Whats the skill to hunting grouse or woodcock without a dog?Do you have to see them on the ground & then walk on up to them to flush?Also would you hunt close to creek bottoms or fields around creeks?How important is hunting around water or bogs?Would woodcock be a considerable way off from soft wet soil?Iam just learning & novice to the birds.Should the thickets be better than fields?
Also isnt it unsporting to shoot one on the ground?Are the hens quickly distinguished in a flush?
#1-Whats the best time of year to hunt grouse,early or late season in the south?
#2-Best Loads in shotshells average range taken
#3-Any special secrets or cooking recipes
#4-Can they be found around river bottoms in the south
#5-Early,midday,late,Whats the best time of day to grouse & woodcock hunt?
#6-Do you take the safety off on a bird that a dog is pointing & walk forward Or take it off the instant the bird flushes as you raise your shotgun?Whats the correct method?
Thanks Nitrobrothers and Happy Hunting!!