Grouse Broods anyone?

[laker1]

This rain and flooding isn't doing us any good. At least it has been warm.

[Sota2Florida]

It was quiet with the drumming here. Can't imagine it was good for them this year.

[laker1]

I heard more and seen more grouse this spring from Mille lacs to Longville country. The recent heavy rain effect? At least it has been warm.

[tacklejunkie]

I'm thinking the rain had an adverse effect on hatchlings.

My lab flushed up a hen that was doing the wounded grouse trick with him so either she had a nest or hatchlings

[Bowfin]

I'm encouraged with grouse in my hunting area west of Bigfork. In setting trail cameras on May 18th, I bumped a grouse off her nest.

Returning on June 13th I checked the nest and found all eggs had hatched and I ran into the mother with several of the little peepers about 50 yards away from the nest.

I ran into 3 different grouse mothers with broods within a half a mile that day.I think with all the snow the grouse had it good last winter. The deer on the other hand suffered. This is the second spring in a row where I have failed to pick up a fawn on my trail cameras. The area by Bigfork had such a severe winter I think the fawns died or were never born.

[laker1]

Ironic,deep snow,good for ruff grouse,bad for deer.

Like you said I think were looking at a good grouse year if rain doesn't snuff us out.

[laker1]

1 brood west of Pine River with at least 6 birds.

[birdguy]

I heard more drumming than usual this spring in the Cambridge/Rush City area and flushed a few while turkey hunting in May. The DNR Grouse Survey for 2014 was published today and indicates a 34% increase in the northern part of the state. Did well last year getting two limits near Ely, hoping for a repeat.

[Early Riser]

We are seeing a few small broods so far in far NE MN. It appears the cold wet spring did take a toll. Hopefully some that failed will have re-nested.

[laker1]

Broods are showing up,but some brood size varies so much.