My buddy weighed it at 23. I think he should be in the 25 pound range but his belly was empty and I wonder if the Tom's lose weight during breeding season. Regardless I am thrilled to catch such an awesome creature and to share it with my buddy. The best part is he wants his taxidermist to mount it lifesized jumping for a Blue grouse if his wife agrees. I will get to enjoy without footing the bill for the mount. Funny he thought a car was coming as we admired it in the cage but it was the cat growling at us. I had to laugh when he reached to pull branches off the cage and the cat lunged clawing the cage and hissed us my buddy flinched.
