From Maine, living in Utah. My favorite birds to hunt are upland birds. I found spot out here in Utah that has produced forest grouse every time I go into it. It's about a 4 mile hike to get into the area, but it's so worth it. It's a plateau on the side of a mountain at about 8k feet ASL and overlooking a lake. I'll have to dig some pics up and post them. I usually see about a dozen birds when I go in there. To ME, that's pretty damn good.
Back home in Maine I really enjoyed turkey hunting.