Grouse and Woodcock pictures.

[uplander]

I agree with scoutwbl....Awesome pics, I too want to take the whole next month off and just hunt birds!

[Matt Breuer]

Since you're all enjoying the pics, I'll add some more neat ones...

[R. Miller]

Here's a few more too. And Uplander, you're right...I need to figure out a way to hunt every day in October...

Wait, does this one count? Pan fried grouse with a cranberry glaze, wild rice and sauteed apples...

[Harmonica Bear]

I leave Thursday for 4 days of hunting our land and Beltrami Island SF. Those pics just got me jacked! Thanks!

I'm now officially useless at work....

[shooter_mcgavin]

Bear, we'll be hunting our land and the Beltrami at the same time. What part of the forest do you hunt? We're near the winner silo.

I was up there last weekend and was a little dissapointed with the number of birds I saw. Might have been weather-related.

[Matt Breuer]

Funny, I too will be up in BISF this weekend. I'll be at my cabin from Friday to Sunday, and our land is just 5 miles West of the Hayes Lake access...

The birds are there, but they seem to be investing most of their time in un-proven spots. I have yet to see a bird in Beltrami in any of my usual hotspots. Our land is full of them though, so I'll spend most of my time there and in/around the state woods nearby...

[Harmonica Bear]

Our land is just south of Williams. We hunt that and then around Faunce and south by the Rapid River. Also got spots on the Pitt Grade. We try to hunt as much as we can... Once we get our cabin and stand work done....

[shooter_mcgavin]

small world......good luck all!

[gdahl2]

Got my first double on grouse. After parking the car, walking in the woods for about an hour, I made my way back to the dirt road about a 1/2 mile from the car. I walk the road all the way back and get within 20 yds. of the car, when two grouse get up on the right side edge (right where I originally walked into the woods mind you ). One flew diagonally to the right and the other crossed right in front of me across the road going to the left. Luckily standing on the wide dirt road, had open shots on both of them and was fortunate to down them both.

Have a picture to post, but need directions again, as I haven't done it in awhile.

G.Dahl

[gspman]

All,

Very nice pics. Keep'em coming!

[TylerS]

Got my first double on grouse. After parking the car, walking in the woods for about an hour, I made my way back to the dirt road about a 1/2 mile from the car. I walk the road all the way back and get within 20 yds. of the car, when two grouse get up on the right side edge (right where I originally walked into the woods mind you ). One flew diagonally to the right and the other crossed right in front of me across the road going to the left. Luckily standing on the wide dirt road, had open shots on both of them and was fortunate to down them both.

Have a picture to post, but need directions again, as I haven't done it in awhile.

G.Dahl

Wow! A double?! You just got the Holy Grail of ruffed grouse hunting my friend! Congrats!

[Harmonica Bear]

Here's Gus the Dog with two birds we got one morning before breakfast.

[uplander]

Awesome picture Harmonica bear...great looking dog!

[Ferny]

We picked up a few over MEA break. We put a couple hundred miles on the old GMC and overall I see spotty pockets of birds. I have been to 3 different geographical areas so far and blanked at most trails! When are these leaves going to come down?

The good news is my son got his first two grouse over the weekend. Way to go buddy! Here's a couple pics.

Ferny.

[Harmonica Bear]

Ferny,

Pretty funny, a gal I work with here was telling me today how her son shot his first two grouse this weekend.....turns out she knows you and your son pretty good! Your son might know her as "Mom" HAHA! Wow, small world.

[grousewoods]

Tell your son congrads on the first grouse hopefuly he is hook so you have a great hunting partner from now on!Hunting just won't be the same,it's great.

[Muthagoose]

Never been able to limit out until this year.

Went to the lake to hunt duck seen nothing in 5 mornings so each day we went grouse hunting.

The first day we saw 20 worked 9 shot 5

Of those 5 she pointed 3 and flushed many back over the trail to me.

In the 5 days I have never eaten so many and still brought home 2 for the wall and 4 for the table.

Check out the monster gun used.

The secret was finding a place were the road warriors hadn't pushed them away. Glad a few logging roads have piles of dirt ect blocking them and having Bitsy to work em for me.....

[uplander]

Nice work Muthagoose ....great pic as well!!

[DanH]

Timberdoodle

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[Matt Breuer]

Nice mix...

Weekend sharpie...

Colorful...

[PurpleCoyote]

Here is my contribution. He even pointed the first two of the four!