also.
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Jack


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Re: Photo Phriday 100 - Grouse season [Re: Gulo] #7946535
09/08/23 09:22 AM
09/08/23 09:22 AM
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Love grouse hunting, especially over a good dog. Nice pics, Jack.

Re: Photo Phriday 100 - Grouse season [Re: Gulo] #7946540
09/08/23 09:47 AM
09/08/23 09:47 AM
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I have really really wanted to hunt forest grouse. Your Spruce grouse is beautiful.

Re: Photo Phriday 100 - Grouse season [Re: Gulo] #7946589
09/08/23 11:26 AM
09/08/23 11:26 AM
Joined: Mar 2011
Montana ,Rocky Mtns.
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Joined: Mar 2011
Montana ,Rocky Mtns.
Love grouse. I planted and kept many indigenous shrubs that give buds and berries that grouse love. I've had up to and above five grouse in one tree at any time.

Blues are plentiful in the higher areas here. So fun to see them in Doug fir, aspen, subalpine fir, and my favorites, Mtn Hemlock and cedars.

Everywhere I have lived, I have planed shrubs and trees to attract them.

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Re: Photo Phriday 100 - Grouse season [Re: Gulo] #7946593
09/08/23 11:36 AM
09/08/23 11:36 AM
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SW Georgia
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SW Georgia
I hear them every Spring when I’m out there turkey hunting. They start drumming well before sunup too.

Re: Photo Phriday 100 - Grouse season [Re: Gulo] #7946594
09/08/23 11:38 AM
09/08/23 11:38 AM
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Priest River, Idaho USA
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I have found that the young of the year of all three species are pretty easy to get close to. I have killed 4 ruffs in my driveway so far. The blue and ruffed seem to wise up fairly fast. I am fortunate to have all three species where I hunt.


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Re: Photo Phriday 100 - Grouse season [Re: Gulo] #7946596
09/08/23 11:41 AM
09/08/23 11:41 AM
Joined: Apr 2012
Northern Mn
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Our grouse season starts here next weekend,been working out in the big woods for the last week,I'm seeing coveys of ruffed grouse daily.We do have spruce grouse as well,but not too many,I shot one male for mounting purpose ,bocat jumping at him.When I lived in Montana I really enjoyed hunting blue grouse with my bow while we were elk hunting,good camp meat at spike camp.Thanks for sharing Jack.

Re: Photo Phriday 100 - Grouse season [Re: Gulo] #7946608
09/08/23 12:12 PM
09/08/23 12:12 PM
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USA-WI
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It's all about the dogs.

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Re: Photo Phriday 100 - Grouse season [Re: Gulo] #7946610
09/08/23 12:16 PM
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Don't forget the sage grouse.


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Re: Photo Phriday 100 - Grouse season [Re: Gulo] #7946613
09/08/23 12:26 PM
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SW Pa
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Great photos Jack. It has been some time since I have seen or heard the familiar drumming of our grouse locally.

An old friend that has passed some time back lived in the woods in an old mobile home. His place had an old, rusted oil tank that a local grouse would fly upon it every morning and drum his little heart out. My old friend used to complain because it would commence to drum much earlier than Albert would arise each day. smile

Re: Photo Phriday 100 - Grouse season [Re: Gulo] #7946614
09/08/23 12:30 PM
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Alaska and Washington State
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I don't care what anyone else calls them, they are still blue grouse to me. My favorite eating game bird.
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Re: Photo Phriday 100 - Grouse season [Re: Gulo] #7946616
09/08/23 12:34 PM
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Re: Photo Phriday 100 - Grouse season [Re: Gulo] #7946626
09/08/23 12:56 PM
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ND
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ND
Sharptails and occasionally some huns here. Season opener tomorrow..

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Re: Photo Phriday 100 - Grouse season [Re: Gulo] #7946665
09/08/23 01:59 PM
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Had quite a lot of 100 grouse seasons back in the day.


Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
Re: Photo Phriday 100 - Grouse season [Re: Boco] #7946768
09/08/23 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Boco
Had quite a lot of 100 grouse seasons back in the day.

BOCO do you step on the wings and slow pull the breasts out?"


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Re: Photo Phriday 100 - Grouse season [Re: Gulo] #7946784
09/08/23 05:40 PM
09/08/23 05:40 PM
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I used to,now I just put two fingers of one hand into the bird below the neck(after ripping the skin at the crop)and two fingers from the other hand same place but opposite direction and pull.apart.Get breast and wings in one hand and legs. back and guts in the other.


Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
Re: Photo Phriday 100 - Grouse season [Re: Gulo] #7946791
09/08/23 05:51 PM
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Always carry the shotgun picking boughs
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My brother and I with a few ruffed grouse and 2 woodcock
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Re: Photo Phriday 100 - Grouse season [Re: Gulo] #7946871
09/08/23 08:45 PM
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Re: Photo Phriday 100 - Grouse season [Re: Gulo] #7946883
09/08/23 09:05 PM
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Fantastic license plate. That's as good as it gets, in my opinion. Tell me the history behind that sucker. That yours Posco?


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Wild Life
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Re: Photo Phriday 100 - Grouse season [Re: Gulo] #7946891
09/08/23 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Gulo
Fantastic license plate. That's as good as it gets, in my opinion. Tell me the history behind that sucker. That yours Posco?

It is, Jack. Maine limits us to seven characters on a plate or it would have been TMBRDODL. Only met one person who knew what the plate stood for.

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