Well, Katie and I got out for an hour right at the end of the day today for the grouse opener. Kind of weird weather all afternoon--rain showers off and on. Temp was 58 deg F, and it was actually pretty humid given the rain. I'm sporting a new blaze orange Filson cap this year. We were in a brushy pasture by 5:00 and hunted until 6 or so. Katie pointed two woodcock, one of which held so tight in front of her I could see it on the ground as I walked in to flush it. Pretty cool. No grouse were flushed, but we weren't exactly hunting hard for them in a spot where I'd say they ought to be (although I've flushed grouse in this pasture and have actually killed one here a couple of years ago).
It won't be long now. Woodcock opens Friday.
My son and I went out for the blue grouse opener. He's eight, so I took my side by side .410, and we shared it. We got three. Due to work, I missed sage grouse season entirely.
ReplyDeleteI did get out for the duck opener, however. The family was out of town, so it was just me. Had some great pothole pass shooting.
As a total aside, I could use some opinions on various non toxic shots, if somebody would be kind enough to start a thread on it.