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Answers (10)
Used to in Colo., none here in Ark.
In PA ruffed grouse roost in hemlocks (nice combination of state bird and state tree). I usually flush them when hunting something else, and their wing beat is alarming. If you were to hunt them alone, you'd need lightning reflexes. If your grouses are ground birds, I think it amounts to the same thing: you've got to believe they are there and flush them and be ready to shoot all at once.
well i usually just walk four wheeler trails that go through the woods and the trails with gravel on them work better than just grass trails...and most of the time in the early season you'll walk up on them standing on the trail, if you not the kind of guy to shoot them on the ground just walk up to them and make them fly... i live in MN and that's what works here
If the dog is trained to point it will make it easier. Once they freeze on point you get ready then send them in to kick them up!
Look for the deep cover near the edges of swamps and always be ready. Good reflexes and a quick accurate shot is key. Having someone else come with you helps a lot and you can use eachother much like a dog. If you see cover that looks promising, send your buddy in a long loop around it to try to flush the bird into a decent spot. If all else fails, just walk along abandoned roads with gravel on them in the early morning and just before dark.
The way I usually end up getting them is by bringing a shotgun on a scouting mission for a new deer stand location. In this way you can hunt squirrels, grouse, pheasants, and rabbits while you find a great new place to set-up for deer.
It is a lot tougher without a dog. I try to spot them in the distance. I glass trees and fence rows and occassionally see one perched in the open knowing that there are more nearby. I walk fence lines and any small cover that will hold them. I also try to get out and tour the gravel roads at sunup... they like to come to gravel for their craw. When I shoot them, I lock my focus on the downed bird and go straight for it. When I reach the spot where it fell, I stop and wait. If it is wounded, I will hear it and can close on it.
In early day I look for aspen stands and crisscross the area, stopping often, keying in on any conifers mixed in. They could be anywhere. Later in the day by the edges, conifers, and gravel.
you can use a dog but don't let them get to far a head of you otherwise they will scare up the grouse and those are flipin fast. I would rather hunt by myself or with other people.
I've been grouse hunting for quite a while and only use a dog when a friend wants to bring one. It's a nice combination of peaceful isolated relaxation and nerve racking startles.
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Used to in Colo., none here in Ark.
Look for the deep cover near the edges of swamps and always be ready. Good reflexes and a quick accurate shot is key. Having someone else come with you helps a lot and you can use eachother much like a dog. If you see cover that looks promising, send your buddy in a long loop around it to try to flush the bird into a decent spot. If all else fails, just walk along abandoned roads with gravel on them in the early morning and just before dark.
In PA ruffed grouse roost in hemlocks (nice combination of state bird and state tree). I usually flush them when hunting something else, and their wing beat is alarming. If you were to hunt them alone, you'd need lightning reflexes. If your grouses are ground birds, I think it amounts to the same thing: you've got to believe they are there and flush them and be ready to shoot all at once.
well i usually just walk four wheeler trails that go through the woods and the trails with gravel on them work better than just grass trails...and most of the time in the early season you'll walk up on them standing on the trail, if you not the kind of guy to shoot them on the ground just walk up to them and make them fly... i live in MN and that's what works here
If the dog is trained to point it will make it easier. Once they freeze on point you get ready then send them in to kick them up!
The way I usually end up getting them is by bringing a shotgun on a scouting mission for a new deer stand location. In this way you can hunt squirrels, grouse, pheasants, and rabbits while you find a great new place to set-up for deer.
It is a lot tougher without a dog. I try to spot them in the distance. I glass trees and fence rows and occassionally see one perched in the open knowing that there are more nearby. I walk fence lines and any small cover that will hold them. I also try to get out and tour the gravel roads at sunup... they like to come to gravel for their craw. When I shoot them, I lock my focus on the downed bird and go straight for it. When I reach the spot where it fell, I stop and wait. If it is wounded, I will hear it and can close on it.
In early day I look for aspen stands and crisscross the area, stopping often, keying in on any conifers mixed in. They could be anywhere. Later in the day by the edges, conifers, and gravel.
you can use a dog but don't let them get to far a head of you otherwise they will scare up the grouse and those are flipin fast. I would rather hunt by myself or with other people.
I've been grouse hunting for quite a while and only use a dog when a friend wants to bring one. It's a nice combination of peaceful isolated relaxation and nerve racking startles.
Post an Answer