I'm not in East TN but I have not seen and grouse, quail or anything in a few years. I did have a covey of about 20 quail on my personal property 5 years ago or so. Saw them 2x then never again. Don't know what happened to them. I did not hunt them. I saw 2 woodcocks or snipes on the WMA about a week ago. They had long beaks, so I figure it was one or the other. They let me get right on top of them and flushed. Scared me pretty good.