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Other Hunting => Upland Birds => Topic started by: asmith on September 12, 2016, 07:26:45 PM

Title: Conconully grouse
Post by: asmith on September 12, 2016, 07:26:45 PM: Anyone ever head there for grouse? I'm thinking bout taking a drive there this week. Ive always seen them there when deer hunting, so I know they are in there.
Title: Re: Conconully grouse
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on September 12, 2016, 07:56:29 PM: I HAVE NEVER SEEN A GROUSE IN CONCONULLY. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Conconully grouse
Post by: asmith on September 12, 2016, 08:00:48 PM: Opps, lol. Maybe I should not have posted this. I'm more just seeing if anyone will be there as I'm tired of hunting by myself and woukd be nice to meet up with some more folks.
Title: Re: Conconully grouse
Post by: shootingblanks on September 14, 2016, 12:11:36 PM: Heading there this weekend with my daughter. They are there somewhere. Its just a matter of figuring out where.
Title: Re: Conconully grouse
Post by: asmith on September 14, 2016, 04:30:02 PM: Well, decided to wake up at 3 am today and make the 5.5 hour round trip drive over there. It was actually a fun day. Had my dog on her first hunt. She wasn't able to find them as they were all in the trees, but she sure as hell tried to find them. Saw 3 birds total and heard another fly out of a tree, just couldn't put eyes on it. Only one shot opportunity for the three I saw and one bird down. All the birds we did see where all on the roads. Early afternoon hit and we put some miles in, and didn't see one bird. They are in there, but until we get some winter weather they are all staying up high and scattered. All singles, no groups yet. The ones we did see were all at 5200' or more. Saw one huge blue at the top, right on the road around a corner so never had the chance at it. All in all, a great day.
(I don't know why pictures come out sideways)

Her first grouse.
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Working it like a pro!
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Someone is tired after running through the mountains
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Title: Re: Conconully grouse
Post by: MtnMuley on September 14, 2016, 04:36:19 PM: Nice to see the pup with a bird. :tup:
Title: Re: Conconully grouse
Post by: kellama2001 on September 14, 2016, 04:37:43 PM: Congrats! :tup: I love the look on her face in the first picture...so proud of herself :)
Title: Re: Conconully grouse
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on September 14, 2016, 07:19:44 PM: Glad you found some. :tup: Is that the closest area to you with grouse? :dunno:
Title: Re: Conconully grouse
Post by: asmith on September 14, 2016, 07:36:03 PM: Quote from: Boss .300 winmag on September 14, 2016, 07:19:44 PM
Glad you found some. :tup: Is that the closest area to you with grouse? :dunno:

What? :dunno:
Title: Re: Conconully grouse
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on September 14, 2016, 07:50:04 PM: Quote from: asmith on September 14, 2016, 07:36:03 PM
Quote from: Boss .300 winmag on September 14, 2016, 07:19:44 PM
Glad you found some. :tup: Is that the closest area to you with grouse? :dunno:

What? :dunno:

Are thier not grouse closer to Davenport Wa?
Title: Re: Conconully grouse
Post by: asmith on September 14, 2016, 08:12:49 PM: Oh, got ya. I'm sure there is. I just haven't explored yet for them. Plus, I know they are there and it's such a beautiful area up there.
Title: Re: Conconully grouse
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on September 14, 2016, 08:15:26 PM: Quote from: asmith on September 14, 2016, 08:12:49 PM
Oh, got ya. I'm sure there is. I just haven't explored yet for them. Plus, I know they are there and it's such a beautiful area up there.

Yes it is a beautiful area. :tup:
Title: Re: Conconully grouse
Post by: MtnMuley on September 14, 2016, 09:14:06 PM: If you are ever interested in running your pup in some brush for ruffs over here, I'd happily help you out. :tup:
Title: Re: Conconully grouse
Post by: asmith on September 14, 2016, 09:25:40 PM: Quote from: MtnMuley on September 14, 2016, 09:14:06 PM
If you are ever interested in running your pup in some brush for ruffs over here, I'd happily help you out. :tup:

That's very nice of you. Where is over here at?