Grouse Scouting

[Dave Workman]

Heard it was raining over the past couple days over in Wenatchee/Leavenworth.  How much rain does it take to drown the young ones?

It's not that they drown...they often die of hypothermia...

[Stilly bay]

one of the biggest killers of grouse is pneumonia.

[Dave Workman]

one of the biggest killers of grouse is pneumonia.

hell, all these years, I thought it was Remington..
 

[JackOfAllTrades]

Heard it was raining over the past couple days over in Wenatchee/Leavenworth.  How much rain does it take to drown the young ones?

It doesn't take a lot of rain this time of year to affect the Grouse populations. This series of little storms coming on shore won't be good, but there is warming this weekend so I'm hopeful.
 
-Steve

[Skyvalhunter]

Heard quite a few hooters last weekend making noise. More promising that the past couple years. Methow not as good.

[paulf919]

Heard quite a few hooters last weekend making noise. More promising that the past couple years. Methow not as good.

Like to hear that!  Need a good season!

[Dave Workman]

Glockster and I did a bit of snooping around last Sunday and ran across this  dinner-in-waiting over by Salmon-la-sac.

Blue grouse are not called "fool hens" for nothing.  He snapped this image with a Canon camera and telephoto lens. Next time we meet, I have a feeling he'll be shooting with something besides a digital camera!

A bit more than two months to go and I'm primed.

[barracuda163]

Flushed dozens of ruffed out up in the swakane unit last muzzle deer. http://wdfw.wa.gov/lands/wildlife_areas/chelan/Swakane/
 awesome scenery, good excuse to get lost and find a grouse or two.

[paulf919]

Flushed dozens of ruffed out up in the swakane unit last muzzle deer. http://wdfw.wa.gov/lands/wildlife_areas/chelan/Swakane/
 awesome scenery, good excuse to get lost and find a grouse or two.

how far in did you have to drive?  Did you get out and do much wandering out and about?  My first time will be this year...trying to get as much info as I can!

[barracuda163]

Spent 2 days in there, most grouse were along drainages. Im sure we drove by more than we know...all from the truck