Some Wildlife Sightings

When in the outdoors, sportsmen observe various things.

Let's start with some good things I have seen this year. Most sportsmen know ruffed grouse are having a rough time because of the devastating effects of West Nile Virus. Previous to this year, I had seen only one grouse in the past 10 years. I doubled that this year, which is not especially encouraging but is a slight improvement. The first of these grouse was one of the "tame" type the game commission wants people to report seeing so that its employees can tag and study it. The grouse was feeding along a trout stream this past spring...