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Re: New to Grouse Hunting, is walking the logg'in trails the best method?
« Reply #15 on: September 28, 2015, 09:02:05 PM »
If you spend a lot of time along the PCT between Canada and Oregon, you may learn quite a bit about them. You will see mostly the Blue grouse up there. They have habits. They have areas they like to frequent. Spend time among them and you will learn them. The taste is worth it! The time you spend up there is priceless!  :tup: :tup: :tup:
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Re: New to Grouse Hunting, is walking the logg'in trails the best method?
« Reply #16 on: September 29, 2015, 12:48:58 AM »
Over grown roads are good. They'll hold in cover during rain and come out into the open when the weather clears up. Pay extra attention to the road intersections and landings that have young alders growing on them.

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Re: New to Grouse Hunting, is walking the logg'in trails the best method?
« Reply #17 on: September 29, 2015, 01:59:55 PM »
I've been having luck walking logging roads on the edges of clearcuts with small 1-3 year old plantings and the other side of the road with taller timber. So far this year they've been in groups of 3+ so finding one can almost guarantee a full bag.

small 1-3 year old plantings would be like 4-5 feet tall?

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Trees about as big around as your fist.

If you get any, pay attention to what is in their crop and store that in your memory for food items to look for and potentially find grouse near. If you want to get off the roads, get a dog that handles and that can cover some ground. Let the dog do the work while you choose the easiest path.

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Re: New to Grouse Hunting, is walking the logg'in trails the best method?
« Reply #18 on: September 29, 2015, 02:06:18 PM »
I've been having luck walking logging roads on the edges of clearcuts with small 1-3 year old plantings and the other side of the road with taller timber. So far this year they've been in groups of 3+ so finding one can almost guarantee a full bag.

small 1-3 year old plantings would be like 4-5 feet tall?

Craig

Trees about as big around as your fist.

If you get any, pay attention to what is in their crop and store that in your memory for food items to look for and potentially find grouse near. If you want to get off the roads, get a dog that handles and that can cover some ground. Let the dog do the work while you choose the easiest path.

Thanks have the dog :)
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Re: New to Grouse Hunting, is walking the logg'in trails the best method?
« Reply #19 on: September 29, 2015, 02:09:17 PM »
The best way would be to drive logging roads and shoot from the truck...

However, you'd be breaking so many laws they'd probably have to slingshot peas to you you'd be so far back in jail.

So, the next best seems to be to plan on seeing them and hike with shotguns, then get tired of that and just bring regular hunting rifle.  Then you'll see a ton and can practice head shots with a 300WM.

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Re: New to Grouse Hunting, is walking the logg'in trails the best method?
« Reply #20 on: September 29, 2015, 02:16:06 PM »
The best way would be to drive logging roads and shoot from the truck...

However, you'd be breaking so many laws they'd probably have to slingshot peas to you you'd be so far back in jail.

So, the next best seems to be to plan on seeing them and hike with shotguns, then get tired of that and just bring regular hunting rifle.  Then you'll see a ton and can practice head shots with a 300WM.

 :tup:

Was really thinking my 10/22 with a nice scope would be good. But where I am hunting thinking BB shot for "long shots".

Not sure if a 300WM would have the knockdown power...

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Re: New to Grouse Hunting, is walking the logg'in trails the best method?
« Reply #21 on: September 29, 2015, 02:18:55 PM »
The best way would be to drive logging roads and shoot from the truck...

However, you'd be breaking so many laws they'd probably have to slingshot peas to you you'd be so far back in jail.

So, the next best seems to be to plan on seeing them and hike with shotguns, then get tired of that and just bring regular hunting rifle.  Then you'll see a ton and can practice head shots with a 300WM.

 :tup:
Go with a 45 Whelan to make sure.  :tup:

Was really thinking my 10/22 with a nice scope would be good. But where I am hunting thinking BB shot for "long shots".

Not sure if a 300WM would have the knockdown power...
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Re: New to Grouse Hunting, is walking the logg'in trails the best method?
« Reply #22 on: September 29, 2015, 07:19:26 PM »
To hunt Grouse the licenses needed are "SMALL GAME" & "MIGRATORY BIRD PERMIT"?

Thanks!
Craig

Where does it say Migratory bird permit?


Still struggling with the Migratory Bird permit restriction? Where do I find this requirement.

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Re: New to Grouse Hunting, is walking the logg'in trails the best method?
« Reply #23 on: September 29, 2015, 07:22:46 PM »
To hunt Grouse the licenses needed are "SMALL GAME" & "MIGRATORY BIRD PERMIT"?

Thanks!
Craig

Where does it say Migratory bird permit?


Still struggling with the Migratory Bird permit restriction? Where do I find this requirement.

He was asking a question. The question was answered and he learned that the migratory permit wasn't required.

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Re: New to Grouse Hunting, is walking the logg'in trails the best method?
« Reply #24 on: September 29, 2015, 07:25:34 PM »
To hunt Grouse the licenses needed are "SMALL GAME" & "MIGRATORY BIRD PERMIT"?

Thanks!
Craig

Where does it say Migratory bird permit?


Still struggling with the Migratory Bird permit restriction? Where do I find this requirement.

He was asking a question. The question was answered and he learned that the migratory permit wasn't required.

I read it as a "Statement". Perhaps I'm not up on intuition.

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Re: New to Grouse Hunting, is walking the logg'in trails the best method?
« Reply #25 on: September 29, 2015, 07:28:01 PM »
You've got the mind of an engineer RR, literal.

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Re: New to Grouse Hunting, is walking the logg'in trails the best method?
« Reply #26 on: September 29, 2015, 07:30:30 PM »
Thanks, I think!!!!

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Re: New to Grouse Hunting, is walking the logg'in trails the best method?
« Reply #27 on: September 29, 2015, 07:31:10 PM »
To hunt Grouse the licenses needed are "SMALL GAME" & "MIGRATORY BIRD PERMIT"?

Thanks!
Craig

Where does it say Migratory bird permit?


Still struggling with the Migratory Bird permit restriction? Where do I find this requirement.

He was asking a question. The question was answered and he learned that the migratory permit wasn't required.

I read it as a "Statement". Perhaps I'm not up on intuition.

Sorry for the confusion, I can be a bit of a brick sometimes.

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Re: New to Grouse Hunting, is walking the logg'in trails the best method?
« Reply #28 on: September 29, 2015, 07:41:19 PM »
To hunt Grouse the licenses needed are "SMALL GAME" & "MIGRATORY BIRD PERMIT"?

Thanks!
Craig

Where does it say Migratory bird permit?


Still struggling with the Migratory Bird permit restriction? Where do I find this requirement.

He was asking a question. The question was answered and he learned that the migratory permit wasn't required.

I read it as a "Statement". Perhaps I'm not up on intuition.

Sorry for the confusion, I can be a bit of a brick sometimes.

Well, you did use a question mark, thus making it a question and not a statement.  :twocents:
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Re: New to Grouse Hunting, is walking the logg'in trails the best method?
« Reply #29 on: October 10, 2015, 06:26:24 PM »
The best way would be to drive logging roads and shoot from the truck...

However, you'd be breaking so many laws they'd probably have to slingshot peas to you you'd be so far back in jail.

So, the next best seems to be to plan on seeing them and hike with shotguns, then get tired of that and just bring regular hunting rifle.  Then you'll see a ton and can practice head shots with a 300WM.

 :tup:

Was really thinking my 10/22 with a nice scope would be good. But where I am hunting thinking BB shot for "long shots".

Not sure if a 300WM would have the knockdown power...

A couple years ago my dad and I were coming down the mountain from elk hunting one evening. A spruce was standing in the middle of the road. He was gonna get closer and shoot it with his ruger mark 1 and I said if you go any closer he's gonna bail. So he pulls up his browning .264 and from about 80 yards he takes its head clean off. I was like holy crap. It was quite impressive I must say!

 


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