[lynn1130]

Good Luck. My plans were to try it this year but it did not happen and I don't have a dog making it doubly hard to find them.

I can tell you that my wife and I travel/hike the back roads in 27/1 much of the summer and I have seen grouse twice. They are few and far between. I do not recall where I heard or read it but a tip was to make note of columbine patches because they like the seeds when the plant matures. A little late for that now but something that will waypoint on my maps in the future.

 

[lynn1130]

I see them often during the summer. Don't ask where because one of these Septembers I am going to hunt them.

 

[lynn1130]

RK knows them by heart.

 

[lynn1130]

I am in 1 and 27 most all of the summer and can count on one had the number of times I have seen grouse.

I know I said I see them often but I guess that often is relative because I have not seen any this summer and did in the past.

 

[lynn1130]

The area I got into them had raspberries and gooseberries. Also some of those little red berries I think were Utah Honeysuckle. The areas the berries grow weren't hard to find once you know what you're looking for. A friend that hunts these birds out of state gave me some tips on what to look for in terms of terrain. We'll see if I can make it happen when it opens.

I did land my first Apache on the fly while out there which was the cherry on top. It was evening and I saw fish rising but couldn't hook up. Must've tied on 6 different flies before I finally hooked up

See my thread on Grayling. I used one fly and caught and released probably a half dozen Apache and Grayling.