I can attest to this. A few summers ago I was hiking the Sourdough Mt.
trail in the north Cascades. A spruce grouse family was camped out in the
middle of the trail. They didn't budge even when we approached to within
arms' reach.

Joel Levin
Seattle

At 6:24 PM -0700 10/22/98, Eugene Hunn wrote:
> I've had best luck finding them after mid-July
> through August when the chicks are out and about. Family
> groups then may actually block your passage on trails
> through their habitat.