We're supposed to have some Spruce Grouse here in ID (ID F&G lists a season for em anyway) but you couldn't prove it by me. Never seen one.
Go up into the Lochsa towards Montana. Basically any sideroad off of the Lolo Highway. Shotgun Creek, the Papoose Lake Road or anywhere else up there. They're pretty thick up in the higher elevations around there. They seem to like the dark, dense areas. I used to kill the heck out of Spruce grouse up there. They're as dumb as Piddler.
I'm not big on eating them...too dark for me. Much prefer ruffed, though as Shrap says, the blues are are good too and much bigger.
