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[C.O.B.]

A grouse that flushes from a tree above you will rearrange your heart rate as well. Daisy was locked on point staring directly at a big Hemlock. She wouldn't budge, I looked up in the tree and didn't see anything. I circled the tree and still couldn't see a bird....until it flushed and then just for a second. That has to be the hardest shot in the uplands. Moral of the story....always trust your dog.

[Brush Buster]

Originally Posted by Rich Anderson

A grouse that flushes from a tree above you will rearrange your heart rate as well. Daisy was locked on point staring directly at a big Hemlock. She wouldn't budge, I looked up in the tree and didn't see anything. I circled the tree and still couldn't see a bird....until it flushed and then just for a second. That has to be the hardest shot in the uplands. Moral of the story....always trust your dog.

Rich ,It surely will test your heart rate and also your shooting skills ! After 50 Seasons of chasing Sir Grouse I have yet to ever bring one to bag that flushed from a tree limb above my head !

[C.O.B.]

I can't recall making that shot either Russ and I've tried it many times. Maybe that's why the Yoopers (people who live in the Upper Peninsula) shoot them out of the tree