Posted: 9/22/2008 5:31:19 AM EDT
| I am new to hunting grouse. I have located a somewhat large concentration of chickens on some property and I am lookin ginto hunting them. I have hunted duck, goose, pheasant, turkey, deer. What do I need to know about chickens? |
So are you going to be hunting Prairie Chickens or Grouse? As far as Prairie Chickens you hunt them much like Pheasants. If you are using a dog Pointers are better than "flushing" breeds like Labradors. In MN we have a small huntable population of Prairie Chickens. What type of Grouse do you have in NE? |
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XDBACKUPGUN Thanks for the information on prairie chickens. I will be hunting prairie chickens in the SE part of Nebraska. Prairie chickens also in the central part of the state. Sharp tailed grouse in the cnetral, north central, and panhandle part of the state. Hunt like pheasant. So they will sit in cover during the day? |
The limited reading I have done and talking to people that have hunted them in MN, they say they act a lot like Pheasants. I assume they sit in cover during the day. Apparently they do not like to run as much as Pheasants do. |
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I train English pointers and just won the field trial in Moosejaw, SK hunting sharp tailed grouse. I have always heard it referred to as a prairie chicken, even the name of the field trial is the Chicken Championship. Maybe it's like a square is a rectangle but a rectangle isn't a square? Or maybe it's a colloquialism? |
This. Just like we call 'em grouse in the southern appalachians but they call 'em partridge up Vermont way. same bird. |
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Cut off the bone and sauteed in butter and sherry... rolled in flour beforehand if you like.
If you're reeeeeeeally into cooking put the salted/peppered breasts in a buttered roasting pan with sherry and cream. Roast at 250 for 3-4 hours; longer if needed depending on size. During the last hour, baste as needed. Serve the birds over rice with peas, liberally spooned over with the cream/sherry/s/p mix. Damn... we are SO having birds tonight! |