Hunting for Grouse Ontario
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northern skies
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Anywhere north of Orillia, all the way to Kenora. They're everywhere up there. Have a look at the Ontario crown land atlas and go for it. Closer to you I've also had good success in county forests in 82A, but found them to be a bit more skittish. Still not a hard hunt though.
The technique of walking down a trail and periodically stopping suddenly for a while is a deadly ruse to get them to flush. If there is one there, it will think you spotted it and it'll fly.
google "finding a grouse covey", that should bring you to a good article on getting in the right place. Clearing edges, trails, and decidous-coniferous transitions are all good spots. After you shoot one, look at the spot you got it in and that will start to tell a story about where to find the next one.
The technique of walking down a trail and periodically stopping suddenly for a while is a deadly ruse to get them to flush. If there is one there, it will think you spotted it and it'll fly.
google "finding a grouse covey", that should bring you to a good article on getting in the right place. Clearing edges, trails, and decidous-coniferous transitions are all good spots. After you shoot one, look at the spot you got it in and that will start to tell a story about where to find the next one.
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blasted_saber
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They are extremely plentiful just about everywhere north of north bay.
They exist across Parry Sound, Muskoka, Bancroft etc but not nearly like in the north
They exist across Parry Sound, Muskoka, Bancroft etc but not nearly like in the north
