Once the weather is cooler we treat them just like big game.clean them the minute you shoot them wipe them with paper towel dry if they are grimy use vintage water on towel to clean up put them in sack days limit at a time by species.years ago before the limit was reduced in 7 a I remember my mom and dad and myself coming home with full posse ion limit of ruffed and spruce on a 2 week trip.ate grouse all year.