Grouse season is almost here, Share the prvious years pictures and plans for this year...Good Luck ..
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Grouse season is almost here, Share the prvious years pictures and plans for this year...Good Luck ..
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I wait until all the leaves come off. Usually first or second week of October (wmu 22)
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can't come soon enough.
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Hope this year I'll have better luck connecting with them
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Looking forward to it but hate to wish the summer away!
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Last year was very productive in the grouse woods, hope for the same this year
I won't be hunting grouse again this year due to very low numbers in my area of northern 75, southern 60 WMUs. I'm pretty sure it's West Nile, as there's lots of excellent habitat .There hasn't been what I'd call a huntable population of birds now for at least the past 8 years, and counting. You can walk good habitat, with a dog, for hours and you're lucky if you find one brood group of birds. My 150 acres used to produce 7 to 10 broods per year back in the early nineties. Not a single brood last year (and that's confirmed by my Lab). There's one this year but the hen only has two chicks. Pretty much nothing in the other areas I've covered during walks with my dog. LPD and pox in the turkeys, and now WNV in the grouse. Pretty sad to see the game numbers so low. I wonder if you'll see another bag limit drop for grouse in the southern WMUs when the MNR clues in that the birds are in trouble.
Yeah that’s not good. I’ve been Atving around Havlock-Bancroft this summer and have seen a few.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenelon
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do you think habitat has changed?
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Taking more time off this year to chase them in the wilds of Northern Ontario.
I don’t blame ya! I go usually up too the camp early October and fill my belly everyday. I like to get out before my moose hunting buddies get up there. Enjoy your hunting.Quote:
Originally Posted by terrierman41
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Seeing good numbers around here, should be a good year.
I've only seen one around the shelburne area and that was last year, haven't see any this year at all yet anyways.
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No plans for this year. When we moved to the country in the late 90's our bush lot had a healthy population and I'd take one each year. There are still grouse around and I hear the occasional flush but numbers are so low that I haven't hunted them in years.
I tried a few times in southern Ontario, too fast for my skills/ single shot lol. North of hwy 17 for me :)
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I've been seeing some in Kawarthas which was a nice suprise this summer.