21 birds, that's some good hunting. Even though you got skunked you still found them at the snow line. Is the same way I hunt pheasant during the winter. Great video. Is why we call it hunting and not killing. God Bless.
My springer has actually watched your last few videos with me rather intently i might add. I think he knows what the video is about, especially when he hears the dogs and gun shots and notices the "grouse" woods. Another great video, appreciate the content👍
It was our Achilles heal for the day. I normally don’t go out in crunchy snow, but I live a few hours south and with season opening back up I was going in blind on the conditions. There was more snow than I was expecting.
While I can appreciate a 12ga… 😊 thanks for staying with a double and leaving some for us.. I was actually glad to see you actually can miss .. because in one your earlier Northwoods videos .. I was getting depressed about my shooting capabilities 😂
Love the content! Late season is weird. I generally hunt cover I wouldn’t even mess with in October but they’re in there. Has to do with the buds on more mature popple I think I’ve been told
Does the age or type of cuts change in December for grouse hunting? I’m headed up to the northern Michigan in about a week!! Also that waxed canvas hat y’all have is my favorite hat of all time!!!
I love grouse hunting in December. When there is fresh snow on the ground, you can often see what the dog is smelling. Do you worry about the dogs encountering furbearer traps in Michigan? That's my biggest concern with late season grouse in Minnesota. I have had some very close calls in the past with baited conibears. Thanks for another great video!
I do and I don't. I do because it would be a crappy situation, but I don't because it's just one of the risks involved when hunting with a dog. What gives me peace of mind about all these risks (snakes, traps, injury etc) is just accepting that something may happen, and if it does happen you need to be able to handle the situation. So being mentally prepared for something to happen, and also medically prepared for something to happen and knowing how I will react is what really gives me peace of mind when thinking about all the stuff that could happen.
I’m wondering if the deer ticks are as bad there as they are here in central Wi? For us it’s normal to pick 40-50 of the dog after every hunt and I always miss one that I find three days later. My dog has had anaplasmosis 4 times and I’ve had both Lymes and Urlychiosis from ticks. Over the years.
No gimmie shots in grouse hunting? I've shot 2 this year with my compound bow, 1 while walking my dog lol. Farther north you can almost catch them by hand.
