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I don't even hunt grouse. I just miss having them in the woods. Deer season just isn't really the same without a few "ticker testers" in the predawn... 👍
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There are also few dedicated Grouse hunters. Rare to see another when out. For me, a good day grouse hunting usually involves not seeing other grouse hunters.
If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty
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Saw one along the roadside the other day and stopped and took a pic. Had to send it to and old Bud. A day later he replied with, where? I texted back, can't remember and what really makes me mad is it was a Hen with chicks. Didn't see any chicks, but he doesn't know that.
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Good thing none of you have ever ate my barbeque ground hog as you would want to kill them all. And the population would really be in bad shape. Lol
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Mom would ask for a head shot young one and roast it in the oven. Also wanted them skinned, cooled and with the glands off ASAP. Done right, and she knew how they are excellent eating.
Going out tomorrow with my Cousin to see if there are still some hanging around.
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Good luck!!! Miss that hunting..
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I've eaten a good many woodchucks. BBQ'd, stewed or fried the young ones are good. Woodchuck liver is excellent fried with onions. Better than beef, pork or calf liver.
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This field had around 8-10 Chucks popping up and down. Problem was we were shooting across a little valley and they were up high where the grass hadn't been cut-heads is pretty much all you could see-and they didn't stay up very long. Then even with a varmint bullet I was concerned about ricochet, so they got a pass. Caught this one walking thru shin high corn down lower at 124 and shot from a sitting position. Good for field position shooting. Only shot of the day until I had to leave at 2pm.. Checked a couple other fields, but nobody was home. Good time. Spent a good part BS'ing about days gone by. Will be back.
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Good times.. Sure miss chuck shooting, but shot just over 100 prairie dogs this AM, so I should feel too bad..
What caliber Battue??
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100 is a nice round count. 👍
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Good times.. Sure miss chuck shooting, but shot just over 100 prairie dogs this AM, so I should feel too bad..
What caliber Battue?? 100 PDs is a pretty good morning for an old man on his birthday!!!
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Thanks ingwe, you have a good one too.. You know this is the date in 1876 Custer was at a place called the Little Bighorn!! Bad day for him, but good one for us!!
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Thanks ingwe, you have a good one too.. You know this is the date in 1876 Custer was at a place called the Little Bighorn!! Bad day for him, but good one for us!! If we had been there...the outcome would be different! 100 kills in the morning would have been a good start!
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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With all that brush that you boys in the east have, you had better learn to run some snares for those coyotes. By far the most effective method going to reduce numbers in large quantities.
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ingwe, for sure..
atse, In the places I have hunted on the east coast snares are illegal..
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I wouldn't be all that happy with my Dog sticking his head in one while hunting the thick covers.
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I am friends with a PGC biologist, not involved with deer and quick to make that clear. One thing I often hear is the biologists gather the data, then make recommendations. The board then does whatever is politically proper. I am sure that you hear a lot MD, one of the PGC favorite tactics is to attack the hunters who complain.
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Two choices. Whine about the problem,or fix it. Snares in capable hands would kill the vast majority of nocturnal,over hunted,educated coyotes. As to the dogs,the landowners would know about them,and alert you ahead of time.
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