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Offline Dave Workman

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Re: Too early to think about grouse???
« Reply #30 on: June 17, 2010, 12:22:40 PM »
Quote from: STIKNSTRINGBOW on June 14, 2010, 09:41:52 AM
I was attacked last night by a grouse, I almost stepped on it's hatchlings, pretty funny to have a puffed up grouse thinking it's a baddass !  :chuckle:

Attacked by a grouse!  :yike:

That's awful. We need to call a special session of the Fish & Wildlife Commission and demand that "somebody's got to do something!"

 :mgun: :hunt2:

I may get a chance to scout out one of my favorite grouse haunts over the weekend.

Meanwhile, keep your eyes peeled for the August edition of Northwest Sportsman, in which I once again give up a couple of my favorite grouse hunting haunts. 
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Re: Too early to think about grouse???
« Reply #31 on: June 17, 2010, 12:34:09 PM »
I saw lots of grouse when I went to eastern wa outside of ellensburg about 3 weeks ago. Seemed to be pretty healthy over there.
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Re: Too early to think about grouse???
« Reply #32 on: June 17, 2010, 12:44:13 PM »
Quote from: STIKNSTRINGBOW on June 14, 2010, 09:41:52 AM
I was attacked last night by a grouse, I almost stepped on it's hatchlings, pretty funny to have a puffed up grouse thinking it's a baddass !  :chuckle:

hey that grouse was *censored* who says grouse aren't bad ass  :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Re: Too early to think about grouse???
« Reply #33 on: June 17, 2010, 01:20:17 PM »
It is NEVER too early to think about grouse ;)  Ever! :drool: :drool:

I was up shootin' above my house this morning and on the way out on the logging road there was a good lookin' little ruffie picking at the edge of the road.  Little bugger saw me coming and actually came down the road toward me :yike:  I had to come to a stop and back up to make sure I didn't hurt him.  He was back pecking in my rear view mirror which is great since all I could think about was his breast browning in my frying pan this fall............. :drool: :drool:

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Re: Too early to think about grouse???
« Reply #34 on: June 17, 2010, 02:06:46 PM »
Saw a big blue when I was up cutting wood the day before yesterday.  No broods though.  It's been a wet, cold spring....I'm not too optimistic... :(  Here's a pic from last year..
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Re: Too early to think about grouse???
« Reply #35 on: June 17, 2010, 09:43:18 PM »
Great pic!
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Re: Too early to think about grouse???
« Reply #36 on: June 20, 2010, 01:09:28 AM »
Great!  All we need is another dyed in the camo grouse hunting fanatic.

Thumbs up!
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Re: Too early to think about grouse???
« Reply #37 on: July 02, 2010, 05:21:10 AM »
Be sure to watch the Northwest Sportsman magazine in August for this image and the stories I'm doing on two choice grouse haunts of mine..
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Re: Too early to think about grouse???
« Reply #38 on: July 20, 2010, 05:57:50 PM »
Got an inquiry about the image above.

That's a Ruger New Vaquero in .45 Colt and I built the holster and gunbelt for it.  Now everybody knows

The other gun in this image is my Blackhawk in .41 Magnum.  Grips by the now-defunct Ajax Custom Grips.
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Re: Too early to think about grouse???
« Reply #39 on: July 20, 2010, 09:13:09 PM »
Nice!  :drool:
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Re: Too early to think about grouse???
« Reply #40 on: July 20, 2010, 09:20:03 PM »
 :)
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Re: Too early to think about grouse???
« Reply #41 on: July 21, 2010, 10:57:15 AM »
Quote from: ICEMAN on July 20, 2010, 09:13:09 PM
Nice!  :drool:

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Re: Too early to think about grouse???
« Reply #42 on: July 21, 2010, 11:23:22 AM »
22mag headshots=good meat no holes

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Re: Too early to think about grouse???
« Reply #43 on: July 22, 2010, 10:22:19 AM »
Ahhhhh, rasbo...

GOOD EATS!

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Re: Too early to think about grouse???
« Reply #44 on: July 22, 2010, 03:27:14 PM »
Not to be a negative nellie, but I have been up the hill cutting a little wood, seen VERY few birds, all singles, no broods at all... :(  I think our wet, cold spring killed both hatches...
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