Thunder and Storm didn’t have any luck duck hunting, but had a bit more luck hunting grouse.  The weather was nice and dry, which is good for grouse hunting.  However, the temperatures were warm.  By the end of the week it was pushing 80 degrees.  Trips were kept short and they had to stop to cool off periodically.  Generally which ever dog didn’t go duck hunting, went grouse hunting.  As it worked out, Storm hunted more grouse than duck.  However, the 2 brown dawgs did go out one time together.  That time they flushed a double, but the shot was not there due to where each dog was when the birds flushed.  Individually they each had several flushes.  At times they could only hear the bird flush, rather than see it, due to the thick cover.  Other times the shot would have been in the direction of the dog and therefore not safe.  I am sure there were a couple of misses, (there always seems to be those).  A couple of times, there were just no birds to flush, (they must have been having tea with the ducks :lol:).  In the end each dog got one bird.  Thunder got a grouse and Storm a woodcock.  Even though it was only two birds, at least they got them and had a ton of fun.

Storm Working Thick Brush
Thunder Working
Storm Working
Thunder Trying To Find Those Birds
Storm
Where To Look?
Hey Thunder, Let's Look Over Here
Maybe They Are Over Here
Storm Cooling Off
Storm With Her Woodcock
Thunder With His Grouse
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16 thoughts on “Grouse Hunting”

  1. So you cook the birds? If so do yall eat them or feed them to the dogs? Scott hunts and then the deer meat goes to the dogs 🙂 I cant stand deer meat.

    1. Yes we cook them. I am not a fan of woodcock so Jim and the dogs ate that tiny bit…it was really just a bit. Except Storm spit her piece out. I guess she is not a fan of woodcock either. 😆 Grouse has a mild flavor and is very good. My favorite of the upland birds. My husband also hunts deer and we eat that too. We like it and have it quite often. In the past he has bagged a bear and a few antelopes (he used to go west for the antelope). Both of those are quite good to eat too. Bear is very lean and antelope is mild in flavor. Do you have Whitetail Deer there? That is what we hunt here.

      1. Thats awesome that yall and the dogs get to part take as well. We do have whitetail deer – that is the most common here – they are like rats lol.
        I wish I could get my hands on a buffalo for the dogs – that meat is so lean. Thats just awesome that you got bear meet. Antelope meat that cool too – I thought antelope might be fattier since they are quite large from the looks of it. During hunting season I home cook several huge pots of the deer meat with veggies and potatos and thats what they eat instead of dry food. Ive had deer meat ever which way – soaked in milk and everything but it just taste gamey(sp) to me 🙂

        1. I find that the taste of the meat depends on what they eat. That is why grouse (eats seeds and berries) is tastier to me than woodcock (eats bugs). Deer in agricultural areas are better than those that live out in the forest (in my opinion). The antelope that we got ate sage brush and they were good too. Diver ducks are definitely stronger in taste than say, a mallard. Different diet.

  6. We are not great hunters so we wondered why the double coller on Thunder. We didn’t notice double collars on the other dogs. Can you tell us how it is used and why?

    Thanks
    Bert and My Vickie

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