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Found 'Em
I was out on five prior occasions (Kashwitna area, Pt.Mac/Burma, Peters Creek valley, and Ptarmigan valley) looking for grouse and was yet to see one until this morning. Rather than compete with the masses at Jim lake or the Hayflats I decided to take the pup and do some jump shooting on Willow creek. Onced we crossed the main channel just down from Deception creek we got into some woods and started to see them.
The key seemed to be walking about twenty yards of the bank in the woods. Ended up getting 3 Sprucies, 1 Ruffy, and 1 Teal duck which should have been 5, but the wind kicked up and made me miss several times wink wink wink. As I recall ever grouse I saw was within ten to fifteen yards of flowing water. Don't know if that means anything but just something to think about.
All in all a great day with both my pup's first upland flush/retrieve and her first waterfowl retrieve.
The key seemed to be walking about twenty yards of the bank in the woods. Ended up getting 3 Sprucies, 1 Ruffy, and 1 Teal duck which should have been 5, but the wind kicked up and made me miss several times wink wink wink. As I recall ever grouse I saw was within ten to fifteen yards of flowing water. Don't know if that means anything but just something to think about.
All in all a great day with both my pup's first upland flush/retrieve and her first waterfowl retrieve.
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