Calling ruffled grouse... can this be done?
- Thread starter lord-humungous
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- Location
- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
Ya, take a bag , fill half full with gravel, and shake 3 times, then wait , repeat every 15 minutes. If no show, move up the road one quarter mile...
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- Location
- Canada of course
Funny you should ask this.
A couple years ago, I was hunting up north and one of the tires was starting to go flat at the camp. I brought out a little foot-operated pump to put some air into it, and the crazy thing was squeaking everytime I worked it into motion. I heard a noise in the bush in front of me, causing me to stop and see what it was. There was a partridge, sitting up in a spruce branch, watching me. Of course, I went over and popped it, but it served as a reminder as to how stupid those birds are....called in by a squeaky air pump.
A couple years ago, I was hunting up north and one of the tires was starting to go flat at the camp. I brought out a little foot-operated pump to put some air into it, and the crazy thing was squeaking everytime I worked it into motion. I heard a noise in the bush in front of me, causing me to stop and see what it was. There was a partridge, sitting up in a spruce branch, watching me. Of course, I went over and popped it, but it served as a reminder as to how stupid those birds are....called in by a squeaky air pump.
- Location
- Eastern Ont.
Ya, take a bag , fill half full with gravel, and shake 3 times, then wait , repeat every 15 minutes. If no show, move up the road one quarter mile...
For real?
or is this some kind of New Minus wives tale?
I just got home a few min ago from a grouse hunt 2day at CFB Wainwright. It was not the best day of hunting tho. we only got one bird.
This is an interesting topic. Levi are u serious ?
Ive hunted grouse often but never knew i could call em to make a response.
This is an interesting topic. Levi are u serious ?
Ive hunted grouse often but never knew i could call em to make a response.
- Location
- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
For real?
or is this some kind of New Minus wives tale?
#### no,
Just had to , sorry
- Location
- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
that's interesting
I was just thinking about the subj recently.
The thing is in Russia local grouse is hunted with a call.
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) is close relative of Russian one (Bonasa Bonasia).
Here are some pics
Here's the sound
from a real bird
http://hunter.ru/hunting/voice/ryabchik_1krik.wav
call from a hunter
http://hunter.ru/hunting/voice/ryabchik_imitaciya.wav
I never heard Ruffed Grouse make any noise like that...
Have you?
I was just thinking about the subj recently.
The thing is in Russia local grouse is hunted with a call.
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) is close relative of Russian one (Bonasa Bonasia).
Here are some pics
Here's the sound
from a real bird
http://hunter.ru/hunting/voice/ryabchik_1krik.wav
call from a hunter
http://hunter.ru/hunting/voice/ryabchik_imitaciya.wav
I never heard Ruffed Grouse make any noise like that...
Have you?
see, you can make that sound with a half bag of gravel
do you find that limestone sounds better then crushed rock??
- Location
- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
do you find that limestone sounds better then crushed rock??
depends on material used in the bag, may have to use your feet at the same time in the gravel, for those long range birds
- Location
- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
Ah yes, the strut, gotta watch for atv's , not to get run over..during the larger circles.
so apparently a ruffled grouse makes this sound http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/Song/h3000ca.mp3 I cant think of any time i ever hear that noise in the woods but im more a visual memory kinda guy anyway. sounds like it could be copied. wonder if it would get a reply.
and than of course the sound we all know the drum. http://www.kwic.com/~pagodavista/ruffgrse.wav
