The avian predator problem we had in my hunting area is virtually gone. I have yet to see a goshawk or a barred owl this season at all. The grouse numbers there have been diminishing for a few years now but this year we are seeing far fewer than even last year... but the avian predators have moved on..... or have succumbed to WNV themselves... 
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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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