Grouse Hunting in Northern Minnesota

[rapala101]

I hunt in Big Falls and i get alot of grouse up there but is there better places to go besides there that is really good for grouse ?

[monstermoose78]

well if you have been getting alot of them the past few years i would stay where your hunting them now.

[walleyefisher0990]

we hunt grouse around cloquet and it has been very rough the last few years. alot more work to find them but we get a few. I agree with monstermoose, anywhere you can get a few is a good place to hunt.

[metrojoe]

Me and my setter would be more than happy to come up any weekend this fall and help you out with your grouse problem.

Rapala,

Are you mainly hunting early or late season?

[jlm]

There are lots of great areas to hunt ruffed grouse in the great state of MN. By the way, in my opinion, ruffed grouse is by far the best wild game to eat hands down. Anyway, start near Red Lake MN and work your way all the way up to Fourtown or Williams MN. There are thousands of acres of public land and hundreds of miles of trails (many with no motorized vehicles allowed). On of my favorite spots is Beltrami Island State Forest. Lots a great places to go! Good luck!

[deepportage01]

yep, the red lake area has been very good to us over the years we dont hunt with a dog and still do ok.jlim is rite you can hunt up there all week and never hunt the same area

[jbdragon17]

I have hunted a lot of grouse up north of Grand Rapids/Deer River...Lots of good hunting land. The birds seem to be coming back, but you will have endless trails and woods to explore. That is half the fun

[metrojoe]

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There are lots of great areas to hunt ruffed grouse in the great state of MN. By the way, in my opinion, ruffed grouse is by far the best wild game to eat hands down. Anyway, start near Red Lake MN and work your way all the way up to Fourtown or Williams MN. There are thousands of acres of public land and hundreds of miles of trails (many with no motorized vehicles allowed). On of my favorite spots is Beltrami Island State Forest. Lots a great places to go! Good luck!

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I have to agree. Grouse is the best. I've never been up in that area. Could you recommend a motel that allows dogs?

[Ely Lake Expert]

I know where there there are lots of grouse up here, but i'm not telling.

[BobT]

I don't know. It's hard to compare pheasant with grouse. My vote leans toward pheasant in that arena.

Bob

[Ely Lake Expert]

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I don't know. It's hard to compare pheasant with grouse. My vote leans toward pheasant in that arena.

Bob

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I agree, there are grouse all over the place where I live, yet I drive 3 hours to go pheasant hunting.

[gspman]

If you can't be near the bird you love, then love the bird you're near. - Datus Proper, Pheasants of the Mind.

I'll hunt any bird that tastes okay and sits reasonably well for a pointing dog so it doesn't matter where I'm at.

[2thepointsetters]

I have all the grouse I want within a mile of my house. And they are all safe once the pheasant season opens.

Because I put 5000 miles on my truck last year driving south every weekend (except the frist week of deer season)to hunt pheasants.

I dont think grouse even compare to pheasant. Nothing beats watching a wild rooster burst out of the field.

[setterguy]

I love you guys....

[Ely Lake Expert]

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I have all the grouse I want within a mile of my house. And they are all safe once the pheasant season opens.

Because I put 5000 miles on my truck last year driving south every weekend (except the frist week of deer season)to hunt pheasants.

I dont think grouse even compare to pheasant. Nothing beats watching a wild rooster burst out of the field.

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Hey 2thepoint,

Do I know you? Every weekend for pheasants. Live in Gilbert. HMMMM

[BobT]

As far as the hunting experience goes, I grew up around Buhl in northeastern MN and had my share of grouse hunting and have lived in the Oaskis area now for over 15 years. While there is a certain thrill when you flush the birds off a pointer, I can honestly say that flushing grouse at your toes in a thick forest of underbrush presents a much greater challenge and has stopped my heart on more than one occasion. With pheasants, you can at least see them long enough to get a bead on them.

I much prefer the challenge from grouse but prefer the taste of pheasant.

Bob

[gorrilla]

Just reading about your preferences guys, and to each his own....

BUT...

How can you like eating pheasants better than grouse???

I like them both, but I'd put grouse up against any bird, tame or wild.

[GullRock]

No contest, Grouse. You will not find whiter, more tender meat. No comparison here.

[Flatlander]

You're all crazy. For my money there isn't a better eating bird than the majestic Shoveler. Except, maybe the occassional Merganser.

[Jackpine Rob]

Partridge definitely taste better than roosters. Too bad the numbers are so low - no partridge to be had this year either....

Everyone's better off heading down LawDog's way to shoot swamp cuckoos this fall. Rumor is there are bazillions of roosters down thataway.

[Ely Lake Expert]

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You're all crazy. For my money there isn't a better eating bird than the majestic Shoveler. Except, maybe the occassional Merganser.

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I sure hope you are kidding about the merganser.

[gorrilla]

mmmm... medium rare merganser fillets, with carp cocktail appetizers, and skunk pot pie...

all for under $40 a day.

[2thepointsetters]

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I have all the grouse I want within a mile of my house. And they are all safe once the pheasant season opens.

Because I put 5000 miles on my truck last year driving south every weekend (except the frist week of deer season)to hunt pheasants.

I dont think grouse even compare to pheasant. Nothing beats watching a wild rooster burst out of the field.

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Hey 2thepoint,

Do I know you? Every weekend for pheasants. Live in Gilbert. HMMMM

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HaHa Ryan, yeah you know me... We went fishing together a couple of weeks ago.

I just figured you knew my screen name on here.

Later,

Chris

[Ely Lake Expert]

Actually Chris I didn't even know that you posted on here. I thought you were just one of the anonymous lurkers. Give me a holler if you want to go fishing tonight, I think I will be out.