Where are all the grouse?

[lank1234]

I hunt in the Okanagan, mostly behind Kelowna. Drove around and hiked all my usual grouse producing roads/trails for a few hours yesterday and a few hours today. I only managed to see 1 grouse in that time frame and it took off into the thick before I could get a shot. Have any of you noticed a decline in grouse numbers in your area or is it just me? I know that Kelowna had quite a wet summer so maybe that has something to do with it as I know rainy June's affect populations.

Cheers

[albravo2]

I've seen one in Squamish area but I've only been in habitat for about an hour since yesterday.

I bought a bunch of tags (blues and spruce), they'd better not go unfilled this year.

[Fella]

I've seen one in Squamish area but I've only been in habitat for about an hour since yesterday.

I bought a bunch of tags (blues and spruce), they'd better not go unfilled this year.

I had to buy mine from a homeless man in an alley because Island Outfitters claimed they didn't receive any this year. I say they're just hoarding them for their employees.

[caddisguy]

I had to buy mine from a homeless man in an alley because Island Outfitters claimed they didn't receive any this year. I say they're just hoarding them for their employees.

I think the travel agencies bought them all up along with the provincial campsites, so now you need to buy a flight, rent an RV to get the campsite and grouse tag. I had to fly out to Toronto, just to fly back to YVR, stay in a hotel for a night, rent an RV and boat and they threw in the campsite and grouse tag.

[russm]

Theres one in my fridge

[dmaxtech]

Saw 7 last Monday in 8-5 with my son. He missed and they all flushed and disappeared. We'll get them next time.

[gmachine19]

Shot 4 for dinner tonight in region 8

[On my two feet]

maybe I'm wrong but I thought the regulations stated no specie's liscene required for upland game?

[albravo2]

maybe I'm wrong but I thought the regulations stated no specie's liscene required for upland game?

Way back in the day, when I was a kid, we didn't need tags for grouse. But I didn't have a PAL either. Or a hunting license, come to think about it. Hell, I didn't even have a trapper's permit for those rabbits I snared.

Those were the days...

[gmachine19]

maybe I'm wrong but I thought the regulations stated no specie's liscene required for upland game?

Pls dont let this be the start of another grouse tag thread...