Less than 48 hours (five months) t'go!

[Dave Workman]

Sept. 1 is getting closer every passing day and I aim t bring law'n order to them rogue thunderchickens

[SLOhound]

I came out to my cabin in Index this afternoon and could hear one thumping in the distance. Sept can't come soon enough!

[Turner89]

I think they (ruffed) are comming back pretty good in my area. The most I've seen since the eighties.

[Bmcox86]

Me and my dog are ready for some real hunting again, I think he's getting tired of pigeons already

[Dave Workman]

Ah, May.  Soon you'll be watching for hatches.  Watch the roadsides for broods. 

I'm getting antsy already.  Gotta go down make sure my .22 Ruger pistol and 10/22 rifle are both shooting true for limb shots.  And I managed to find a couple of boxes of #6 in 20-gauge.  Got plenty of 12-gauge.  And I may have to round up another box of 3-inch .410 #6s


Got the fever, got the fever...grrrooouuuuussse Fever. 

[jackelope]

Nice to see the annual grouse fever thread, Dave.

Looking forward to trying to get after some grouse this year.

[Tom Reichner]

I came out to my cabin in Index this afternoon and could hear one thumping in the distance. Sept can't come soon enough!

I think they (ruffed) are comming back pretty good in my area. The most I've seen since the eighties.

Yeah, there do seem to be quite a few Ruffs around this year.  I can't even count how many drumming logs I have found . . . I seem to be finding new ones without even trying.   Any time I stop the car for a minute to take a leak, or to pour another cup of coffee from the thermos, I seem to hear a Ruff drummin' nearby.  Here's a photo taken last week:

[bobcat]

We just gotta hope this nice dry weather continues into the summer. If it stays like this the chicks will do well, and there will be a ton of grouse to hunt this fall, just like there was back in 2009.

[Dave Workman]

We just gotta hope this nice dry weather continues into the summer. If it stays like this the chicks will do well, and there will be a ton of grouse to hunt this fall, just like there was back in 2009.

Ahem...."if it stays like this the chicks will".... be out in driveways washing cars and down on the beach tanning and... oh, what's the difference?  I'm too old to give a rip about anything but hunting grouse anymore...

Remember the old guy in "The Magnificent Seven?"

His best line:  "About women, I became indifferent when I was 83..."



    

[Atroxus]

We just gotta hope this nice dry weather continues into the summer. If it stays like this the chicks will do well, and there will be a ton of grouse to hunt this fall, just like there was back in 2009.

Ahem...."if it stays like this the chicks will".... be out in driveways washing cars and down on the beach tanning and... oh, what's the difference?  I'm too old to give a rip about anything but hunting grouse anymore...

Remember the old guy in "The Magnificent Seven?"

His best line:  "About women, I became indifferent when I was 83..."



    

It started already...other day coming home from work I had to fight to keep my eyes on the road as one of the neighbor ladies was on her front lawn in a bikini. 

[Dave Workman]

Nice to see the annual grouse fever thread, Dave.

Looking forward to trying to get after some grouse this year.

Yep, I'm a feather brain. Just ask any of my critics.

[BiggLuke]

I've got a countdown app on my phone telling me every day how many days are left until Sept. 1.
 

[paulf919]

This will be my first year hunting...pretty excited to be eating some grouse shortly.  Anyone know of good spots in Leavenworth area?

[Dave Workman]

This will be my first year hunting...pretty excited to be eating some grouse shortly.  Anyone know of good spots in Leavenworth area?

Head north from Leavenworth up past the lake and up toward Maverick Saddle.

[fethrduster]

 I did see a grouse in the road the other day. They are fun to kill time with until chukar season starts.