Tag: grouse
Gunning for Grouse
This month bird hunters are making their way into the logging roads and field edges in pursuit of that ever elusive, fighter jet of a game bird – the ruffed grouse. Getting back to these basics will help you put more birds in your bag.
Autumn hunting in Maine can’t be beat
This time of year there is a lot going on for the Maine hunter. Black bear is still open, archery season for deer is open and firearm season is right around the corner. Ruffed grouse, wild turkey and snowshoe hare are all open right now too.
Ruffed Grouse are drumming
It’s about a month early here in Maine to start seeing and hearing the sights and sounds of spring. But along the ridge, inexplicably, it’s happening.
This sound in particular is one my of favorites, the visual even more stunning….
The Christmas hare
Christmas morning 2015 was certainly a gift. The unseasonable temps made it feel like we were back in Pennsylvania. It was a beautiful, bright morning and the air was clean and crisp. When I first met the day, the thermometer on the front porch read 32 degrees. A far cry from the norms of single digits expected this time of year.