The King of the Upland birds.  James River Ruffed Grouse camp November 2019 in monterey virigina.   Friday was 16 and hunting in snow.  Sunday was almost 60.  You have to walk and have good dog work to find the birds.

Michigan and upper peninsula grouse camp 2019.  my new personal best of harvesting three kings of the upland birds in a day!

Michael Herndon and I don't look very excited do we?  Above is Grouse Camp and first time sleeping in a teepee.
EB on the trail in the Northwoods of Michigan 2019.
Skylar I want to point another Ruffed Grouse dad.
Otto still not two years old has some nice points on Ruffed Grouse and Woodcock.
Skylar disappearing in the ferns.  Her nicest point was a pair of Ruffed Grouse at a Michigan GEM Site.
This was the biggest Ruffed Grouse I harvested and she was missing a large portion of her tail.
Picture
Skylar Queen of her domain.  She had a gorgeous point over a pair of Ruffed Grouse.  I really should have more photos of Kona this trip. His furthest point was 175 yards thru very high stem density aspen and he was still on point when we finally got there.
Not bad for two guys from NC and VA.  We averaged 15 miles a day of walking and just over 15 flushes a day in Michigan.

Chips first red phase ruffed grouse taken in 2017.

I could not get over this grouses tail and how pretty.  I was honored that Jackie Hutwagner made this the CEB-US cover photo for the clubs Facebook page.
Often hunting is "just a walk in the woods with friends and good dogs." November weekend 2017 with Josh Legg and Jenni his liver tri color French Brittany. Kona is the OW dog.
Below Photo's by AJ DeRosa
Middleton Smith first Ruffed Grouse George Washington National Forrest hunting with Kona and Bill Heindel 2016.
Middleton's First Grouse fall of 2016 taken while hunting with Kona.
Daryl Feasel with grouse on a trip to the North Woods of Maine fall of 2016