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2017 was the year it was my turn to be the guide for my hunting partner. After accumulating 8 points he drew in a prime area. We arrived on Friday and set up camp. We were the only guys on the mountain and as the sun set a bull started to bugle then another and another. In short order there were...

Hit one of my close to home spots on Saturday. Put some miles in before flushing a single male in the oak scrub. He thundered off the ground and began weaving hard through the scrub when the shotgun boomed and he crashed to the ground. My Springer made a great retrieve in the dense scrub...

This weekend started the prairie chicken season in KS. We always go out for the opener. The weather was great and after walking a couple of field we ran into a covey that held and flushed in a staggered manner. It was a beautiful sight birds flushing, dogs running, shotguns booming. In...

September 1st is rapidly approaching. Are you ready? For me September 1st will be West to the mountains to chase the elusive blue grouse. It has become a tradition. Work calendar gets penciled in as soon as it comes out. It will be nice to walk the edges of the aspens and evergreens with...

Saturday started out with the wind blowing at 20mph minimum with gusts to 40mph. The temperature was mild and quickly rose to the low forties. At least this fact dried out the roads and made travel less hazardous. Unfortunately didn?t help hold the birds any better. The birds seemed to be up...

Well this weekend was day 32 and 33 of the 2016-2017 season. It was really pleasant weekend weather wise. 52 degrees on Saturday and 46 on Sunday. We started out on Friday night by kissing a deer outside of Joes with my Ford Escape. He leapt out of the dark on a collision course with us in...

This weekend we invited my hunting partners 12 y/o grandson out on a hunt. He has never been on something like this but was eager to go. He did great all weekend. We covered about 17 miles, saw a lot of wildlife, and he got to almost step on a rooster that I promptly put on the ground. Spent...

Took a break over the Christmas holiday (forced:)) from the pursuit of pheasants. Finally got back in the field on Sunday afternoon and Monday. Sunday was hot and sunny. Hit 50 by mid day and the pheasants had gone back to being split up and running instead of flying. Saw a few birds but...

Wind chill hit -25 where we were hunting on Saturday. Just did what we call hit and runs. Heavy cover and short walks. We didn't start until 1 pm on Saturday. Hunted until about 3pm. Birds were bunched up and exploded like quail coveys when we found them. Managed to bag 5 in spite of the...

After a long hiatus due to life?s interesting and always fascinating occurrences I decided to return to the forum? Not that anybody really missed me anyways. Least not my big black dog hovering over downed birds?. He has gone grey but not slowed any. We still pursue birds as hard as ever...

I keep getting this nagging feeling... Is grouse season that close???? [/IMG]

Well we jumped off on Friday to catch opening day of sage grouse and the last weekend of mountain Sharptail. Bones, his son Jacob and his hunting partner Jim joined me and my hunting partner Dan. We were unsure how the weather would bring but you don't kill birds sitting on the couch wondering...

As I sit sipping Scotch I reflect on today's events. It was a tough but rewarding hunt... Today I was joined by men I can now call friends. We trudged through the open sage, across the steep slopes, and the dense aspen groves. We stretched high upon the hills the sun beating down. The dogs...

We have been hunting quail these last few weeks on the South Platte. My hunting partner is not a big quail hunter and has managed to shoot a few on covey breaks. I have tried to hunt singles with him but just moves along to fast. Well this Saturday he figured it out. We busted a covey and...

Ventured out to NW Kansas on Sunday. Fought my way through the snow covered roads only to find that Kansas was a dustbowl. Most of the cover was gone or mowed. One of my favorite spots I don't think a snake could hide. The weeds in some of the fields looked like they had been burned. The...

Big game season will take up the next few weeks and then November 10th will come streaking up and we'll be off to slay dragons. So this was most likely my last outing this year for grouse. Figured I would go close to home again. Walked a few miles then ran into a quick double. Gun open no...

Went close to home today. Weather was awful. Ice and light snow. Grouse were sitting in the pine trees. Dog flushed one that offered me a shot when it banked right through the trees. Saw three total but as tight as they were sitting we probably walked by more that we walked under sitting...

I figure I need to get as much grouse hunting in as possible before the weather changes and I can't get into my honeyholes..... Took about twelve miles to clean up but it was worth it. You kill birds with boot leather more than shotshells I've been told. Worst part was the dog flushing more...

Told my wife I was going to give the dog a break(like he really wants or needs it) and take this weekend off. Well Friday she called me and said she was going to direct a short film on Saturday. I asked immediately if I could go hunt. She replied that I could. So I drove up to the Vail...

Knocked two species off my bucket list and took three different species of grouse in two days........ Hard hunt but well worth it.... Sage and Sharptails on Saturday: Blue Grouse on Sunday: Could have limited out Sunday but I couldn't seem to swing the shotgun.. My arms were like lead...