As Don and Jerry pointed out I did not mean that hunters would be hunting
Sharp-tailed Grouse. I was actually thinking of other game birds in the
same area. Also I was under the impression that Foster Creek is a state
managed hunting area. Is that not true?

Jim Elder
Seattle, WA
jime at eskimo.com

On Fri, 27 Oct 1995 Jerry_Tangren at tfrec.ncw.net wrote:
>
> try along the roads in northern Douglas Co., particularly along W. Foster
> Creek between Bridgeport and Mansfield. However, they are tough to see
> until the snow flys. Then the grouse can be seen perched in water birch
> feeding on the buds.
>
> >Pardon my ignorance. I know Sharp-tailed Grouse are still classified as
> >game birds (as are Sage Grouse), but is there really still a hunting
> >season on them?
> >-------------
> >Michael R. Smith
>
> Jerry_Tangren at tfrec.ncw.net
> Wenatchee WA
>