A little grouse action 9-9.

[Theekillerbee]

Got to hit the hills today for some grouse. We hunted a new area, found a few birds, and brought a few home for supper! Of course they will be the main course! I bagged 2 blues and 2 ruffies, in about 5 miles of hiking. Was a beautiful day, but the rain last night really made for a wet morning. Every time I went into a thicket of trees, I got soaked. At least it wasn't too cold.
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[lunkerhunter2]

I am very jealous! I thought about it all day today. I can't wait till this coming week so i can get out and try for some. Were you on Monte Cristo or the Uinta's?
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[Theekillerbee]

We were over by Monte.
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[One_eyed_jack]

I went out this evening, got a couple shots off at a few birds. Nothing special. Some big monster blues were the target.
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[Kraizee_Skot]

[font "Times New Roman"][#ff4040][size 3]Wow, great work TKB! Looks like you had yourself a great opener. Question is what the heck did you hit that far right one with? 50 caliber?[][/size][/#ff4040][/font]
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[Theekillerbee]

Got a little anxious and shot a too early on him! He took it Shawshank Redemption style! I also shoot a Wad Wizzard Choke tube, and it really keeps a tight dense pattern.
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[Kraizee_Skot]

[font "Times New Roman"][#ff4040][size 3]He sure did take it Shawshank style.[][/size][/#ff4040][/font]
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[gshorthair]

Hey TKB it looks like you found what went looking for. Nice mixed bag. That one ruff looks a little weird. Does it only have one leg?
Maybe you were a little excited. I'm glad you had a good trip. gshorthair
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[cat_man]

I'm jealous too! I went out that day as well, tried a new area that I had never been to before (Bennie Creek area of Payson Canyon) and hiked about 5 miles as well, but I didn't see a single bird nor a sign of birds anywhere!!!!

Won't try there again, that's for sure.

Hopefully in a couple of weeks I can hit some of my producer areas.

Anyone ever shot grouse in Payson Canyon?
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[Theekillerbee]

I'm assuming he was born with 2[] He only had one left when I picked him up....
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[Jethro]

Killer,

They all look like ruffs to me.
I thought the same thing with the birds I shot one was twice the size of the other three but it still was a ruff.

Pete

Here is some pictures. I will post the photos of mine shortly.

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Ruffed Grouse.
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Blue Grouse.

Attached is the ones I shot on the 9th.
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[Theekillerbee]

They can be a little tricky sometimes....The big one on the left was a very nice adult, yellow patch above the eye and all, his buddy next to him was in the same group...just a baby this year, but still substantially larger then the ruffies. If I would have fanned the tails it would have been a better pic. The 2 ruffies were adults, so you can see the size difference.
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[cat_man]

The easiest way to tell if they are ruffed or blues is by the tail, specifically by the band along the tip of the tail.
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