Newfoundland Grouse 2022
 

Another great year in Newfoundland hunting with my good friend C. Dawe. Missing 2 COVID years made me forget how much work it is chasing grouse in the thick alders. To hunt here with Chris and his dogs, to become battered and bruised, and to enjoy this beautiful rugged country, I am blessed.

I hunted with my DH 20 gauge, 26” barrel, straight grip. Chris bounced back and forth from his custom Lefever 20 ga and his custom Belgium 28 ga.

Unreal beauty! Thanks for posting!

Beautiful country! Thanks for sharing it with us.

I love Newfoundland:) Have hunted there twice bringing home a nice Woodland Caribou the first time an a Bull Moose the second. Wonderful folks, great food and stunning country.

Very nice ! Any bullwinkels sighted so far ?

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Been wanting to moose hunt there for years but crossed my mind about grouse.How were the birds?Lots of them, spooky logistics???
Great pictures

We saw one small bull, they say the population is down.

The birds were brought here about 50 years ago I believe, trapped in Michigan and imported. No one hunts them with dogs, they think Chris is crazy. They shoot them on the road sides with .22’s and ground swat them with shotguns.

I keep looking at those great photos. Interesting country, and I see the frost has not burned some of the ferns yet. I also like the interesting tree (we have lots of tree pictures among our hunting photos) and the interior shot with the grouse hanging outside the window. Nice!

Newfoundland is a great place, we saw grouse while moose hunting, could have taken one with a rock! I had wished I had taken a shot gun, as we had time. We drove up, the ferry trip is an experience in itself.

Yep, we had a fantastic time ! the nicer woods are the easy routes to the tangles where the birds hide ,our shins and the dogs pay the toll ....you have to really like it to do it

[QUOTE=Brian Hornacek;374921]The birds were brought here about 50 years ago I believe, trapped in Michigan and imported.

everything ive read said that this isnt a viable strategy. is this documented anywhere? does anyone know more about this? Turkeys have been widely redistributed like so but apparently not grouse.

looks like beautiful cover.

[QUOTE=Aaron Beck;374995]Aaron, Missouri relocated grouse. Where they still manage habitat for them, there are birds.

interesting. The rgs seems to say that it cannot be done, at least not viably economically. One island in maine saw the rod and gun club bring in pheasants which are now semi wild. If they had known, perhaps grouse would have been a more appropriate choice.

Well it worked here in spades

There is a little knot of ringnecks on Pea Island on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I don't know how they got there.

Planting ruffies in Alaska also worked well.

Very nice, thoroughly enjoyed that.