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Same here. I can't remember the last time I saw a grouse. It's been years. I assumed it's the Fishers wiping them out.
Woodcock nest on my place every year.

Dang it.....

I think that's a the Hoodcock variaty.....

I like hunting woodcock so much I had a Browning 20 whittled up to honor the bird.

Beautiful shotgun and great pictures!!

Awesome!

Love it! The scrollwork/engraving is just wonderful and the quail head on the release lever is some kind of cool.

The only woodcock I've shot is mounted in one of my bird cases. It was the first season or two of my upland hunting, and we were after grouse and maybe pheasant released in a nearby WMA. I'd read of woodcock but was told that there were precious few locally and not to bother trying for them. We're out there stomping around and this crazy bird got up pretty much at my feet, scaring the crap out of me. As i watched it fly, I somehow knew it was a game bird and touched off a load at it as it went over some thick brush. Thought I'd missed it but battled through the thorns and whatnot just making sure I hadn't hit it. After a thorough search, I was heading out through a hole in the thorny brush on my hands and knees and right before exiting the brush, I put my hand on the thing. Hit it with the single golden pellet and the bird was in perfect condition. Great memory. I'm looking at the little guy right now.

Great thread. Thanks, OP and others who chimed in.

Wow, That browning sure is a beauty.....Nice!

Heard several birds doing sky dances while I was in the stand this past weekend.

Here it is with a few Timberdoodles. The pattern on the gun and the homebrew is from the first woodcock stamp.

Chukar are cooler

KillerBee, Peebles is beautiful! I had a shy that looked similar I called him Snoopy. Good looking bird cover, I’ve killed more dog hunting rabbits than bird dog, y’all must have a better population than we do.

Thanks Sharecropper, her sister was an excellent bird dog as well, her name was Bounty, she was pure white. Where I live now we do not have and woodcock but we do have a ton of Ruffies and Huns.