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Title: Grouse Hunting Areas!
Post by: Everett on January 23, 2011, 05:45:02 PM
I get a lot of helpful information from this forum, so I would like to share the areas that I heard were really good for grouse.  There are roads off of Monroe Camp Road in Snohomish that seem to be doing swell.  There are roads on the west side of Lake Roesiger and roads around Carpenter Creek I hear are doing well.  I don't hunt grouse anymore, but I notice a lot of people are looking for good grouse roads in this area.  Hope this helps and I appreciate all the information you guys have shared with me. :)
Title: Re: Grouse Hunting Areas!
Post by: shockeere on February 10, 2011, 09:02:25 AM
Thanks Everett. Always appreciated when people are opening to sharing these sorts of things :tup:
Title: Re: Grouse Hunting Areas!
Post by: dromero on February 10, 2011, 07:39:23 PM
I don't hunt the West side but that's just good Karma there!!! Nice work.
Title: Re: Grouse Hunting Areas!
Post by: ICEMAN on February 10, 2011, 07:43:13 PM
Eh, I always like to give tips on areas via a private email, to reduce the chance of destroying the area with too many hunters. In the open forum, general areas seem ok, but not too specific... Just my opinion...
Title: Re: Grouse Hunting Areas!
Post by: CAMPMEAT on February 10, 2011, 07:44:35 PM
Eastern Washington is good too....
Title: Re: Grouse Hunting Areas!
Post by: bobcat on February 10, 2011, 07:46:08 PM
Eastern Washington is good too....

True- and I would also recommend Western Washington for grouse, especially ruffed grouse and blue grouse. 
Title: Re: Grouse Hunting Areas!
Post by: CAMPMEAT on February 10, 2011, 07:54:04 PM
I don't like grouse so I'll share info. Togo Mtn is good, Boulder Pass, Empire Lake, Vulcan Mtn, 6120 Rd, Stormking, Bulldog Cabin Rd.
Title: Re: Grouse Hunting Areas!
Post by: MtnMuley on February 10, 2011, 08:10:07 PM
I don't like grouse so I'll share info. Togo Mtn is good, Boulder Pass, Empire Lake, Vulcan Mtn, 6120 Rd, Stormking, Bulldog Cabin Rd.

Eh, I always like to give tips on areas via a private email, to reduce the chance of destroying the area with too many hunters. In the open forum, general areas seem ok, but not too specific... Just my opinion...

Well said ICEMAN. :bash:
Title: Re: Grouse Hunting Areas!
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on February 10, 2011, 08:12:59 PM
I heard the best aera for grouse was the blues. :dunno:
Title: Re: Grouse Hunting Areas!
Post by: CAMPMEAT on February 11, 2011, 07:55:46 PM
I don't like grouse so I'll share info. Togo Mtn is good, Boulder Pass, Empire Lake, Vulcan Mtn, 6120 Rd, Stormking, Bulldog Cabin Rd.

Eh, I always like to give tips on areas via a private email, to reduce the chance of destroying the area with too many hunters. In the open forum, general areas seem ok, but not too specific... Just my opinion...

Well said ICEMAN. :bash:

We need the economy here unlike the west side.
Title: Re: Grouse Hunting Areas!
Post by: billythekidrock on February 11, 2011, 08:01:12 PM
Eh, I always like to give tips on areas via a private email, to reduce the chance of destroying the area with too many hunters. In the open forum, general areas seem ok, but not too specific... Just my opinion...

I agree.......and it is here forever.

Only 11 posts, but nearly 300 views.
Title: Re: Grouse Hunting Areas!
Post by: CAMPMEAT on February 11, 2011, 08:04:19 PM
Trust me, we don't get to many gouse hunters here from 300 miles away. It's a fact.
Title: Re: Grouse Hunting Areas!
Post by: CAMPMEAT on February 11, 2011, 08:12:33 PM
I don't like grouse so I'll share info. Togo Mtn is good, Boulder Pass, Empire Lake, Vulcan Mtn, 6120 Rd, Stormking, Bulldog Cabin Rd.

Eh, I always like to give tips on areas via a private email, to reduce the chance of destroying the area with too many hunters. In the open forum, general areas seem ok, but not too specific... Just my opinion...

Well said ICEMAN. :bash:

We need the economy here unlike the west side.

One dinner at the Riverside after a days worth of hunting and they would never hunt anywhere else. The grouse hunting isn't bad either. I am 300 miles away too, but wish I wasn't.

I know. But I know most guys won't come over here for a stinking bird when I hardly ever see them. Maybe 4-6 a year. 600 hundred miles round trip @ $ 3.25 at gallon @ 15 mpg. I wouldn't. Riverside sounds good now....
Title: Re: Grouse Hunting Areas!
Post by: JKEEN33 on February 11, 2011, 08:18:13 PM
We are actually a little NW of you. Couple miles off the border. If you can get into the springs and ponds at the higher elevations, there are actually quite a few grouse out there. I spent the first four days of the season at the cabin last year and easily limited out all four days. Just like anything else, takes some work. if I didn't have so much fun out there I probably wouldn't drive out for a few birds either.
Title: Re: Grouse Hunting Areas!
Post by: TeacherMan on February 11, 2011, 08:22:04 PM
Mile 90 - 130 of the Parks Hwy in AK! Great roads off of that section since we are giving out area  :chuckle: All spruce grouse.
Title: Re: Grouse Hunting Areas!
Post by: CAMPMEAT on February 11, 2011, 08:47:13 PM
We are actually a little NW of you. Couple miles off the border. If you can get into the springs and ponds at the higher elevations, there are actually quite a few grouse out there. I spent the first four days of the season at the cabin last year and easily limited out all four days. Just like anything else, takes some work. if I didn't have so much fun out there I probably wouldn't drive out for a few birds either.

Are up Nicholson ? We ride our ATVs up there. Good country, huh. I just don't like grouse.
Title: Re: Grouse Hunting Areas!
Post by: T-Bone on February 15, 2011, 09:46:41 AM
I find the WDFW Small Game Harvest Reports to be a good internet scouting tool. In the case of forest grouse, match the counties with the highest reported harvest with say, a National Forest (ie. public land) and you have some good areas to scout for grouse:

http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/harvest/2008/reports/small_game.php (http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/harvest/2008/reports/small_game.php)

Tom
Title: Re: Grouse Hunting Areas!
Post by: Hank on February 27, 2011, 02:38:15 AM
I find this site helpful for scouting.  http://www.huntwashingtonstate.com/index.htm (http://www.huntwashingtonstate.com/index.htm)
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