Michigan Trip
 

Three generations grouse hunting in Michigan in the snow. What a memory!

Looks like that youngin' is shooting a Fox 20--nice choice. What part of Michigan are you hunting? I am leaving on Thursday for the UP. I hate those first wet snows of autumn, the brush hanging heavy with wet snow soaks you clear thru, the good thing is that it usually is gone soon. My son(33) got to come up last year for his first trip. Weather was perfect and he was able to take a half dozen grouse that week over the dogs. Wanted him to come up this year , but he has to be in a wedding in Ashville, NC--nedds to get his priorities straight.

Glad you all got to hunt together. If you hadn't captioned your photo, it would have been easy to guess as there is a distinct family resemblance. I'll bet your father is proud to be along, too. Enjoy every moment.

We are in the UP. I am the old guy in the pic. Harold you are correct on my grandson’s Fox. He got a shot yesterday but failed to connect. Seems we all miss 90% more than connect. I actually shot my first grouse over a dog pointing yesterday. Ricky our pointer found the bird.

That is something I want to do

Geez Dave, SNOW!!!! We'll be up in the U.P. Thursday-Friday timeframe this week. I heard good reports on bird numbers and plenty of woodcock. I hope that ugly white stuff doesn't push those mudbat on South.

Hope your family has a great hunt. Enjoy.

Woodcock are definitely moving Mike but the UP should be loaded with flight birds. A buddy in New Hampshire hunted his pup in one of his training covers this week where he was finding a handfull on a regular basis. They had 19 contacts in 45 minutes. Another buddy in northern/lower Michigan had a similar experience this week. You should be in for some good action. Enjoy. I'm headed for New Hampshire next weekend for the week.

I bumped my first woodcock out of the corn field yesterday while picking. So some are down to northern Indiana.

Hunt them in the Blue Ridge of VA or NC ! Good bit more vertical however !

That would be great if they were still in huntable numbers there

First for a youngster
 

Sam shot his first two wild birds today, both woodcock.

Congratulations Sam !

Dave, Im leaving Thursday for the UP and staying until Nov 5. My 37th year there, and I am still like a kid before Christmas. If this was your first year there, Im sure you will be back.

Great job Sam!

I was in up at the same time . Todays forecast is for 18 inches of snow in Marquette county. Watch out south of the bridge birds are coming your way!

Sam looks like he is enjoying his time afield! Good on you for introducing this lad to the sporting life!

Gary, that certainly isn't the forecast for Marquette that I am seeing , I am seeing maybe an inch, sure hope they don't get that much.

We are finally in Northern MN and it’s snowing as I post this. Last night we watched a Wisconsin station weather forecast and it was calling for up to 11 inches of snow in parts of the UP. Good luck, guys!

Local weather calling for 12 to 18 .Parts of the county are quite a it higher than the city of Marquette

Look at Michigamme and Big Bay

wow, thats nasty! Im about an hour SW of Marquette in the "Banana Belt". Getting there Thursday, looks like Ill be OK, but have friends up there now. I do hunt southern Marquette county

Good hunting.I just got home after a week north of lake Michigamme not the best year but I will hunt Baldwin along the Pere Marquette as long as the weather permits for the rest of the season.

Watch out for deer on the roads in the UP they are moving out.

They're also moving in the Lower Peninsula. The doe that got in front of me isn't moving any longer

Yikes!

:shock:

Bummer. Hope only the truck was damaged. (besides the deer) Been there done that. I hit a big buck on I-80 in Avoca, Iowa at 80 mph in my 2006 suburban with 1500 miles on it. Significantly more damage than that.

"Only" $6,500

Just got home Friday from the UP.Had a great time but had a day of rain last week.Plenty of birds both grouse and woodcock.Left just in time to avoid the weather.

Here is first day take hunting.Had 18 flush first day grouse.