easy grouse hunting

[sneg]

My post refer to ruffed grouse mostly. Ddog , certainly I m not pretending to be expert. Nor I m repeating something from experts found on internet. It is my own observation, this find been something new to me , so I posted to see if anybody seen something similar. Not sure about your "ratherbefishin" comments.

[Bow Walker]

sneg - good for you for being so observant when potting grouse. 99% of hunters - me included - aren't.

[bushpig slayer]

funny enough i was deer hunting and came upon a couvey,i just happen to shoot the squacker first and your right they just sat there so i got 5 of them.now it all makes sense why they didn't take off like they usually do.sweet i must of shot the mama san! good call.

[BiG Boar]

People who think grouse are dumb are not too clever themselves! Grouse are one of the most quick-witted, and smartest, most wiliest foul of all time. Some say even crows and parrots admire grouse! Not only do grouse show mental alertness and calculation, but they are also resourceful! I once had one dive bomb me while laying eggs to try and blind me. Grouse are characterized by quickness and ease in learning. In fact some grouse can beat an 8 year old in a simple IQ test. Next time you go into the woods, respect grouse a little more, a-kay?

[Singleshotneeded]

Thanks for the post Sneg, I'll be looking for the sentries in September, and shoot "da mamma" first! Very cool of you to analyze that and pass it on!

[POPS]

BEEN "ATTACKED" TWICE WHILE SPRING BEAR HUNTING TWICE UP BY MT.ARROWSMITH HAVE HAD MALE COME OUT OF THE BUSH, FLAPPING WINGS, PICK AT MY BOOTS AND RUN OFF. PRESUME A NEST WAS NEAR BY. HAPPENED SO FAST I THOUGHT IT WAS A WEASEL!!!!!! POPS

[Singleshotneeded]

Wow...hey Pops, what's next out there, Monty Python style killer rabbits?

[FlyFishBC]

yeah i noticed that system with grouse, we were in a large field on a mountain in Keremeos and some blue grouse just walked across the open, we shot her, then a cow walked over a small shrub in the field and i kid you not 20-30 something grouse flushed into and beyond the trees. i checked the trees just incase one was left, i came back with one more grouse

[solanderdog]

Thanks for this thread. Any tips as to where a complete newbie/novice/idiot could go for some success . . . when starting out from Delta, BC? I just went through the firearms and Core classes in Summer '08, but I haven't done any hunting yet. It's a bit tough to sort it all out when you're trying to figure it out on your own. I was thinking of just going up to Murphy Lakes, past Hope, where I go fly fishing quite a bit, but I've never seen grouse around there. I'm usually just looking for fish tho'.

[416]

Thanks for this thread. Any tips as to where a complete newbie/novice/idiot could go for some success . . . when starting out from Delta, BC? I just went through the firearms and Core classes in Summer '08, but I haven't done any hunting yet.

Welcome to the site!! One suggestion would be to join a fish and game club. Reading some of the older threads on here will give you some ideas too. I am sure there would be guys willing to take a new hunter out. If you ever make it the Okanagan, drop me a pm and l would be happy to show you some of our local hills......
As for the grouse, l have done what has been described and when you get the right one, the rest are easy pickings.