Looks like a lot of fun---don't hunt birds as much as I used to however read with interest that "no one you know in your country hunts grouse on foot"...when I was a kid, other than huns, that was the only bird we had to chase---some of my best bird hunting memories are doing that across the rolling plains in N Dakota...crisp fall mornings, friends and lots of birds...carrying my single shot 12 gauge "Coast to Coast " made by Stevens shotgun I bought for $39.95 with my summer wages...granted they were sharptail --but grouse just the same..and lots of gun...keep up the tradition...

Ripp