Slim picking for the grouse food this winter from the looks of it. I hope the aspens put out enough to keep them alive. I noticed a real lack of normal alder catkins, dogwood berries, and other grouse food. I did see tons of acorns which both the birds I got had in their crops along with small green leaves like strawberry? Can anyone tell my why I busted brush for an hour and a half, bleeding on both forearms, sweating my b@lls off, not seeing or hearing a single bird then I pop out onto the road and there is a bird be-boping around? Don’t get me wrong I was thankful and he was tasty but come on! The day before I had to restock my vest I missed so many times! They pull that sneaky right or left turn at the end of the flush so you can’t pinpoint the next flush ugh!!!! Anyway I was very happy to see the number of birds I saw even though I only got 2 out of 15 flushes! I feel normal again now that I have put on a few miles in all of this fall beauty! I didn’t see a single timber doodle either which is the first time in over twenty years! How you guy’s doing?
Ferny.
