Grouse hunting.

[Andy54Hawken]

Good luck to you sb1911...happy and safe hunting!
Andy

 

[DeanMk]

Anyone else here excited that grouse season will soon be here?
Getting up early and walking down an old logging road while watching and listening as the world wakes up is a wonderful feeling.
Eating lunch , enjoying the beautiful scenery , then walking thru till the early evening hours is very relaxing.

Grouse are easy to clean , don't take up to much room in the 'fridge or freezer and are very tasty.
Grouse hunting is also a great way to introduce someone to hunting.
You get to move around a fair bit , can practice stalking if you see 'em in the open and loads of excitement when they flush as they explode though the air ...
You also don't need a ton of extra or special gear.

If anyone here is planning going out this year , happy and safe hunting to you.
Andy

Edited for pre-coffee spelling.

One reason why I prefer upland to deer. Out here, you just went out in the woods, found some deep, dark, dank hole and sat there for hours waiting for the deer to come to you.
When you're 14, B-O-R-I-N-G!!!!
Bird hunting (we always just called it "bird hunting") meant you got to walk around, play with the dog and.....actually shoot the gun!!!! ( ). I think I only popped off my brother's old Mauser once, but I got a lot of time shootin' those shotguns.
...dam, now I wanna go bird hunting....anyone got a dog?



Dean

 

[Blowgunner]

If someone has a good honey hole, I've got a good grouse dog .

Theodore

• Blowgunner
• Aug 18, 2017

The weirdest bird dog ever.

 

[DaveLikesGuns]

I'd love to get some grouse this year. can anyone point me toward the right logging roads. I live in North Portland and can drive in 3 directions (not north, no Washington lic.) ??

Thanks ahead of time!

 

[Blowgunner]

If you get a permit, the Weyerhauser land on Rocky Point rd off hwy 30 would be the closest to you. Grouse and rabbits.

 

[Joe13]

Dunno about OR but grouse season doesn't even start till Sept 1st I believe.

 

[snarlingdog]

Same in Oregon Sept. 1st. But you can scout

 

[Caveman Jim]

Anyone else here excited that grouse season will soon be here?
Getting up early and walking down an old logging road while watching and listening as the world wakes up is a wonderful feeling.
Eating lunch , enjoying the beautiful scenery , then walking thru till the early evening hours is very relaxing.

Grouse are easy to clean , don't take up to much room in the 'fridge or freezer and are very tasty.
Grouse hunting is also a great way to introduce someone to hunting.
You get to move around a fair bit , can practice stalking if you see 'em in the open and loads of excitement when they flush as they explode though the air ...
You also don't need a ton of extra or special gear.

If anyone here is planning going out this year , happy and safe hunting to you.
Andy

Edited for pre-coffee spelling.

I used to until they closed all the logging roads and started charging $200-plus just for a key for the season.

 

[DeanMk]

Sounds like you need to move!

 

[bbbass]

Old thread bump... But its my old thread...
My thoughts are still the same ... Grouse hunting is among my favorite things.
( No singing there , you Julie Andrews fans... )
Good luck to those who go out this year... and safe hunting to all.
Andy

The hills are alive

with the sound of shot guns...

 

[Koda]

I'd love to get some grouse this year. can anyone point me toward the right logging roads. I live in North Portland and can drive in 3 directions (not north, no Washington lic.) ??

Thanks ahead of time!

just visit any National or State forest land and walk logging roads you will find them.

 

[Koda]

I used to until they closed all the logging roads and started charging $200-plus just for a key for the season.

yeah, this pisses me off too. This is what happens when we "give the lands back to the people", no hunting and gated roads.

 

[Caveman Jim]

yeah, this pisses me off too. This is what happens when we "give the lands back to the people", no hunting and gated roads.

No this is from all the trash dumpers, meth heads and slob shooters that effed us ethical outdoorsman and women. Plus greedy corporate logging companies come to mind also.

 

[Koda]

No this is from all the trash dumpers, meth heads and slob shooters that effed us ethical outdoorsman and women. Plus greedy corporate logging companies come to mind also.

no, my comment was in regards to the one where Wayerhouser charges $200 per person to access their land. Trash dumpers and slob shooters hurt us too but thats a separate subject because we can still access our lands. When we sell off our private lands, we no longer have access. Forever.

 

[DeanMk]

They are pretty easy out dress out in the field...
Place the bird head down on the ground...
Put your feet where the wings meet the body ..
Pull the grouse , by his feet upwards....Stop when the skin meets the neck... this keep the feathers and head attached.

Good luck to you Joe , this season ... I am glad you get to go out this year!
Andy

Andy, this method you describe is new to me.
I don't quite understand "Stop when the skin meets the neck"...isn't the neck covered in skin too?....?????


Dean

 

[Blowgunner]

Andy, this method you describe is new to me.
I don't quite understand "Stop when the skin meets the neck"...isn't the neck covered in skin too?....?????


Dean

 

[Koda]

just remember that "breasting" is illegal.

 

[Joe13]

just remember that "breasting" is illegal.

Or is it feeding the coyotes?


Seriously, I'm still green, is there more meat then that worth saving?

 

[Koda]

Or is it feeding the coyotes?


Seriously, I'm still green, is there more meat then that worth saving?

I dont know Im not that good at grouse hunting. Last time I got one I didn't "breast" it I cleaned it (like a fish or any game), plucked it and got a lot of meat off the legs just like a chicken, the whole bird filled me up. It was super good over the campfire and had a lot to eat. It seems like breasting the bird wastes the wing, leg and thigh meat which goes against my principal for hunting to waste meat.

 

[Joe13]

Thanks!