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Other Hunting => Upland Birds => Topic started by: rosscrazyelk on September 14, 2015, 06:58:29 PM

Title: Are grouse terrtitorial?
Post by: rosscrazyelk 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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Post by: Boss .300 winmag on September 14, 2015, 07:02:54 PM: Was it on the east side with water easily available?
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Post by: JODakota 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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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 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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Post by: Turner89 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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Post by: AspenBud 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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Post by: Bango skank 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.