Back up to the mountains and solo hunted yesterday late afternoon, stayed overnight at the cabin, and hit it again for about 5 hours today in some light rain on and off. It was quiet walking and I hunted four coverts between the two days, limiting out by 3 pm today. This is walk up hunting on old woods roads and century-old mining RR beds. Both Foxes are 20-bores, a Utica Sterly and a New Britain XE Special. I took the Sterly because rain was predicted but both got caught in passing showers. That XE has proven to be very lucky gun and three of the four birds were taken with her. Check out the second bird from the right that has a reddish ruff, only the second one I’ve taken in my haunts here in northern PA. The two birds I cropped both had 100% buds from twigs ..... no berries, nuts or pieces of green leaves. That grouse and the one on the far left are now in freezer for a “Fox gets the Game” mount like Craig had made up this spring.
Cell phone pic, not the best
Also, this area of the Endless Mountains has plenty of old RR beds and timber roads on the side hills. Now imagine yourself sneaking along the uphill edge and looping to look for birds on the downhill side, like every 20 yards or so. These beds have grown up a lot since this pic was taken in that general area. The beds were made of cinders, mine tailings, rocks etc and that tends to keep it in weeds and brush rather than trees. 
4 grouse in 2 days is more than most PA hunters even get to see in a season! Well struck! Save some for me please. 
