WOW, with all the good bird forecasts.... I didn't see ONE bird yesterday!
I heard a flush, but not sure it was a grouse or not. Very discouraging sights all around too. TONS or berries still on the bushs (from valley floor to mountain top). Worst yet, all the deer/elk tracks that were there for the last few years in my favorite and very productive covert were not to be seen, but replaced by wolf scat. Gotta love those dear little wolves (which are perfectly within their right to eat out hunting dogs and stay safe because you can't shoot them unless they have a few teeth in your own hide). Ah well, Chukar, huns,and quail are right around the corner! Better luck in two weeks.