Post by: DoubleJ on September 14, 2010, 11:35:17 AM
Post by: grundy53 on September 14, 2010, 11:36:06 AM
Post by: highmuley on September 14, 2010, 11:38:39 AM
Post by: DoubleJ on September 14, 2010, 11:41:08 AM
Post by: bobcat on September 14, 2010, 11:44:01 AM
I can't seem to walk 50 ft in my elk spot without them giving me a heart attack. Are they good eating or not worth the trouble?
??? WTH You've never eaten a grouse? Are you new around here? Are you kidding? Yes they're good to eat, shoot 'em whenever you get a chance.
Post by: NRA4LIFE on September 14, 2010, 11:46:12 AM
Post by: DoubleJ on September 14, 2010, 11:49:26 AM
Post by: uncoolperson on September 14, 2010, 12:01:23 PM
They are one of God's most delicious creatures.and scary.
Post by: DoubleJ on September 14, 2010, 12:06:31 PM
Post by: rasbo on September 14, 2010, 12:12:11 PM
Post by: shedcrazy on September 14, 2010, 12:13:08 PM
Post by: CP on September 14, 2010, 12:16:29 PM
And the way I read the regs say bag limit 4, posetion limit 12. Does this mean I shoot 4, take them back to the truck and clean them, then go shoot 4 more, etc until I get to 12?
Only if you want to be fined for the last 8. Something like 8*250. = $2,000
Post by: DoubleJ on September 14, 2010, 12:29:23 PM
Post by: bobcat on September 14, 2010, 12:40:17 PM
Post by: CP on September 14, 2010, 12:41:31 PM
Post by: Buckmark on September 14, 2010, 12:44:45 PM
Crap. Long way to drive for 4 birds. 10gls gas + $10 of shot = $40 or $10 per bird. Not gonna get the wife to sign off on that.Better then comng home from elk hunting empty handed, your already there so the grouse are just a bonus.
Post by: DoubleJ on September 14, 2010, 12:49:07 PM
I figured you were going to shoot them while you were elk hunting.
That was the plan but not sure if I can bag them with a bow setup or not. How tough would that be?
Post by: DoubleJ on September 14, 2010, 12:50:15 PM
Post by: CP on September 14, 2010, 12:52:09 PM
Post by: DoubleJ on September 14, 2010, 12:55:59 PM
Post by: k_rex on September 14, 2010, 12:59:22 PM
Post by: highmuley on September 14, 2010, 01:09:37 PM
Post by: DoubleJ on September 14, 2010, 01:27:02 PM
Post by: bobcat on September 14, 2010, 01:28:06 PM
Also, the only game bird I have ever cooked has been duck. I use a duck marsala recipe. Will this work with grouse or is the bird that much different that it should be cooked a different way?
With grouse, you don't have to try to cover up the flavor, like you do with duck.
Post by: teal101 on September 14, 2010, 02:01:02 PM
For cooking cook them like chicken and Rice and Chicken and Dumplings. Amazing :drool:
If ya gut one and it smells like pine needles those are better off in the trash. As the season drags on they switch from berries to needles and begin to taste and smell like a pine tree.
Post by: DoubleJ on September 14, 2010, 02:02:45 PM
Post by: halflife65 on September 14, 2010, 02:08:52 PM
Anyway, this might be debatable, but the Judo points and field points usually let your arrow go right through them. My buddy and I used the big rubber blunts and he shot one, the arrow didn't completely pass through and the damn thing flew off with it. It only happened once, though, so I don't want to say that every time you shoot a grouse you risk an arrow. That's probably overstating it. I use Judo Points, though, so I can stump shoot with the same arrow when I'm walking around in the middle of the day.
When I shoot one I usually run as fast as I can to it to make sure it doesn't sort of recover and hide in the brush (just in case, they usually don't go anywhere.)
Post by: FC on September 14, 2010, 02:09:39 PM
Post by: DoubleJ on September 14, 2010, 02:10:47 PM
Post by: Gutpile on September 14, 2010, 02:20:04 PM
Never having shot and eaten a grouse is a little like being a virgin.
You just don't know what you missing.
I'm really really really having a hard time with this right now. LOL.
Post by: DoubleJ on September 14, 2010, 02:22:12 PM
I'm having a difficult time with this thread.
Never having shot and eaten a grouse is a little like being a virgin.
You just don't know what you missing.
I'm really really really having a hard time with this right now. LOL.
Every virgin starts somewhere. If it's anything like my last virgin experience, I'll need to poke the grouse with an arrow at least 3 times before I find the right spot and I'll end slobbering all over it before going to sleep.
Post by: Gutpile on September 14, 2010, 02:23:44 PM
I'm having a difficult time with this thread.
Never having shot and eaten a grouse is a little like being a virgin.
You just don't know what you missing.
I'm really really really having a hard time with this right now. LOL.
Every virgin starts somewhere. If it's anything like my last virgin experience, I'll need to poke the grouse with an arrow at least 3 times before I find the right spot and I'll end slobbering all over it before going to sleep.
:rockin:
FUNNIER THAN HELL!!!!!!!!
Post by: shedcrazy on September 14, 2010, 02:37:08 PM
Post by: thinkingman on September 14, 2010, 03:31:35 PM
I'm having a difficult time with this thread.So if it smells like pine needles...?
Never having shot and eaten a grouse is a little like being a virgin.
You just don't know what you missing.
I'm really really really having a hard time with this right now. LOL.
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on September 14, 2010, 03:38:48 PM
Grouse are great eating. Search here for some recipes. I figure your spot is 75 miles from Shelton. I'd drive more than half that just to go Grouse hunting.
It is sporting to shoot them from the limb or ground if you're carrying a bow. I woulnd't use a broadhead.. but just sayin.
You could also shoot them with 22rimfire, (the Ruger MKII Or Browning Buckmark you carry while bow hunting Elk).
-Steve
Post by: Curly on September 14, 2010, 04:05:40 PM
Post by: halflife65 on September 15, 2010, 07:09:31 AM
Can I just take an arrow and fill the screw in tip with epoxy to make it blunt?
No, the weight of the arrow will be all screwed up. You need to use something that is the same weight as your broadheads (85, 100, or 125gr probably - just match what you're using.)
Post by: KimberRich on September 15, 2010, 03:58:50 PM
Post by: MikeWalking on September 15, 2010, 04:05:09 PM
Post by: Rob on September 15, 2010, 04:09:25 PM
Crap. Long way to drive for 4 birds. 10gls gas + $10 of shot = $40 or $10 per bird. Not gonna get the wife to sign off on that.
never. NEVER and I mean NEVER EVER try to justify hunting by factoring in the cost per animal or per pound of meat.
You will give it up. Cheaper to buy gold or diamonds.
Post by: DoubleJ on September 15, 2010, 06:28:11 PM
Your from Shelton and don't know what a Grouse is?? I'm confused.. I thought that would have been a class in like 2nd grade in a town of Loggers! :chuckle:
Not from here, just live here now. Wish I could find them here in Mason county
Post by: runamuk on September 15, 2010, 06:41:33 PM
Post by: bobcat on September 15, 2010, 06:41:48 PM
never. NEVER and I mean NEVER EVER try to justify hunting by factoring in the cost per animal or per pound of meat.
You will give it up. Cheaper to buy gold or diamonds.
:yeah:
Post by: tony04 on September 15, 2010, 06:42:01 PM
OK. Thanks. Now, do you clean the grouse in the field as soon as you shoot it or wait til you get home?
here's the fun part, if you dont know. to clean them, lay the bird on its back. put a foot on each wing and pull up on the feet. all your left with is the breast and the wings.
Post by: bobcat on September 15, 2010, 06:43:29 PM
there are no grouse in mason county or shelton no worries no need to look I confirmed it today after driving to my favorite spot...the grouse seem to have joined the bears and left...no idea where they all went but they are not where they were supposed to be :dunno:
Yeah, there are very few grouse this year. I've seen maybe two all summer, if I had spent as much time in the woods last summer as I did this summer, I would have seen about 300. Numbers are WAY down.
Post by: WaTiger on September 15, 2010, 06:51:48 PM
Post by: chester on September 16, 2010, 05:07:28 AM
Not from here, just live here now. Wish I could find them here in Mason county
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Mason county last week.roomate got one out of 6. they are definately around.
Post by: Jason on September 16, 2010, 05:30:52 AM
Post by: DoubleJ on September 16, 2010, 07:00:59 AM
Not from here, just live here now. Wish I could find them here in Mason county
Mason county last week.roomate got one out of 6. they are definately around.
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Where at? I want to take my boys out with the .22
Post by: chester on September 16, 2010, 11:58:25 AM
Post by: Gutpile on September 17, 2010, 05:19:03 AM
Post by: billythekidrock on September 17, 2010, 05:52:07 AM
Are they the stupid gray birds that fly out of the ditch along side of a logging road and scare the crap out of me?
Dinner.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hunt101.com%2Fdata%2F500%2Fmedium%2FPICT00142.jpg&hash=7eb6c783c63c4e01df2ca86a509b0a401e768586)
Post by: bighorns2bushytails on September 17, 2010, 03:31:42 PM
--bh2bt
Post by: Meats on September 17, 2010, 05:31:48 PM
This guy has hooked so many he's way over the limit.
Hook,line and sinker for all of you :P
Post by: halflife65 on September 18, 2010, 09:17:01 AM
I think this is the best troll I have ever seen on a forum.
This guy has hooked so many he's way over the limit.
Hook,line and sinker for all of you :P
:chuckle: I suspect you're right. I withdraw all of my previous comments and replace with "A forest what? How the hell do you pronounce that?"
Post by: DoubleJ on September 18, 2010, 10:37:20 AM
Post by: floatinghat on September 18, 2010, 11:38:56 AM
First time I read it I thought I heard a scream "get off my bridge".
Post by: KimberRich on October 07, 2010, 02:12:39 PM
I think this is the best troll I have ever seen on a forum.
This guy has hooked so many he's way over the limit.
Hook,line and sinker for all of you :P
Normally I would agree but were talking about Mason county here.. So I played along.
Post by: lokidog on October 09, 2010, 12:43:59 PM
Post by: tritt007 on November 03, 2010, 12:36:13 PM
Post by: phishisgroovin on November 03, 2010, 12:40:25 PM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on November 03, 2010, 01:45:48 PM
Post by: MLHSN on November 04, 2010, 12:42:56 PM
( http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,60309.0.html (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,60309.0.html) for explanation)
I'm constantly spooking them out of the bushes during my off-trail travels. Especially on my hikes around the Wenatchee area. I've thought about carying a pistol to start bagging a few. I don't really want to cary a rifle when I'm just hiking. I noticed in the regs that I can use a pistol under .24 which pretty much means a .22 LR. Does the 4" barrel rule apply to grouse? I noticed the taurus judge fires .410 shells but I'm not really wanting to spend 400-500. Anyone have suggestions for cheapest pistol I can use on grouse?
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on December 27, 2010, 02:20:51 PM
he probably is very skilled with a sling shot and wants to know your hony holes.This is the cheapest one I have found!
Post by: BlackRidge on December 27, 2010, 02:57:38 PM
Interesting thread. Sparked a couple questions of my own. I've never eaten grouse before.
( http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,60309.0.html (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,60309.0.html) for explanation)
I'm constantly spooking them out of the bushes during my off-trail travels. Especially on my hikes around the Wenatchee area. I've thought about carying a pistol to start bagging a few. I don't really want to cary a rifle when I'm just hiking. I noticed in the regs that I can use a pistol under .24 which pretty much means a .22 LR. Does the 4" barrel rule apply to grouse? I noticed the taurus judge fires .410 shells but I'm not really wanting to spend 400-500. Anyone have suggestions for cheapest pistol I can use on grouse?
I'd suggest the ruger 22/45, they start at around $250 new
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on December 27, 2010, 03:18:37 PM
Don't forget the marbles (use the standard playing type ones, they fly the best), craft solid colored ones don't fly straight.he probably is very skilled with a sling shot and wants to know your hony holes.This is the cheapest one I have found!
Post by: halflife65 on December 28, 2010, 10:00:03 PM
YUMMY!
I thought only bear turds carried pistols. I didn't know dead grouse did, too. :chuckle: