Grouse Opener in Vermont

[Dean Romig]

Nine flushes is a bit on the skimpy side for where we hunt but we’ll see what happens today. Very windy right now but we’ll get out there soon.

A few short years back we could always expect upwards of 20 flushes in the same amount of time, but it’s early in the season and conditions are not right just yet. Best year for wild apples I’ve seen in decades though and the bears are into them pretty good.

As you can see, the fall colors are only about halfway to peak and no leaves have started to fall yet.

I’m sorry about the orientation of the pictures - I’m doing this from my cell phone.

Wind has about abated so we’re heading out to hunt the “Scrubapple Hillside” one of my favorite spots.

It was one of my Dad’s favorite places too and that’s where I cast his ashes to the wind at sunrise of opening morning of deer season 2003.

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