Friendly Grouse (Again!)

[Lawdwaz]

I'm pretty sure this will be the fourth spring for this friendship.  How it's lived with coyotes, fox, fisher and countless others looking to make a meal out of it I'll never know.  I've posted pics before of this interaction and I hope it doesn't bore you.  The last two times down to my buddies my wife has been with me and she enjoys it too.  Yesterday two times it flew into the back of my wife and I (actually physically hitting us) when we would pull away on the 'wheeler.  I have video from my phone of one such "drive by" but it's to long for here.

I swept the snow off this limb and got it to walk up to me.....

It has landed on the machine numerous times but I can never get my phone out in time.  Today I did.....

15-20 seconds is about all it will hang out for before jumping down..........

 

[Water Rat]

Boy that's strange......pretty cool though.

[Salmon_Run]

That's pretty neat.....

[XGX7PM]

Ruffed Grouse are an amazing species, ł wrote up my story in the Hunter Harassment thread a while back. 

Part of my long term land management plan is to improve habitat for these guys because they are so cool.

[grampy]

In my humble opinion, the Ruffed Grouse is one of the coolest critters roaming our woods. One of the tastiest too, though I rarely hunt them anymore. Preferring to just admire them. Not as many around now as in years past.

 

I have had a couple close encounters with them too! But not for as long as the one Lawdwaz has! I remember the past posts for this. So cool!

 

This is the kind of stuff I come here for!!!

 

Thanks for keeping it real Larry.

[Cory]

Makes my mouth water just seeing those tasty birds.

[Lawdwaz]

I’ve only killed one and it was close to 30 years ago.  My yellow lab Krista and I worked our tails off in the process.  

[doebuck1234]

Very cool!

[wooly]

Very damn cool!

Wouldn't bore me one bit if you posted your encounters with him EVERY day!

A buddy called me over to see a grouse that was stalking him years ago. Same deal with him on the wheeler.

I've never had that happen to me while alone in the woods though.

[BizCT]

Eat it!


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[crappyice]

Anyone have any idea why it is doing that and if that is the reason for their low numbers(re:grampy)? Super dumb...certainly not winning the survival of the fitness contest!!!


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[Marion]

SEND IT!

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[wolc123]

13 minutes ago, The Jerkman said:

SEND IT!

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Apparently it was aware that the season ended February 28, and that Larry was not a poacher.  Also, I think the coyote may be the grouse's best friend because they take out so many nest predators.  

Edited March 5, 2019 by wolc123

[Marion]

Apparently it was aware that the season ended February 28, and that Larry was not a poacher.  

Jeeze man twas a joke.

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