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sonny

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Chickens..
« on: September 03, 2016, 12:51:32 AM »
Went for a drive this evening and saw one spruce hen.

The new .410 worked great..lol :D

And then it rained and rained and then it rained some more.. :(

Anyways...let's hear some chicken reports..
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Re: Chickens..
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2016, 08:31:29 AM »
Feels good just to be out with a fun though I'm sure Sonny.

Early season means berry patches for grouse boys.
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sonny

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Re: Chickens..
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2016, 02:27:44 PM »
Went for a drive last evening in the McPherson cuts area and then out the Hargwen way and nada...not one chicken.  :(
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Re: Chickens..
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2016, 06:45:18 PM »
Quote from: sonny on September 04, 2016, 02:27:44 PM
Went for a drive last evening in the McPherson cuts area and then out the Hargwen way and nada...not one chicken.  :(

Haven't seen a bird on a road yet this year sonny.  As far as feed goes this white snow peas or what ever there called seam to be in most crops.

Will post some pics up for ya. 
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Re: Chickens..
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2016, 07:45:46 PM »
I think we need a good frost to get them out.
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Re: Chickens..
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2016, 09:57:17 PM »
I've harvested eight so far.  Just going out in the evenings.  Haven't found any pockets of birds but am taking singles as I pound km's. 
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Re: Chickens..
« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2016, 05:29:20 PM »
Have they started to get sour from eating needles yet, or are they still good.  I lost my appetite for spruce hens quite a few years ago while cooking one that made the house smell like a spruce forest!!!!  YD forbade me from bringing any more into the house.  We absolutely enjoy ruffies & sharpies.
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Re: Chickens..
« Reply #7 on: September 23, 2016, 05:38:26 PM »
Yah intend to stay away from spruce hens as well, if I do takw one usually by mistake I will just keep the breast as apposed to ruffies we keep every last little morsel.
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Re: Chickens..
« Reply #8 on: September 24, 2016, 08:40:54 PM »
         Seeing quite a few ruffies wandering around looking for elk.  Always keep a judo tip in the quiver.  Don't always bother to shoot one but getting one here and there.  Once October hits we spend a bit more time looking for grouse as a family.  Best way to spend a Sunday afternoon.  Don't mind spruce grouse at all and never hesitate to shoot them.
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Re: Chickens..
« Reply #9 on: September 24, 2016, 09:12:11 PM »
I also prefer Ruffies but wifey prefers the dark meat Spruce hens..Go figure..
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« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2016, 09:47:15 PM »
Quote from: sonny on September 24, 2016, 09:12:11 PM
I also prefer Ruffies but wifey prefers the dark meat Spruce hens..Go figure..

Lol is there some innuendo there or is my mind in the gutter?
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Re: Chickens..
« Reply #11 on: September 26, 2016, 09:39:13 AM »
we with different partners have seen 89 grouse and have got 51

they are just off the roads in the bush edge and in further

last time out we saw 13 and got 5 .. some were runners and other flew

but there were a couple that were just lucky

here is a few of mine the last trip(all single birds)

we went down Yellow Tamarack road...lmao

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