Billy and I spent the weekend in the woods in northern St. Louis Co hoping to get some grouse. Unfortunalty the grouse had other ideas. We only jumped three and didn’t have a shot at them. We didn’t even see the last two; we just heard them flush in the distance. The thick brush didn’t help but we enjoyed the hikes in the woods nonetheless. It was cool at night and warmed up just enough during the day that we could hunt comfortably. I found a garder snake, a chubby toad, and a friendly Gray Jay fluttered by our campsite. I love Gray Jays. Some people call them Whiskey Jacks. They look like big Chicadees.
Our two German Shorthaired Pointers, Fritz and Remi, had a blast. They ran so much that they slept all the way home! And that’s saying something for Fritz. He gets a bit restless in the truck. They both went to bed right after their baths and didn’t wake up ’til this morning.
Although we didn’t get any grouse, it was a gorgeous weekend to spend in the MN wilderness!