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Sep 27, 2022Liked by Holly Heyser

What a great read! It makes my heart sing for you…the country, the company, the birds! You go girl & thank you for sharing your stories! Best of luck on the remaining bird seasons.

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Sep 29, 2022Liked by Holly Heyser

Never met a grouse hunter with shiny boots. ;)

The horseman was probably just toying with you. Because the problem has always been that they CAN be everywhere. Which means you may have to look everywhere to find one.

I have a place in Wyoming where I have hunted sage grouse for about 20 years or so. I have flushed coveys of them 100 feet out of camp and have walked and driven all day without a flush.

The best part of grouse hunting to me is the uncertainty and the fact that you need to apply boot leather to up the odds of crossing paths with a bird. Sage grouse in particular are fun that way for me - walking through an endless sea of sage puts me up close and personal with the landscape. The sage looks lifeless until you start working it on foot. I am always amazed at what I come across on those trips.

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Oct 19, 2022Liked by Holly Heyser

Great read! This line was particularly enchanting: I quickly looked down at my clean clothes, and wondered if I'd just thrown my luck into the laundry bag.

I just got back from a 7 day grouse hunt in northern Ontario, which looked A LOT different than yours! I hunted over my 8 month old small munsterlander, Arrow, for the first time and it really took the pressure off of getting birds. I never knew hunting with my dog would be so joyful, whether or not we bagged a limit.

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