Idaho Grouse

[Chase_D]

Coming from North Carolina, I had never seen so many grouse in my life. I archery elk hunted Unit 66 and I saw over one-hundred grouse in about three days. Are these numbers common for this area?

 

[Okhotnik]

Grouse as you know are cyclical and this year the grouse seem to be in the upward cycle I Idaho and Washington

 

[Rob5589]

We smashed em in 76 last year. This year we saw a total of 5. Seems every other year the numbers are great.

 

[Pacific_Fork]

The season is open right? I’m moose hunting up in unit 10 and was debating on bringing the shotgun for an extra camp meal. Any pointers on where I’d find them in that think country with water everywhere?

 

[id_jon]

I've found that grouse numbers fluctuate from mountain to mountain. So I don't know that I would say that is necessarily common, but definitely believable compared to where I'm hunting.

 

[Deplorable77]

I hunted 66 last year and was also surprised at the amount of grouse. Excellent eating btw.
I'll be in 66 next week and hope to bag out on grouse again this year.

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