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Other Hunting => Upland Birds => Topic started by: wonder on November 15, 2010, 08:20:24 AM

Title: Grouse Hunting on the West Side
Post by: wonder on November 15, 2010, 08:20:24 AM: Been out hunting 2 times now in the last two weekends and was wondering if anyone knows of some general areas on or around Snohomish County ? Hunted up Woods Creek the weekend of November 6-7 and didn't see any nor find any places to get up into the higher forest where I suspect they are hiding.

This last weekend we went up to Spada Lake and wandered onto some old roads and chopped up trails but couldn't get up to the north end of the lake where I remember getting into them. Most of the roads are all blocked off and my hunting partner has a bad foot so we were hoping to get higher in the rig and then tromp off in the woods from there ? We did not see any birds yesterday either. I'm ready to hit the eastside if I can't find something over here so I can get my dog on some birds. Any suggestions for this area ?
Title: Re: Grouse Hunting on the West Side
Post by: OUTDOOR_BEAST-84 on November 15, 2010, 08:43:38 AM: Ive shot grouse in sultan basin, and gold creek exit off I-90 at top of snoqualmie pass. not sure where to go up north of there though... if you find a likely spot but don't see anything, it doesn't mean they aren't in there. put some miles on the boots and you'll eventually get surprised.
Title: Re: Grouse Hunting on the West Side
Post by: Special T on November 15, 2010, 11:25:57 AM: Any over grown logging road after a rain is pretty good... Especially if there is Salmon berrys growing on the side of them... :twocents:
Title: Re: Grouse Hunting on the West Side
Post by: OUTDOOR_BEAST-84 on November 15, 2010, 11:30:58 AM: :yeah:
find berries, gravel, and water and mr. grouse shouldnt be too far off.
Title: Re: Grouse Hunting on the West Side
Post by: swanny on November 18, 2010, 11:38:20 AM: So the weather is wet this weekend and snow is getting down low. Will grouse be out at all in the foothills or will they be holed up? I have some free time this weekend and may take a hike with my dog, would it be worth toting the shotgun around?
Title: Re: Grouse Hunting on the West Side
Post by: wonder on November 18, 2010, 12:19:23 PM: I would think it would be easier to find them because you can see tracks. In this muddy season it's hard to see where they've been. I would say bring the gun and maybe you'll stumble on some ?
Title: Re: Grouse Hunting on the West Side
Post by: Forrestrover on November 18, 2010, 05:21:32 PM: Quote from: swanny on November 18, 2010, 11:38:20 AM
So the weather is wet this weekend and snow is getting down low. Will grouse be out at all in the foothills or will they be holed up? I have some free time this weekend and may take a hike with my dog, would it be worth toting the shotgun around?

I would bring the gun, because if you don't, you will probably see grouse!
Title: Re: Grouse Hunting on the West Side
Post by: Everett on January 15, 2011, 07:52:56 PM: I used to hunt grouse up in the Wood's Creek area and did pretty well, but I've noticed a lot of the roads I used to hunt are now developed. There are a lot of roads further up to the north towards Granite Falls. They will be gated, but I've never had any problem. I'd bring your fishing pole, the roads up there have beaver ponds all over the place.