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Title: Grouse Plentiful This Year
Post by: chris gadsden on September 10, 2013, 06:07:07 PM: Made it out for opening day today and had 5 blues and 2 willows on 7 shots in 2 hours, that was enought to pick so called it a day.

Far better than the last 2 years, I guess the warm conditions helped. No deer though but saw 2 nice rams.
Title: Re: Grouse Plentiful This Year
Post by: Humpy on September 13, 2013, 07:59:10 AM: Where were you hunting, I saw lots of grouse on our deer hunt.
Title: Re: Grouse Plentiful This Year
Post by: chris gadsden on September 13, 2013, 11:21:38 AM: Quote from: Humpy on September 13, 2013, 07:59:10 AM
Where were you hunting, I saw lots of grouse on our deer hunt.
Fraser Canyon, saw only 3 on the second day, picked up 2 willows.
Title: Re: Grouse Plentiful This Year
Post by: Humpy on September 15, 2013, 02:01:42 PM: Grouse are definitely plentiful this year. Saw at least 30 grouse, some in packs of 5-6 or more. Its going to be a good year, heading up north to hopefully fill my moose tag.
Title: Re: Grouse Plentiful This Year
Post by: chris gadsden on September 21, 2013, 02:10:10 PM: Only 3 on this trip,1 blue that I hit with a single pellet, was lucky as it flying through some timber. Also 2 willows. Saw a good number yesterday but very spooky because of hunting pressure over the last few days.
Pleased I have 12 this season to enjoy over the winter.
Title: Re: Grouse Plentiful This Year
Post by: Humpy on September 22, 2013, 04:54:08 PM: I had a good trip, bagged about 11 grouse, could have had more but didn't get a single one from a couple packs of 7-8.
Title: Re: Grouse Plentiful This Year
Post by: Toprod on September 29, 2013, 07:05:03 AM: We were in Princeton last weekend searching for a 4 point muley or the elusive 6 point elk.

No big game taken, we saw two bears and a half dozen does.

Two ruffed grouse and a super fat blue came home with us. Also saw quite a few snowshoe hares.

Great day all in all!
Title: Re: Grouse Plentiful This Year
Post by: Humpy on September 29, 2013, 10:12:02 AM: Planning on heading to Princeton, any whitetail does or mule bucks? The grouse numbers in Princeton are pretty low compared to before. My best day was a deer and 3 grouse up there.
Title: Re: Grouse Plentiful This Year
Post by: kid fisherman on September 29, 2013, 02:02:12 PM: Slow day for me today, I have only seen 4 mule deer doe's all day
Title: Re: Grouse Plentiful This Year
Post by: Humpy on September 29, 2013, 05:36:05 PM: Where have you been hunting? Going to the Kootenays to fill a mountain goat tag.
Title: Re: Grouse Plentiful This Year
Post by: kid fisherman on September 30, 2013, 04:51:45 PM: Just past zipper man creek, it's on no tell him mountan.

::)

The area I was hunting is just outside of Kamloops, I had a good grouse there 2 weeks ago
Title: Re: Grouse Plentiful This Year
Post by: chris gadsden on October 23, 2013, 03:01:25 PM: 2 big willows the other day near Merritt, no deer.
Title: Re: Grouse Plentiful This Year
Post by: Humpy on October 23, 2013, 03:15:14 PM: I have a mule doe tag for Merrit, see any does? Any deer activity?
Title: Re: Grouse Plentiful This Year
Post by: chris gadsden on October 24, 2013, 12:59:42 PM: Quote from: Humpy on October 23, 2013, 03:15:14 PM
I have a mule doe tag for Merrit, see any does? Any deer activity?
The odd one, hunted above Nicola Lake this AM, nice area but saw nothing, 2 other rigs hunting, ended up at the Helmer Interchange which was a surprise. Maybe should have douibled back from where I was but was getting late in the morning and needed a coffee and muffin in Merritt. ???
They should be moving now as cold and the rut should start soon? Good luck with your tag.
Title: Re: Grouse Plentiful This Year
Post by: Humpy on October 24, 2013, 01:35:36 PM: Thanks for info Chris, I'm going to concentrate on lower elevation for deer. If you need some places around Region 3(Merritt) for deer let me know. I have a spot that usually has some deer.
Title: Re: Grouse Plentiful This Year
Post by: fishbandit66 on October 26, 2013, 09:26:06 PM: Quote from: Humpy on October 23, 2013, 03:15:14 PM
I have a mule doe tag for Merrit, see any does? Any deer activity?

Which MU Merritt is on the border of several areas
Title: Re: Grouse Plentiful This Year
Post by: Humpy on October 26, 2013, 10:10:16 PM: 3-12
Title: Re: Grouse Plentiful This Year
Post by: fishbandit66 on October 27, 2013, 05:27:28 PM: Don't know 3.12 so well but there looks like a lot of nice country about half way along the connector. Good luck!!