Great video. Really nice to see your wife/girlfriend out there enjoying the sport with you. Could not be a better partner. Safe hunting!
@OurjourneyMaine
Жыл бұрын
The first grouse was actually a male. I could see why someone would suspect that it was a female because of the pattern on the tail. The mature male ruffed grouse will typically have a very bold and symmetrical band on the tip of their tail. However, if you harvest a young male bird, it wont have a bold band on the feathers. Also the older the bird grows, the tail feathers will get longer, and so will the band darken and completely match the other feathers. You can tell that bird was a young male because the band was not fully symmetrical with the other feathers. You can most likely tell the young males from the females apart because on a young male bird you can kind of tell that there is still sort of dark-ish band on the tail, but not completely symmetrical. However on the females, the band will be severely broken in the middle, not presenting a symmetrical band whatsoever.
@JonTheOutdoorsman
Жыл бұрын
I'll keep that in mind next time I try to identify a grouse ! Thanks 😁
@kevinerdvig4293
Жыл бұрын
Easiest way to check is to look at the rump feathers on the lower back. They will have two white spots if its a male
@OurjourneyMaine
Жыл бұрын
@@JonTheOutdoorsman Alright!
@JonTheOutdoorsman
Жыл бұрын
@@kevinerdvig4293 I'll have to look into that once hunting season starts back !
@hunterwiegele8962
Жыл бұрын
There’s 5 ruffed grouse color phases
@JonTheOutdoorsman
Жыл бұрын
If we stick to the basics, grey and red are the only two. The other ones are crosses between the red and grey.
@shug2795
2 жыл бұрын
We call this grouse shooting, not grouse hunting but I know it is the common way for many to acquire grouse.
@JonTheOutdoorsman
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting ! We always say grouse, bird or partridge hunting around here. It all comes down to the same thing we all love. Cheers !
@shug2795
2 жыл бұрын
@@JonTheOutdoorsman True! For me, hunting them involves a trained dog. That really elevates the experience for me personally. Safe hunting!
@eh1918
2 жыл бұрын
@@shug2795 Grouse hunting is not determined by whether you have a dog with you or not. If anything, hunting without a dog is more hunting than hunting with one is, considering it's more challenging.
@shug2795
2 жыл бұрын
@@eh1918 Driving or sashaying on the road is NOT hunting....sorry. In fact, I think it's illegal, or at least it should be. Where is the challenge? Is it making sure you don't shoot while an actual hunter or vehicle is coming down the road?
@eh1918
2 жыл бұрын
@@shug2795 I agree with the driving part. But in one of your comments it sounded like you were implying hunting without a dog for grouse isn’t hunting, which is completely false.
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