My previous Montana experience of hunting sharp-tailed grouse helped me to remember that it is not always like this.Īs we drove back towards Remier, I welcomed the opportunity to get out of a stuffy hotel and into Pineridge Grouse Camp to work on another project, warm up by the fire, and get back to my old friend: the ruffed grouse. Even with nature’s curve ball, we managed to put a couple of grouse in the bag and even capture one on film. The day was grueling, and despite not having to break through woodcock cover, the sometimes waist deep snow on the open landscape was quite the project. But a project with the Minnesota Sharp-tailed Grouse Society landed me just outside Thief River Falls to show me that prairie habitat does indeed exist in Minnesota. When I think of sharp-tailed grouse, I think of the prairie and not the state of Minnesota. I could write a story about one of many ruffed grouse hunting experiences in Minnesota, but this particular story has to do with its cousin, the sharp-tailed grouse. I started to write that the snow was falling heavy and fast, but recounting the day in my mind, the sideways snowfall actually made it seem like it was suspended in the air. Minnesota may be the epicenter of the bird hunting community and is home to various grouse species, pheasant, woodcock, and more
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