pine hen

[cat_man]

I think the key to success in grouse hunting is basically, like has been said, locate areas that have food sources such as chokecherry, elderberry, oregon grapes, etc. near a water source, especially in these drought years. I've also found lots of blue grouse in pine stands at higher elevation a bit later in the hunt (late October) like in Daniels canyon on the way up to Strawberry. Besides that, if you don't enjoy hiking, you won't enjoy grouse hunting. Sometimes it just takes covering a lot of ground, often in thick oak/maple type forest, to locate the birds. This spring I want to try my hand at Turkey hunting. Has anyone been successful?
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