Another good day with Hank

[Heff]

Very cool, we are thinking about taking my sons dogs out tomorrow for some quail in central Florida. Oscar is a 1 1/2 year old, and Eva is a 4 moth old. Both are GSP’s, Oscar is a bit of a veteran getting to hunt grouse and woodcock last fall in northern Michigan.

[David Penland]

I want to hunt grouse either in Michigan or Maine this fall.

[Mills]

Originally Posted by David Penland

I want to hunt grouse either in Michigan or Maine this fall.

Me too! I want Sherwood to be able to hunt quail, woodcock and grouse. A friend told me grouse was better once he got some experience with other birds

[Ed Norman]

Originally Posted by Mills Morrison

Me too! I want Sherwood to be able to hunt quail, woodcock and grouse. A friend told me grouse was better once he got some experience with other birds

Mills,
After my 40 year layoff from hunting, I will tell you that hunting ruffed grouse is the ultimate bird hunting challenge in my opinion. They are sneaky little critters, they run when they should fly, or they fly off behind the cover of a large pine tree, your dog can do everything right and the birds make it look like the dog has done everything wrong or the hunter walking up on the dog on point has done something wrong I kept trying to wait for the perfect point and flush with grouse when I first started hunting, I bet out of every 10 points I get with grouse only one bird will hold, and thats usually early in the season. I have seen my dog get birdy, go into a thicket, the grouse will fly up in the tree and look down and watch him and I think the birds are laughing.

[Heff]

Originally Posted by David Penland

I want to hunt grouse either in Michigan or Maine this fall.

I was a pheasant hunter 15 years ago. Once I started hunting grouse and woodcock, I never looked back. Woodcock are great for the dogs, and the ruffed grouse is the greatest challenge I have ever encountered with a dog and a shotgun.