“I have hunted grouse in all sorts of place and under all sorts of conditions, and I boldly assert that the greatest handicap a grouse hunter is ever called upon to face is a mental one.” Burton Spiller-“Red-Letter Day” For me, shooting is such a hit and miss proposition–no pun intended. I’ve written about days…
Tag: French Brittany
THE MAKINGS OF A GROUSE DOG
“Ruffed grouse dogs are bred, not born, and once born they are developed, not made.” –George Bird Evans, An Affair with Grouse Author’s Note: I wrote this story clear back in 2018, Rainey’s second season of hunting. It was accepted for publication in a prominent bird dog magazine and then the magazine editor retired and…
MEGA GROUSE OF THE SEAS OF SAGE
I love to hunt grouse, any kind of grouse. For a grouse hunter such as myself, Idaho is a great state to live in with five different species namely: Ruffed Grouse, Dusky (Blue) Grouse, Sharp-tailed Grouse, Franklin Grouse, and last, but certainly not least, the Sage Grouse. Although they sometimes overlap, each grouse has its own little niche…
Upland Ways 