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Offline rosscrazyelk

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Are grouse terrtitorial?
« on: September 14, 2015, 06:58:29 PM »
I was at a place last week and had a ton of grouse there. Wondering  if they stick around ?
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Re: Are grouse terrtitorial?
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2015, 07:02:54 PM »
Was it on the east side with water easily available?
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Re: Are grouse terrtitorial?
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2015, 07:18:28 PM »
Yes, completely. Wind will decide on where they hang in the territory from my experience.
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Re: Are grouse terrtitorial?
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2015, 07:20:35 PM »
Bird populations done well this spring ...there has been a crap load shot around my place ..better getcha some ....Nothing better than grouse breast for din din !!

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Re: Are grouse terrtitorial?
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2015, 07:48:02 PM »
I have places that I can expect to see a grouse just about every time.
 I thought you ment are they like confrontational.  I had one attacking my truck as I drove by slowly.  I thought he accidently flew into my side window the first time, but when I came back by he did it again. He bounced off my drivers side window, and than was flying along tapping on my back window. I was only creeping along at like 2mph. I never had one do that before :chuckle:
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Re: Are grouse terrtitorial?
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2015, 08:13:13 PM »
Ruffed grouse will start dispersing in October and then bunch up again in late November/December. Blues will go higher I believe as we get closer to winter.

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Re: Are grouse terrtitorial?
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2015, 08:22:23 PM »
Grouse all day every day so far at the wallow im hunting, plenty of them, guess still water is a magnet for them.  Got one that is really fond of a log thats 15 yards from my living room window too.  Thought about shooting him for a half a second, but nah.

 


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