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Offline Dave Workman

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Re: GROUSE?
« Reply #105 on: July 19, 2011, 05:36:39 PM »
NOW is really  the time to be scouting the fool hens!

They hatches ought to be out and about, little mother's walking along with their broods...

I'm hearing some good reports, some so-so...

Gotta oil up the shotgun....

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Re: GROUSE?
« Reply #106 on: July 19, 2011, 08:00:56 PM »
spent all day in the Blues again today with the boys cutting firewood.  Not a bird... :(
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Re: GROUSE?
« Reply #107 on: July 20, 2011, 07:54:37 AM »
I haven't seen a blue since this spring either. :(

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Re: GROUSE?
« Reply #108 on: July 20, 2011, 07:57:27 AM »
Have been seeing blues with chicks and a few ruffed too.

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Re: GROUSE?
« Reply #109 on: July 26, 2011, 01:32:18 PM »
We saw a blue grouse mama and chicks in the methow area on saturday. We also saw a chukar mama and two chicks yesterday in the Okanogan - they were 2/3 her size, all brown still with the light reddish eyeshadow... very cool to see.
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Re: GROUSE?
« Reply #110 on: July 26, 2011, 09:08:44 PM »
I was in Huckleberry this weekend, we saw 3 ruffed while out checking trail cams.

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Re: GROUSE?
« Reply #111 on: July 28, 2011, 08:38:49 AM »
Well, I am happy to report that PathfinderJR, TinyPathfinder and I finally saw a living bird in the Blues yesterday while cutting firewood.  Maybe it was just my imagination, but it looked like the scrawniest, skinniest, most pathetic little thing I have ever seen, but by God, it was a grouse.... :tup:
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Re: GROUSE?
« Reply #112 on: July 31, 2011, 03:16:41 PM »
I've got a hunch we'll see more birds.  It dried out in June in a lot of places.

Good for the broods.
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Re: GROUSE?
« Reply #113 on: August 01, 2011, 10:24:57 PM »
A little dose to get you through.   :chuckle: :chuckle:

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Re: GROUSE?
« Reply #114 on: August 02, 2011, 07:57:40 AM »
I've got a hunch we'll see more birds.  It dried out in June in a lot of places.

Good for the broods.

Not in the Blue Mountains.  Headed up there again today for another load of firewood.  I'll report...
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Re: GROUSE?
« Reply #115 on: August 02, 2011, 08:22:15 AM »
I saw 2 nice fat ones saturday  :twocents:
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Re: GROUSE?
« Reply #116 on: August 03, 2011, 12:23:31 AM »
I saw a nice one the other weekend near the north fork snoqualmie. Looking forward to Sept 1.

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Re: GROUSE?
« Reply #117 on: August 03, 2011, 01:54:50 PM »
One bird.  Better than nothing I guess :dunno:

  Did see a decent 3 point Mulie though :tup:
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Re: GROUSE?
« Reply #118 on: August 15, 2011, 06:23:32 PM »
It/s 8/15

Only 16 more days to go.
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Re: GROUSE?
« Reply #119 on: August 15, 2011, 07:12:49 PM »
It/s 8/15

Only 16 more days to go.
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I've been seeing quite a few in my hiking adventures. I'm looking forward to some grouse & dumplings.
« Last Edit: August 16, 2011, 09:14:42 PM by Wea300mag »
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