Grouse out, now for Pheasants

[Silvers]

Our PA grouse season ended yesterday and tho it started out well for me, the last few weeks have been very tough. What birds? Besides plenty of exercise I ended with four grouse taken up in the mountains in old haunts and some new search covers and one bagged nearby my home while out for woodcock. Total of 5 which sounds pretty low but from what I hear from dedicated PA grouse hunting friends that's pretty good for this year.

Finished for grouse yesterday morning and then swung to pheasants. I've been hunting this year with a variety of guns to include Fox, Parker, Lefever and Remington SxS's in 12-16-20. Yesterday was 20 bore day and here's a quick pic with two nice ringnecks and a Parker VH along with my straight grip Fox. Our daily limit is two birds; they were taken with Super-X 6's.

Adeste fideles. Merry Christmas everyone! frank

[vaturkey]

Very nice Frank. Have a buddy who treks up to some PA SGL's every season with his setters and also a Springer for Pheasants and Woodcock. No Grouse there at all (South Central Pa) but he does well on the others. He thinks Pa runs a good Pheasant program and the birds act like birds should act.

[Jim Cloninger]

Nice going Frank! Jim

[Jeff S]

Great picture Frank. I’m always impressed with your attention to detail when setting up a picture. The birds and guns look great. By the way…… nice wood on the Fox.

[ROMAC]

Nice going Frank. I try to other guns too but I usually regret not using a Fox.

[grouse_fan]

5 grouse is doing good in Pa. I only managed 3 for the year, due to poor shooting. I usually average around 10.

[Stan Hillis]

Nice report, Frank. Thanks. Sure hoped you'd be able to pose a grouse or two at the the 'bubble-up" for pics. Maybe next season.

Nice guns!

[terc]

Frank, Five grouse in PA is a major accomplishment these days. Even with a good dog and young legs. I'm sure you worked hard for them.
I ended up with only two. I didn't get to shoot enough to know if I was shooting poorly or not.
Have fun with the pheasant.
Dave

[67galaxie]

Oh those look tasty!

[Foxnut]

Great pic Frank! I’ve heard PA does a good job with their pheasant program. Hopefully MI can learn from them. Our pheasant numbers are nowhere near what they used to be.

[Silvers]

Thanks everyone. Here's another daily limit of cock birds taken with vintage paper shells in my Sterlingworth 20 Straight Grip and Parker VHE 16 on the #1 frame. Peters and Remington shells respectively. frank

[Jeff S]

As always, beautiful picture.