Never having solo hunted before, I thought this would be a good starter hunt. I headed up on the 9th and scouted that afternoon. I camped at the end of an FSR and hiked between 1800-1920 meters, looking for Blue Grouse. I thought I was at the right elevation, but maybe not steep enough? All I saw were Franklins, and almost all single mature birds.
I ended up getting 7 Franklins over 2 days, after spending the opening day deer hunting.
A couple of questions for those that might know:
Am I at the right elevation/place for Blues?
Now that we've had some time in the woods, what are the grouse numbers looking like compared to other years? I thought this would be a low year with the wet spring, but I've never been in this area before so nothing to compare it to...
Reply With Quote