Took a trip to the camp (WMU 58) yesterday to check things out and saw and heard lots of grouse. Better than last years total of about 5... Vegetation is still real thick, lets hope the leaves start changing and falling fast.
Looks Like it Might Be a Good Year for Grouse
- Thread starter Joe549
- Start date
Alberta Bigbore
CGN Regular
- Location
- Edmonton, Alberta
same over here in Alberta. Grouse numbers in my Area are great.
colonel3006
Regular
- Location
- Ayton,ontario
We just got back from Massey area on Thursday after a couple days of fishing and bird hunting.In the 2 full days we were there I seen 5 and got 4 of them.Vegetation is still to thick yet though.Think we would of seen alot more if you could have seen more than 5 ft inside the bush.One of the other guys seen 7 but for some reason never got any(not sure why)
jlovie
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Ive started to see several adults with 5-11 kids in tow over the last couple years. Which is good because over the past 5 years inhave hardly saw any. Wont be hunting them this year but really hope to see them.
- Location
- Kawartha Lakes, Ontario
Haven't kicked up a single one this year - a bit worried.
Jonesyatpl
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Nanoose Bay, BC
Moved to an acreage in June, backing onto 1,000,000 acres of crown land. (Literally) I have been walking the trails and logging roads behind the house and watching the ditches, and have yet to see a single blue or ruffed grouse. This despite living in an area that's supposed to have the highest concentration of blues in Canada....
Not exactly the best year ever...
Not exactly the best year ever...
Charlie Brown
CGN Regular
- Location
- Campbell River
Are you sure you are near crown land? All the wild land near Nanoose Bay is private timberlands...
Brutus
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I drove down to Vilna today and spent three hours in a very nice spot. (from 7ish to 10ish) Did not see one flipping grouse all morning. Last year when I was muzzleloader hunting for deer here, I always seen grouse. This spot is empty of them this year. Maybe it's too early in the season, but today conditions were perfect & nothing was seen by me.
strange
strange
Good numbers in our area after an extremely poor last season. My theory is main factor is hatching time, right conditions (no cold blowing rain) then a few weeks after that and once the chicks get to be a certain size you are on your way. There are certainly other factors but to my way of thinking this is the primary one. Looks to be an excellent year.
Brutus
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Chances are probably better to the west. Let's say the Petawawa National Forestry?
But even there you constantly bump into an attrocious number of road hunters.
maybe
