How was Grouse season?

[7mm08]

Since my knee was all screwed up this year and finally got replaced a few weeks ago please some fill me in on your season. No locations required in TN! If you went to WI , or MN THAT is awesome. Where the birds all red phase down here as always?

Thanks!

 

[Mattt]

Man id really like to get this discussion started. I did not hunt this year, building house, one dog died, the other on his death ed as we speak.

 

[gman10]

I miss my days in the grouse woods behind a good dog. only problem now is that around here anymore the grouse are few and far between

 

[dogman1702]

I got out of grouse hunting awhile back. I will say this I jumped more grouse this year bear hunting than I seen in a long time. Had me wish I sti'll had a dog. It was in Cherokee NF in Greene county. Might be a place to check out next year for those of y'all still hunting them.

 

[cathunter]

Back in the day I would rather grouse hunt in east tn ridges and mountains than to eat. But now I like to eat. They ain't nothing better than a good grouse dog and grouse. Walked a few miles to kick up a grouse. Most memorable hunt was when the little pointer jumped off a log into a gulley and lock up in mid air. Thinking about this makes me 30 years younger. Good times.

 

[MidTennFisher]

I didn't know there were actually any grouse in TN. I'll have to look into this a bit for the Fall and Winter. I'd like to get one.

 

[Mattt]

There arent any. Better try up north.

 

[MidTennFisher]

There arent any. Better try up north.

I know that is not true. East TN has some.

 

[Ruff Hunter]

I thought that bird numbers were up some..... That's my 2 cents worth.

 

[Mattt]

No grouse here...... Mite as well go on up to u.p.

 

[7mm08]

I didn't know there were actually any grouse in TN. I'll have to look into this a bit for the Fall and Winter. I'd like to get one.

They are here. Southern range, but they are here in TN.

Question: Anybody ever killed a gray phase( colored) one here in TN? I never have. All red phase here, but up North they are mostly grey ( Maine and Minn)

 

[Ruff Hunter]

I've killed a few gray ones but up in Wisconsin. I think mid Pennsylvania is when the gray phase start showing up. Although I recall in a George bird Evans book that he killed a gray phase in West Virginia.

 

[Mattt]

What im sayin is there arent any here better look elsewhere. That way i have these to myself. A few years back grouse hunting got brought up on a forum during season and it went from seeing one other guy hunting on any given day to a dozen trucks running up and down the mountains saying they were hunting grouse

 

[Ruff Hunter]

well there isn't many lol..... Least where I hunt

 

[Ruff Hunter]

I will say there is a lot of logging in Campbell co so hopefully it will improve lol