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Re: Grouse!!!
« Reply #45 on: June 14, 2009, 10:15:55 AM »
Saw six or seven blue grouse yesterday on the coast. One group of five were feeding on salmon berries.




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Re: Grouse!!!
« Reply #46 on: June 14, 2009, 10:37:03 AM »
Ive seen several this year,and last year was good..

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Re: Grouse!!!
« Reply #47 on: June 15, 2009, 01:20:37 PM »
I have killed a fair number of blue and ruffed grouse over the years, and I have seen some mammoth-sized blues that could literally feed two people with just the breast meat and legs.  I used to see grouse all the time up the Snoqualmie Middle Fork, but not anymore.  (Maybe the greenies ran them out?  :chuckle:)

But I love grouse hunting. Blues get me up high and I find them in places where other people don't even look.
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Re: Grouse!!!
« Reply #48 on: July 13, 2009, 11:50:36 AM »
How many people actually noticed that the wdfw increased the bag limit on grouse from 3 to 4 birds?

Just noticed  ;)
Haven't seen very many the last couple years.
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Re: Grouse!!!
« Reply #49 on: July 13, 2009, 04:21:18 PM »
probably just like raising the limit to 6 steelhead on the cowlitz river the last 2 years -- nobody's gonna catch that many, so it doesn't hurt :dunno:
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Re: Grouse!!!
« Reply #50 on: July 16, 2009, 08:17:50 AM »
Its gonna be a good year for them this year!!! I think its great!! Last year was good and I have been seeing family's of grouse everytime I have been out!  Cant wait!!

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Re: Grouse!!!
« Reply #51 on: July 16, 2009, 09:15:41 AM »
Its gonna be a good year for them this year!!! I think its great!! Last year was good and I have been seeing family's of grouse everytime I have been out!  Cant wait!!

Ive only seen one grouse so far, just driving fire roads around darrington, Im just looking for deer hunting spots

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Re: Grouse!!!
« Reply #52 on: July 16, 2009, 08:54:49 PM »
Saw a mixed bag of Blues and Ruffed last sunday. We saw 6 hen Blues all with youngsters.
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Re: Grouse!!!
« Reply #53 on: July 17, 2009, 10:43:13 AM »
Played Gold Mountain golf course last weekend and saw 4 adult grouse, 2 were sitting in a tree just off the path (nice sized ruffs) and 2 were hens with chicks.  9 chicks total between the two.  Looks to be a good year in that area.  Funny thing was, I was hearing gun shots the whole time I was out there. 

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Re: Grouse!!!
« Reply #54 on: August 05, 2009, 08:43:28 PM »
I saw eleven ruffed grouse this last weekend while bear hunting.I can't wait until september

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Re: Grouse!!!
« Reply #55 on: August 06, 2009, 05:05:46 AM »
Wow, eleven ruffed!  :o  Good job. Very encouraging.
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Re: Grouse!!!
« Reply #56 on: August 06, 2009, 05:15:08 AM »
grouse it does a body good  :drool: cant wait cool temps are coming soon..

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Re: Grouse!!!
« Reply #57 on: August 07, 2009, 03:50:43 PM »
Montana Blue.  My son spotted him while we were scouting for mule deer.
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Re: Grouse!!!
« Reply #58 on: August 07, 2009, 04:10:23 PM »
I love the grouse sightings!!   Itching for September 1st... :P

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Re: Grouse!!!
« Reply #59 on: August 08, 2009, 10:35:55 PM »
Also a montana grouse!!!! 

 


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