I don’t know if the grouse population is going up or down this year, but there sure was “love in the air” this morning – April 15, 2012. We hiked a section of the Superior Hiking Trail and within the first hour, Sheelagh, our Gordon Setter, had pointed and (because it’s not hunting season) flushed six birds.
There was one particular 90 seconds when the “hot mama” we were looking at was courted by four different “drummers” coming from four different directions! The percussion section was busy the whole seven miles. With our super grouse spottin’ dog, it’s a good thing we head west during “chick” season!
Karen Neal
Grand Marais
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