[Roadhog]

We have the Ruffed Grouse...about the size of a Pheasant.



Season opens Sept.15th til Nov.14th...limit 5 /day.
Pheasant..Oct.20th til Nov.14th....limit 2 /day.
Turkey ...Oct.2nd til Nov.14th.
Woodcock...Sept.23rd for 45 days...limit 3 /day.

I hunt birds myself...but just with my bow, and either dumb luck, or when they come to one of my bait piles. Last year, I saw a group of Turkey...and stalked to within 50 yrds. I nailed one from that distance...but that was dumb luck. They were grouped. When I let the wood fly...they split...all but one. I can do well on them if they are in my bait pile. That is only an 18 yd. shot or less. I've had them right under me. Well...last year I had Coyote within 16 FEET of me while I was in my ground blind. And Black Bear under my tree stand. They could smell me, but didn't know where I was. They were looking everywhere for me.

I will have chipmunks scurry over me...like I'm just a stump, and birds land on me. I have had them pecking at my head looking for bugs too. I think they did well. :lol:

Two years ago, I had a bird fly right for my face. I opened my mouth just as his wings brushed me...and almost had him. Man that would have been cool as hell....if I could have nabbed him like that. It was a Blue Jay too...that would have been a good snack. :P

[Yanke_driver]

Ruffed grouse are not too common 'round here. Sharptail grouse are the ones we get to shoot at


This has got to be the dumbest bird around. When you flush em, they'll fly no more than 50 feet and land again, pretty easy pickin's...and they are tasty too!

[yoopr]

Nope-we don't have those-What we have is similar though. The generic term we have is Ruffed Grouse. Same family bird as you though.


Screw Ice Fishing-I dread the thought of winter already-we just had spriing it seems.

[Roadhog]

We are not allowed to take Sharptails. I have not seen one around my area, not to say they are not here. I do see quite a few Ruffed Grouse...or hear them drumming mostly. I don't go after them specifically. Ours present a good hunt, as they are in very dense cover usually. They are tough to find to begin with, and if they take to wing, or hop off the stump they are on...you may have missed your chance on that one. I like to hunt them after the leaves are down, and we have a few feet of snow. I can stalk in very quiet, and spot them easier. You really have to know what to look for. They can hide easily in the snow too.

I just hunt upland birds anymore, and only as a bonus target to my Whitetail hunting. I don't go out specifically for birds anymore. I take what I can get with a bow, and I do get a fair share each year that way...and loose an arrow or two. But I always carry one bird arrow....not my graphite broadhead big game arrows. My bird arrows are blunt tipped cedar with 4-turkey vanes. I carry 3-4 arrows. I have had second shot oppertunities on Deer, so I am always nocked up :lol: right after I let one fly. It is habit.

[yoopr]

You ARE totally Nuts Roadbog-Partridge the Same as a Pheasant? :shock:
I wish-maybe I could hit em then :P
Not that we have any pheasants around here-Menominee county has em though.
My First Bow when I was a Kid was a Bear bow-Don't remember the #age though.

[Roadhog]

Originally Posted by yoopr

You ARE totally Nuts Roadbog-Partridge the Same as a Pheasant?
I wish-maybe I could hit em then
Not that we have any pheasants around here-Menominee county has em though.
My First Bow when I was a Kid was a Bear bow-Don't remember the #age though.

:lol: Ya A doncha know..., ours are pretty good size down here. Day have a shorter neck, tail, and legs, but the body size is about the same. Pretty good size plate of bird...by golly A.

..... :? but then we let ours eat more than twigs, dirt, and rabbit droppings.
why don't youse guys grow something up dare...huh? crymany. ya A? :lol:

I think those Bear bows are still the best for the dollar. There are plenty of brands on the market, and lots of them are more expensive. But...I see so many guys come up here with thousands of dollars in gear...and never even see a Deer...they didn't pay to be put infront of.

Just like these bicyclists coming around here. Crymany...all the fancy gear they have....even little tiny rear view mirrors off their helmets, and special pants, and shirts, and shoes, and on and on.
Cripes...I still have my Schwinn 10-speed Varsity, and it goes just as well with my tennis shoes and cutoff jeans. Funny to me how people need to spend their money. I see guys perfectly healthy having to hike now with a pair of ski poles....just because I guess they saw someone else do that...and they figure they too can't hike proper without them....and a dozen special designed hiking necessities....even heart monitors, and dog radar devices, with warning notification loop incase of pending lawsuits....digital camera, and direct feed irragation systems.

Okay...I'm bothered.
I know I'm going to see these morons in my woods soon....and so far it is still illegal to use them as a baitpile. :evil:

[yoopr]

My grandma came over from the Old Country and Had a Partridge, and rabbit, Recipe and It was called Paprikosh(spelling is wrong I'm sure) and it was awesome.
Your damned birds are no bigger than ours except in your dreams :P
Except Their Population is still down :evil:
Think I've heard Drumming about 4 times this year.

[Roadhog]

It's all Genetics. Ours are bigger, better looking, smarter, and they are always drumming......sounds like Half-Time out in the woods. :P

You gotta quit letting your's inbreed with them Snipes, and dirty little Woodcock's. :?

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..Paprikosh...unt Ludafisk cakes.

[yoopr]

You trolls can't spell-It's Lutefisk and I'm Swedish and I can't stand to be in the same house when it's cooking. My Grandpa(who came over from Sweden) Loved the Stuff.

[Midnight Flyer]

Originally Posted by yoopr

You trolls can't spell-It's Lutefisk and I'm Swedish and I can't stand to be in the same house when it's cooking. My Grandpa(who came over from Sweden) Loved the Stuff.

Yeah, I saw something on The Travel Channel several months ago about Lutefisk and a festival they have honoring it in Minnesota and everyone said it's really el stinko when cooking! :roll: