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Air Gun Home Forum Index » Hunting, Pest Control, Varminting » 3 Shots 3 Grouse    View previous topic :: View next topic  3 Shots 3 Grouse   Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:39 pm rsterne Moderator Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 2998 Location: Coalmont, BC Ran into a group of Grouse while out today at just over 4000 ft.... Dropped the first 2 and when my wife went over the bank to get them she flushed another.... It flew across the road and I went after it.... dropped it as well.... One head shot each from my 2260 PCP Carbine.... The two on the left are Franklins Grouse (a subspecies of Spruce Grouse) and the one on the right is an young Ruffed (Willow) Grouse.... Strange they were all hanging around together.... Bob _________________ Dominion Marksman Silver Shield - 5890 x 6000 in 1976, and downhill ever since! Airsonal: Too many to count!   Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 11:09 pm ThatGuy Member Joined: 25 Feb 2009 Posts: 68 Location: nor cal Spruce Grouse.....That doesn't look any thing like Howard Hughes plane.   Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 11:19 pm sniper Silver Status Member Joined: 28 Nov 2008 Posts: 3752 Location: Star, Idaho bob, yer wife must get good foot rubs. my mrs. would never help me do anything of the sort. so what's yer recipe? _________________ I believe in gun control, If there's a gun around I want to be controlling it.......   Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 11:42 pm rsterne Moderator Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 2998 Location: Coalmont, BC She does an awesome Grouse Pot Pie.... used a Chicken recipe and just substituted.... and she gets a LOT more than foot rubs.... & BTW.... LOL @ the Spruce Goose.... Bob _________________ Dominion Marksman Silver Shield - 5890 x 6000 in 1976, and downhill ever since! Airsonal: Too many to count!   Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 10:57 am oddtodd Silver Status Member Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 2029 Location: Richmond, IN USA Nice shootin tex, I mean bob! Now even joe can't quibble because you have pics. lol _________________ Airguns: Two starlings talking "Larry, did you hear that? Larry?? LARRY!!!!"   Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 5:41 pm Mark5043 Silver Status Member Joined: 12 Apr 2009 Posts: 1379 rsterne wrote: She does an awesome Grouse Pot Pie.... used a Chicken recipe and just substituted.... That sounds fantastic.......MMMMMMMMMMM!..... Thought about doing just that with rabbit or squirrel.... _________________   Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 4:46 pm packrat Senior Member Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Posts: 882 Location: Out in the woods...Ellabell, GA. WOW 4000 feet huh? all I can say is that is one HOT 2260 !!! AT 3/4 of a mile and still have enough nergy for a kill is simply amazing..You must be using aN 88 cu ft tank, 4500psi, hooked directly to the valve Otherwise, nice shooting glad ya got "something for the pot ". _________________ HEY !! This getting old thing is NOT for sissies... 3 more today!   Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 6:11 pm rsterne Moderator Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 2998 Location: Coalmont, BC Gorgeous day today.... saw a total of 7 Ruffed (Willow) Grouse, 4 in one flock.... got one of the 4 and the others flew.... The first shot was at about 40 yards and I saw a puff of feathers and he ran.... I got closer for the followup (head).... and found the first shot broke a wing.... The other two were clean head shots.... The two on the left are grey morph and the one on the right is a red morph.... I don't think there is a more beautiful Grouse than a red Ruffie.... When I cleaned them I noticed that even the meat is a slightly different colour.... They are all the typical light coloured breast meat.... but the meat on the red morph has a slight orange cast to it.... BTW, packrat.... the 4000' was the altitude.... We find mostly Franklin's and Dusky (Blue) Grouse above that and Ruffed Grouse below that.... Bob _________________ Dominion Marksman Silver Shield - 5890 x 6000 in 1976, and downhill ever since! Airsonal: Too many to count! Cross Breed?   Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 6:22 pm rsterne Moderator Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 2998 Location: Coalmont, BC Looking back at the photos.... I think maybe the right hand Grouse in the original post in this thread is a hybrid Franklin's X Ruffed Grouse.... While the colour is very similar to the red morph Ruffie I just posted.... the markings on the tail coverlets are totally different (same pattern as the Franklin's).... plus the tips of the tail feathers are white like a Franklin's.... The meat was light coloured like a Ruffie but now that I look at the photos side by side.... I think that red one in the first post is a cross-breed.... I wonder if they were all from one family.... make sense since I shot them all at the same time.... Weird.... Bob _________________ Dominion Marksman Silver Shield - 5890 x 6000 in 1976, and downhill ever since! Airsonal: Too many to count!   Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 6:55 pm packrat Senior Member Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Posts: 882 Location: Out in the woods...Ellabell, GA. I know Bob, I realized that after I re-read it, but at first read it did strike me in a different light...was just goofing around So, since I don't think I've seen any grouse 'round here....can you give an idea of their size?? Nothing else in photo so I have no reference....are they about the size of a pigeon? don't laugh, it's just that I've never seen one....have never hunted any type bird ever!! _________________ HEY !! This getting old thing is NOT for sissies...   Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 1:19 am rsterne Moderator Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 2998 Location: Coalmont, BC Franklin's (Spruce) Grouse are about pigeon sized ( 8 oz.).... Ruffed (Willow) Grouse weigh about a pound (maybe the size of a bantam hen).... Blue Grouse weigh 2-2.25 lbs.... so the size of a small chicken.... The breast (both halves) of a Ruffed Grouse is a decent meal.... and VERY tasty.... Bob _________________ Dominion Marksman Silver Shield - 5890 x 6000 in 1976, and downhill ever since! Airsonal: Too many to count!   Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 10:25 am rsterne Moderator Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 2998 Location: Coalmont, BC Upon further research I have realized that the red bird in the first photo of the Franklin's Grouse is a female and that the grey ones are males.... Me bad.... I had no idea they were that different.... I wonder why the meat on the female was so much paler?.... One would think that a single flock would be eating the same things.... Bob _________________ Dominion Marksman Silver Shield - 5890 x 6000 in 1976, and downhill ever since! Airsonal: Too many to count!   Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 5:34 pm Mark5043 Silver Status Member Joined: 12 Apr 2009 Posts: 1379 rsterne wrote: Upon further research I have realized that the red bird in the first photo of the Franklin's Grouse is a female and that the grey ones are males.... Me bad.... I had no idea they were that different.... I wonder why the meat on the female was so much paler?.... One would think that a single flock would be eating the same things.... Bob Hey there Bob...if you look at many species of bird or other animal for that matter,the female is darker in color.This is to insure that the female,can blend in better with the surroundings,and be able to tend to the young.The males have the "flash"in order to attract the female.In your reference to the pale color of the meat in the female...my theory is this,and you can take it with a grain of salt...............It may be stress hormone"s,more blood flow etc. that make the male meat darker in color,and stronger in taste.Look at Veal for instance.The meat is so tender due to caging the animal where it can't really move at all. My point is this...in the wild the male fights,and the female protects the nest,therefore possibly less active?It could also explain why the male life span can be shorter in the male species including humans?...Just a thought... _________________ 3 Shots 3 Grouse     Air Gun Home Forum Index » Hunting, Pest Control, Varminting You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum All times are GMT - 5 Hours   Page 1 of 1   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  Select a forum Main Forums----------------AirGunHome Q&AGeneral Air Gun Questions and TopicsPicture GalleryTarget Shooting: Casual, Fun and CompetitionHunting, Pest Control, Varminting People/Events/Airgun Issue Discussion----------------Introduce YourselfThe BS TopicClubs/Events/Regional/Political Airgun Issues Maintenance, Modification and Reviews----------------RiflesPistolsAntique, Collector and Novelty AirgunsBB GunsPellets/AmmoOpticsAccessoriesAirgun Smithing Buy, Sell or Trade Forums----------------For SaleWant to Buy   Note: If you are seeing "Please enter your username and password to log in." 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