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Offline Stilly bay

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Re: Winter grouse hunting
« Reply #15 on: December 19, 2011, 07:46:13 PM »
I did't know they drum in the winter.  Kewl!

I hunted some thick reprod one winter about five years ago that was loaded with grouse and they were all in a drumming rampage. there had to be five at the very least, maybe as many as a dozen or more in there. as soon as one would stop another would answer. THudiddididdiddddddddd THudididididdddddddd thudiddddddddddddd- and it all went on for a good 20 minutes. if I didn't know what a grouse drum sounded like I would of thought that I was having some kind of heart or inner ear problem.

seems like the only reason I buy turkey tag anymore is to scout grouse spots and listen to drumming.
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Re: Winter grouse hunting
« Reply #16 on: December 19, 2011, 09:07:43 PM »
"Aim small, miss small."
Genesis 27:3, "Now then, get your weapons, your quiver and bow, and go out to the open country to hunt some wild game for me."

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Re: Winter grouse hunting
« Reply #17 on: December 20, 2011, 09:02:14 AM »
Nice winter grouse!!  iS that a spruce grouse??

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Re: Winter grouse hunting
« Reply #18 on: December 20, 2011, 09:11:58 AM »
I did't know they drum in the winter.  Kewl!
I discovered that they drum post spring this past November . Obviously it's a great advantage to be able to find 'em when they're noisy...  :chuckle:
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Re: Winter grouse hunting
« Reply #19 on: December 20, 2011, 04:17:55 PM »
Late season Ruff from NE WA.  Bry picked up another one that day to make it a brace.  They were sitting really tight in the small conifers.
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Re: Winter grouse hunting
« Reply #20 on: December 22, 2011, 10:20:42 AM »
Here is a big blue that I shot in Nov. well above the snow line.

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Re: Winter grouse hunting
« Reply #21 on: December 22, 2011, 12:43:29 PM »
Great set of pictures fellas!
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Re: Winter grouse hunting
« Reply #22 on: December 24, 2011, 03:08:54 PM »
Man the grouse were loving the sun today.  I spooked 5 of them in about a 1 mile stretch of road.  Had the bow and never had a shot opportunity but it was nice seeing some.

 


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