Where are the Grouse?

There will be a few pockets here and there,but in BC a wet spring means fewer grouse,as chick survival will be way down.Remember our spring weather? Mur
 
Have gotten 4 Blue, 3 Spruce (2 of them were beside each other on the side of the road, got one on the ground and the other in the tree it flew into) and 3 Ruffies so far while out deer hunting this year.

Fanned on 2 Ruffies and 1 Blue as well.

Grouse I can find but I'll be F'd if I can find a shootable deer.
 
Pretty scarce this year around here as well.
I think Grouse Man has them all cooped up......
Seen a bunch of California Quail on my buddies property
out in the Shuswap.
Rumor has it that someone's coop opened up a while back and
now they are growing in numbers. Hope winter doesn't do them in.
 
I got 3 in Victoria Saturday before last. They're deep in the bush, not on logging roads I'm finding. 2 of the 3 I got were along game trails and flushed as I walked by, the other one was chillin under a cedar bough before I shot it in the face with my AR7.
 
They are very scarce in the Bancroft area. Sunny weekend last, and not one seen. Thanksgiving weekend only produced 2 flushed. A wet spring is awfully hard on them.
 
I've been seeing a fair number of spruce and ruffies in the Merritt area.Take the less travelled roads.They're there.Had a group of them beating they're chests all around our moose camp last week,couldn't find them though lol.
 
I've come across quite a few this year, but they haven't been their typical "Sure I'll stand on the road and let you shoot at me a dozen times". They see you and take off. It's really odd.
 
Eagleye said:
I live in PG, and in the area I hunt, ruffies were quite scarce.
Some other areas apparently did better.
Weather in spring is a major factor on grouse numbers.
Regards, Eagleye.
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We were just south of PG. I figure with all the rabbits this year it took pressure off of the grouse with the wolves and coyotes. We got 4 rabbits this year and usually never even see one.
 
I've gotten a few rabbits as well. I've also missed quite a few (little buggers hit the bush pretty fast).
 
I've taken quite a few ruffies in the bush this year. However, I've hardly seen any birds on the farmland this year. One covey of Hungarian Partridge.
 
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