



Crystal kennels wrote:Very nice!!!
Too late already spoken.gpblitz wrote:Don't speak to loudly!!!!
northern cajun wrote:Too late already spoken.gpblitz wrote:Don't speak to loudly!!!!
gpblitz wrote:Your right!!! lived in northern MN all my lifegrouseguy wrote:It's not exactly a secret that Northern MN is the best grouse hunting in the country. .
Don't ever beleive that. The Orr area has been hit so hard the last couple of years that it's not worth the trip up there. Folks seem to forget that there are other hunters out there, winter kill, and preditation that take a toll on bird pop.. There's alot of folks with the adittude I gotta kill all I can, if I don't the next guy will. Take a few and move on.grouseguy wrote:Our covers are so expansive and plentiful that there's not much chance of it getting "hunted out".
gpblitz wrote:grouseguy wrote:Post deleted. Don't want a bunch of guys with dogs chasing our birds next year![]()
read your post. Just sat down to PM you on that matter!!!! Your right get off the beaten path. What happening is we are harvesting timber quicker than it grows. Maybe 15 to 20 years from now or sooner we will lack proper age classes to maintain a good pop. of grouse. The timber industury is concerned. back in the 80's we would average 45, 50 flushes a day. 20, 25 was so so. It was rare to see a out of state hunter in the early 80's and earlier. Then the RGS got a foot hold up here with the NAT'l Ruffed Grouse and Woodcock Hunt and changed things forever.
gpblitz wrote:My best day ever was in the early 80's. 104 birds moved in a 6 hour hunt. 70 some grouse the rest woodcock. I'll never forget that day. Unreal!!! I was guiding for acouple of folks from pittsbough. Every time we turned around the dogs were locked up. I shot 3 grouse, 3 woodcock. my hunters shot 4 grouse, 4 woodcock each. I loved guiding for these guys. they didn't beleive in shooting a limit. We just kicked back and enjoyed watching my dogs slam point after point. Truly IMO a hunt of a life time.grouseguy wrote:and I always thought my father was embellishing with his stories of 50 flush days....
northern cajun wrote:gpblitz wrote:My best day ever was in the early 80's. 104 birds moved in a 6 hour hunt. 70 some grouse the rest woodcock. I'll never forget that day. Unreal!!! I was guiding for acouple of folks from pittsbough. Every time we turned around the dogs were locked up. I shot 3 grouse, 3 woodcock. my hunters shot 4 grouse, 4 woodcock each. I loved guiding for these guys. they didn't beleive in shooting a limit. We just kicked back and enjoyed watching my dogs slam point after point. Truly IMO a hunt of a life time.grouseguy wrote:and I always thought my father was embellishing with his stories of 50 flush days....
Howie you think that could be a hunt of a lifetime?? Dang. Good for you!!
mobeasto123 wrote:Great pics.... Nothing like getting Ruffies in the bag.. How old is your pup in the first and last pic..???
grouseguy wrote:Every year I spend 20 or so days chasing Ruffs with my setters.....here's a few recent pics. Bird numbers have been outstanding up here in MN the last 3 years. The last pic is bobwhite in Missouri.
SHORTFAT wrote:Nice... Very nice! Looks like I need to find some activities to convince my wife she wants to go to Minnesota!![]()
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Love the pics! To think my son and I were excited about 6 flushes today while deer hunting!
Marked the spot to bring the dog back when the late season opens... Gonna start slippin the little Mrs some tapioca puddin' so she builds up a craving for it and then next fall shut her off cold turkey... "Hey Honey..;. I know where we can get some!" Thanks for sharing those pics!