is it a turkey ?

[SimilkameenSlayer]

no it's a big blue ... :-D

shot with a marlin 795 .22lr, nr Princeton.
cheers all!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb69/Goldboy_bucket/P9300195.jpg

[300H&H]

Not a turkey.

Take it from me, my wife calls me a turkey and that looks nothing like me ! ;-)

[Bucks&Ducks]

Dude....Im pretty sure thats brown

[FirePower]

Shot a huge blue grouse north of the Gang in the 70’s. Only needed one shot with the 300 win.(a head shot).
Gave it to Doug Field my hunting partner. He said that it weighted over 5 lbs. dressed & that it served as a main meal for the whole family.
NO BS (shot many since & all were ½ size or less)

Yes sir. We used to hunt Blues over the dogs at Churn Cr. never weighed any but got some HUGE ones out of that country. Cactus is hell on the dogs though even with boots.

[SimilkameenSlayer]

thanks for the replies, big big blues are obviously more common than i anticipated.

[Phreddy]

Still a damned fine bird. You'll get a good feed out of it. What area were you hunting?

[SimilkameenSlayer]

Still a damned fine bird. You'll get a good feed out of it. What area were you hunting?

hello Phreddy

thanks

Princeton end of the Willis logging road.

[SimilkameenSlayer]

Dude....Im pretty sure thats brown

i agree, don't no why they call'em blues.

[meathunter]

That'll make a great dinner

[Jagermeister]

Used to see them up Nickel Plate and the Ashnola River elevations. Anarchist Mountain area too.

[finngun]

we have those big bird in finland-- belongs to grouse family- and biggest are 10-12 lb...beautiful birds good eating sorry we dont have capercaillie here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFeYcdzozDQ

[SimilkameenSlayer]

we have those big bird in finland-- belongs to grouse family- and biggest are 10-12 lb...beautiful birds good eating sorry we dont have capercaillie here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFeYcdzozDQ

i also wish we had those birds here. cool, funny video!
they look easy to harvest, is that the Finnish grouse technique?

;)

[Gumsehwah]

Used to see them up Nickel Plate and the Ashnola River elevations. Anarchist Mountain area too.

Used to see them along the edge of the alfalfa field at our old place in Rock Creek. I really miss the Boundary country sometimes. :-/

[835]

I just shot one of thoes on Sunday,,, Took a damned .270win 130Gr and was still kicking!

[Foxton Gundogs]

I just shot one of thoes on Sunday,,, Took a damned .270win 130Gr and was still kicking!

Apparently the good old 270 will do for may African species as well as all NA critters EXCEPT a big Blue and that could be trouble cuz they have been known to attack.LMFatAO

[835]

Ohhhh we gott'um in the end. Just had to wait a while for it to die,,,, We had to back off a touch.
Even the dog wouldnt go near it, He was balstin all around the bush near it. I think maybe to corrall it. When it finally stopped kicken he brough it up.

[Foxton Gundogs]

Ohhhh we gott'um in the end. Just had to wait a while for it to die,,,, We had to back off a touch.
Even the dog wouldnt go near it, He was balstin all around the bush near it. I think maybe to corrall it. When it finally stopped kicken he brough it up.

Cant trust them damned wounded Blues smart dog.

[835]

Isnt it funny though when the do pick them up by the breast and the birds wings are beatin the crap out'a the dog's face.
Dog trodds up to ya with the squintie eyed " Look dad, I got it. But the dirned thing is gettin me back!"

[Foxton Gundogs]

Isnt it funny though when the do pick them up by the breast and the birds wings are beatin the crap out'a the dog's face.
Dog trodds up to ya with the squintie eyed " Look dad, I got it. But the dirned thing is gettin me back!"
For sure a young dog can be ruined pretty quick by getting wing beat by a grouse or spured by a ringneck rooster.

[SimilkameenSlayer]

For sure a young dog can be ruined pretty quick by getting wing beat by a grouse or spured by a ringneck rooster.

true ... lol'z ;)