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Other Hunting => Upland Birds => Topic started by: Balladeer on September 28, 2009, 08:43:57 PM

Title: What the?
Post by: Balladeer on September 28, 2009, 08:43:57 PM: Hey y'all,

I didn't know there were so many different kinds of birds. How do you ID the birds? Does WDFW have a guide or something?

Also, how many different kinds of upland birds are there around the Snoqualmie/ North Bend area? Where are some good general spots to start looking? (not asking for your secret spot) Just got a little spaniel who's chompin' at the bit to get after something that ain't 3 hours away.

Thanks,
B
Title: Re: What the?
Post by: Balladeer on September 28, 2009, 08:49:20 PM: Let me clarify a little. I don't know why buy I always go back and look at my posts and think they need clarification.

Anyway...I'm not asking for any certain spots, but I see people talking about elevations, etc. Can a person just go out to a spot above a certain elevation and expect to find birds? What about walking along logging roads? Can someone walk the roads and see birds, or do you have to get out in the woods? Thick woods or clear cuts?

Thanks for the help.

B
Title: Re: What the?
Post by: merlo105 on September 28, 2009, 09:33:13 PM: Yes roads,woods and clear cuts everywhere has birds, Elevation doesnt matter you just happen to find more blue grouse up higher,
Title: Re: What the?
Post by: T-Bone on September 29, 2009, 06:45:04 AM: Buy a map of the Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest; so you know you are on public land.

Buy a hunting license and P/U a FREE copy of the hunting regulations or visit the WDFW website.

Google: ruffed grouse and then blue grouse for pictures of the two most common forest grouse species.

Try walking gated off roads or old abandoned slash roads in the National Forest; look for berry patches, creeks and springs and you will find grouse. The ruffed grouse will be low and the blue grouse will be high (generally). You will remember your first grouse flush. :o
Title: Re: What the?
Post by: gooeydruid on September 29, 2009, 06:55:09 AM: So is it legal to shoot grouse off the side of those little old logging/slash roads up on public forest lands?
Title: Re: What the?
Post by: T-Bone on September 29, 2009, 02:13:08 PM: Quote from: gooeydruid on September 29, 2009, 06:55:09 AM
So is it legal to shoot grouse off the side of those little old logging/slash roads up on public forest lands?

On the abandoned/overgrown/not-in-use ones...YES. Most are blocked off by an earth mound and/or a pit.
Title: Re: What the?
Post by: Balladeer on September 29, 2009, 06:08:41 PM: Thanks y'all. Now I know were to get started. Thanks.
Title: Re: What the?
Post by: satchel3006 on September 29, 2009, 07:24:58 PM: the wdfw bird hunting regs has pictures of birds in the back