Last weekend Coby and I went Sage Grouse hunting with Joe, who I believe to be one of the very best bird hunters in the area. Unfortunately, the season opened on Friday, and by the time we got there on Saturday the birds had obviously seen some pressure and were a little more educated than they would normally be. So, we all saw Sage Grouse, but none of us were able to get close enough for a legitimate shot at them. The dogs all got some good work in pointing chukar though, so it was a good day regardless.
Saturday night I drove east bound to a little Blue Grouse hunting spot. I spent the night in the back of my truck sharing a sleeping bag with two dogs (not ideal), woke up the next morning, and had a great hunt. We got a limit in about 75 minutes, and all three birds where pointed. Shooting Blues over pointing dogs may well be one of my favorite things in the world to do.

Jay