My experience in northern Vt has been very similar. Simply too many factors working against grouse chicks’ survival this year.
I hope there’s enough seed stock to bring it all back in the next few seasons.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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