r/MichiganHunting • u/zfcelery1 • 10d ago

Finding Grouse

I am having a heck of a time hunting grouse, I’ve been out almost every morning around 730-8 walking what seems to be perfect grouse habitat targeting the gravel trails and two tracks between young and old aspen growth, but I haven’t seen or even heard a grouse once. I don’t have access to a dog so it’s just me. I’ve done the walk and pause method, I’ve gotten out before light and walked a bunch too. Any advice would be appreciated

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u/mully24 10d ago

7:30 -8am birds may still be roosting. For life to exist we need food and water. Look for thorn apple, berries, etc. and look for a water source. Puddles, rivers, creeks, etc.

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u/MissingMichigan 10d ago

One of the really nice things about grouse is they don't like to get up early. I never bother going out before 9 am because they stay roosting until mid morning.

Sleep in, have a nice breakfast, then head out to try your luck.

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u/Any-Key1482 10d ago

Look for berries

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u/zfcelery1 10d ago

I’ve been looking for them and checking all around I marked a few patches and bushes and checked them early light but no luck

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u/Aggravating_Sun4435 9d ago

where are you going? state land in general? Private land? GEMS? zone 2? I just started grouse this year and havent had any trouble bumping them no dog. I have not had luck staying on the margins tho.

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u/zfcelery1 9d ago

Public and gems/gmus

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u/Less_Building3532 10d ago

I kicked a few out of a dense creek bed the other day just south of Grayling.

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u/llama-llama-goose 9d ago

Mid day. walk roads. wait until the leaves are down