Hows erveyones grouse season so far???

[Grousedaddy]

Just wanted to c how everyones grouse hunting has been going im at a total of 11 birds myself lets hear it guys

[BCbillies]

One shot and one big Blue Grouse taken in the neck with the 270. Cooked him up two days ago in a mushroom sauce and very delicious . . . left us wanting more! :)

[RJ]

3 so far, cooked em in camp. So good!

[huckle buck]

5 rufed grouse so far are all flushed by the dog

[LoonLake96]

I haven't seen one grouse yet!!!! I'm confused cause normally where I hunt they're everywhere!

[ques deer]

4 rufed an 2 big blues wife made some karage japanese style yum yum

[ElectricDyck]

Didn't see too many but did get into a few groups over a few days and ended up bringing a few pounds of breast home.
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[VanIsle]

http://s9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/Cohobro/?action=view&current=18092011610.jpgOne ruffed and one blue. The blue lived, the ruffed came home for dinner.

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[835]

Me'n the wife are a dozen down. A few Frankies from The East Koots with a mix of willows And a couple willows and a blue from the Island.
The dogs hunted hard and put up a bunch, but most flew the wrong way. Stoeger got cristened this past weekend.

[nano]

At 2 now, will raise that total come thanksgiving weekend!

[Ghillie]

Ive seen 4 all season. Not going to hunt them this year, gonna let them recuuperate after such a harsh winter and wet spring.

[NorthShoreX]

I'm at 12 Blue Grouse (Dusky) and 3 Snowshoe Hares.

[new hunter]

two days out , 2 ruffies one on the road one in the bush .Got two bunnies as well , and thats my whole season . Better than nothing.

[coach]

My daughter and I killed 3 each in our last two trips out. 5 spruce and one willow.

[BlackwaterMerc]

Im sitting at 8. I love those tasty little things!!

[Morel]

I got my first spruce grouse today!

[springpin]

Very tasty, thanks for asking.

[huntingmom]

Just came back from Golden. Went there a week ago with my hubby and our three daughters on a fishing and grouse hunt. Came home with three ruffled which is pretty lousy.
My husband and I have hunted there years ago and came home with up to 10 grouse...both spruce and ruffled. I think the our lousy spring has killed lots of them since we hardly saw grouse at all.
Our next years grouse hunt will be somewhere else....we'll leave Golden to repopulate their grouse numbers.

[keoke]

I am at zero, he ran into some thick bushes so I threw a stick to flush him and and he came right at me. Tried to get off a shot at 2 yards but missed. Kind of glad I missed cause I don't think there would have been much left at that range.

[LeverActionJunkie]

I've taken 6 so far 3 Blues, 2 Ruffies and a Spruce. All on the wing. I have been flushing and seeing way more than I thought I would after this spring but they have been good at putting cover between them and the gun. Hoping to get out tomorrow so we will see what that brings.

[new trigger]

Season is off to a good start. Got 5 ruffed opening weekend in 3-18, and 7 more this last weekend. it was my wife's first grouse hunt and we had a great time.
Only my second season, and this was the first time I've seen more than 2 birds together in one spot. We shot 4 ruffed within 5 min. Lots of fun

[bcbrez]

The wife and I are up to about between 30 and 35. We both had are limits within an hour the first night out. The dogs have been having a good time and we brought our 2 month old baby boy, Carter along for his first trips. I love family bird hunts.

[835]

4 more to my list, all blues. Partner shot 3, one of which was a willow.

[Rob]

Bad season for birds around here. Seen the odd one and thats about it. 2 bad years in a row.

[olsonb]

only at one so far, but definitely made up for not seeing a single deer all weekend!

[Getbent]

Brought home a mix of spuce and ruffed...dozen in total, ate 6 in camp
had a couple of real sweet shootouts. The old single shot cooey was working great.
We actually came across a couple of mixed coveys, somethng I haven't seen for years.
Last two coveys that we ran into on our last day must have been a 2nd hatch as they were tiny compared to the rest, and just stuffed full of grasshoppers.
Pretty cool actually

Getbent

[Bucks&Ducks]

Ive only seen a few this year so far but I wasnt targeting them, numbers seem to be down from last year, it must have been the harsh spring

[Getbent]

Brought home a dozen of both spruce and ruffed.
Ate another half dozen in camp, actually had some wseet shootouts, buddy with the 410 and me with the trusty old single shot cooey. must say the cooey was bang on.
Actually ran into a couple of mixed coveys, something I havent seen for awhile.
Also, the last couple of coveys were tiny compared to some of the birds so must have been a 2nd hatch. One set was stuffed full of grasshoppers which was pretty cool.
We were also on the chase one sunny afternoon on a real spooky covey of ruffed that were running all over. Momma started calling them and they were running everywhere, picked a couple off as we ran back n forth from both sides of the road...as we drove away they were still running back n forth it was pretty funny.

Getbent

[Ghillie]

Seen 4 while hunting other game so I let them walk, and have seen 1 while pursuing grouse, but he got away from me!
Total seen: 5ruffies

[boscheefish]

Hey all
First yr with the 1 yr old lab shes got 13 under het belt now, most flushed by her!
Her first retrieve was magical, was like shes done it a thousand times
Been hunting grouse a while now but this is the first yr with a good dog and it sure makes things more exciting its like shes got a sense for them even when i cant see or hear them she will find them!!!

[nano]

Got 5 last week up harris creek, This grouse year has not been too bad!

[NorthShoreX]

I was supposed to be going of a two day trip for Grouse, this Mon-Tues but it got cancelled, second week in a row too. :(

[keithb7]

Spent 3 hours in 3-26 hiking and driving on Sat. Saw nothing. Hiked for 3 hrs in 8-6 this morning and again saw nothing. All weekend we saw 6 squirrels and a robin. My son is wondering if he'll have to buy his first grouse! ;-)

[springpin]

Shot 4 this afternoon, decided to go with a full choke instead of an improved cylinder. The results were perfect. They will b tasty!

[Grousedaddy]

Ya theres soooooo many grouse around kamloops now like a switch was flipped on opening day and they all came out weeks prior to the season i seen a total of 2 now ive eating so much grouse im almost sick of it great year for grouse now i still need my buck and thats proven to b quite tje challenge

[835]

5-02 for a couple days saw 4 three of wich were trained. The fastest flyers i have seen this year, one missed shot.
100 mile for 5 days shot 6. One Covey of 5 Frankies and a solo Frankie.

Found a great spot here on the Island for Blues but im giving it a rest.

[PSIkick]

Its been a terrible season ! I`ve only seen a few while walking ,and haven`t shot 1 yet this season .I sure hope to see some soon before its too late !

[Trapper D]

what happened to the grouse havent seen one

[nature girl]

On my last hunt I wanted to try for some grouse. I shot 1 blue grouse. The other grouse they were gone to fast. I quess the wolf tracks we saw were making the grouse nervous.

[Chilliwack]

Ended the season with 10 blues.

[Bc Deer Hunter]

5 spruce, 3 blues, 2 ruffed and lost about four bolts :O

[Str8shooterbc]

Wife & I hunted hard October & November. Grand Forks (North Fork Granby River) to Jewel Lake for 4 days - seen 10 or 15 - shot 2.

4 days hunting Christian Valley, Beverdell and Big White to Kelowna - a lot of FSRs. less that 5 seen, none shot.

1 day around Hope-Princeton near Princeton with a dog. Didn't bounce a single grouse

5 days total out of Qualicum Beach didn't see 1 grouse.

All these areas have been good grouse areas in the past. This is worse than last year and last year was what I thought was the worst I ever experienced. I sure hope we get a good Spring in 2012 favorable to the chicks. 2009 was a bumper year.

Sure did see a lot of coyotes though.