SOuthern ohio grouse

[Kaiser878]

ANyone hunt grouse in southern ohio??? ANy leads on B&N cole? AEP Power land?? Any birds at all? I am jsut looknig to go hunt them and see some! Getting sick of walknig all over hells creation and not seeing one bird!

[Buckmaster]

Good luck. I can walk my entire 100 Jefferson Co. property with the hopes of kicking up one grouse. Few and far between.

[Kaiser878]

I walked all voer last year and got one grouse! A big male with a 13 inch tail! thats it! Saw few more than that and only got a shot at a couple!

[Meister649]

Zach, You gotta get me out for some bird huntin.. Nobody I hunt with does it, and I dont know much about it..

Got you IM on aim but was out in the garage cuttin up a few deer... Get at me later on or somethin, im headin back out there right now..

[Lance]

I'll be starting to hit the woods pretty hard come Jan 1st. I've got some spots that I guard with my life and last year even those didn't put up too many birds. :( We really need some good sprin hatch weather and some people to cut down some trees!

[mikenbow]

I flushed one bird on my tree farm back in mid October. Morgan co., real close to AEP land.

[mulf]

23 man hours over Thanksgiving weekend produced 3 flushes and 1 bird. Gallia/Vinton area. Things have been very slow the last 2 years. Woods are getting VERY mature. Good news is we are getting a select cut so hopefully things turn around before long.

[camjam]

The VERY mature forests are a problem. Does anyone know the law on cutting trees on public land and just letting them lay? If we took a chainsaw with us when we hunt and cut a few and left the brush pile it should help. The state does not seem to have a program for this. I have been on many public hunting areas in the last several years that would benefit greatly if there where more cover. If we were allowed (legal) to cut a few trees and leave the brush it would help. Please let me know!

[XX78]

Id leave the chainsaw at home

[countyroad]

I don't think you can do that Camjam. The hunting laws say you can't put holes in trees to climb them so I'd doubt you can cut them down. I'm surprised the state doesn't have the woods logged our for $$$$.
I know out west there is alot of debate on this subject. The state forests have been allowed to grow and thus become fire hazards with the thick underbrush that builds up over several year. People then complain about the fires taking their homes. Way back when fires were a natural thing that replenished the forest every so often and cleared the underbrush. I know in some places they began to set fires intentionally to keep the fires from being too serious and controlling the underbrush. They've also let fires burn since it was a natural occurance.

[The_Duck_Hunter]

You may want to ask the deer hunters where they saw the most birds during gun law last week. I always use to see the most birds then since so much more land gets covered. Without a dog Jan. and Feb. hunting is tough. The birds are wore out from being jumped everytime they turn around. Its been my experience that they sit alot tighter after shotgun and muzzleloader seasons.

[XX78]

When I was at the wayne national forest, They had just finished up a round of controlled burns.

[Darron]

I have seen quite a few grouse on my families 100 acres in Vinton County while doing deer drives through the thick creek bottoms. I also have another farm I turkey hunt on that I hear them all the time in the spring. Never really got into grouse hunting. Seems like a lot of work for the amount of flushes most get in a year. I'd rather duck hunt:D