Got a couple of Partridge

[jh45gun]

Well Ruffed Grouse if you want to be technical but we always called them Partridge. Took the Crossbow  out tonite to do some deer hunting and took the 870 in case I ran into some partridge as I shot a few there last year. Saw 6 got 2. Not bad for the first group of birds for the season. Still pretty thick yet for good bird hunting but I like to get out when the leaves are turning Fall is my favorite time of the year. Saw some deer but nothing I could get a shot at. Funny thing was after I got into town after dark I saw a nice racked buck it had at least 4 on each side so it was at least a good 8 if not ten or 12. Kinda hard to see since he was on the side of the road about 20 yards off and I could not slow down as I had cars behind me. Hope no one hits him he was a nice buck.

[379 Peterbilt]

In the last 3 weeks I bet I saw a few hundred grouse, all in Ontario. Spruce, ruffed, and even a few sharptails. They are so thick up there it's unreal. I even smacked a few with my truck accidentaly.

[jh45gun]

Yea I always heard they had great bird hunting up there. I think we will never see grouse hunting like it used to be ever in WI again. not enough good habitat and the norn these days is cut all the forest down (clear cut) and plant Norway (Red Pine)  trees in plantations. That does not bode well for the grouse.