Any interest in starting a running thread with pics of small game harvests? I brought home a grouse here in interior Alaska this weekend. First kill since breaking my shoulder last year, it's great to be out hunting with the longbow again.
The story: I was out scouting moose hunting areas, around 6-7 miles down Mystery Road, a dirt road/trail many miles out of town, with a friend. We were on 4 wheelers, covering a lot of ground. Going around a corner, I almost bumped into a small bull. He bolted and ran down the trail in front of us for 50-75 yards. Soon after, driving a little slower, we jumped a single grouse and it disappeared, we had no idea where it went. A few minutes later, 4 spruce hens flushed off the road and landed about 25 feet up in a tall spruce. All four stood in line, left to right, beautifully silhouetted against the clear blue afternoon sky, like someone painted them there. About 20 yards away and up, it was a nice clear shot, and I hit him square with a 2018 xx75 and G5 small game broadhead. The other three didn't fly. My hunting buddy shot a 2nd one with his Henry .22, and the other 2 flushed and disappeared. Those were the last grouse of the afternoon. We enjoyed the rest of the day out on the trail, mapped a few spots as possible hunting areas, and ended up racing back to the truck, trying to outrun a storm.
Please post some pics of your successes!
Topic: A Small Game Thread (Read 6409 times)
