DW and I randomly decided to take the dogs on a walk in the hills on Tuesday and to my surprise saw a bunch of grouse (I had never seen one). Today was opening day of grouse season so I went back out there to see if there were still around. I managed to bag 2 dusky (AKA blue) grouse.
Although it s cooler than dove hunting, chasing grouse this time of year is done at 7500' elevation covering a lot of ground with lots of uphill and downhill fun. 5 hours later I was pretty beat. Came home, plucked the suckers, showered and now supervising DD2's night to make dinner (noodles in a peanut sauce with assorted fresh veggie toppings). I am taking her dove hunting tomorrow for her first outing, so will be chasing her to bed early so we can get up at 4.