This was a great moment, lees dog Dez pointed a huge family group or two of about 15 Ruff Grouse.  Harely, Sage, and Milly came in and honored. 







  Saide on Point on a Ruff Grouse!

 
Me with my First Blue Grouse of the year!  Pepper had a great retrieve on some birds Saide had pointed. 

Opening day of Grouse 2012 in Idaho Day 1

 Lee's boy Jordan with his first Blue Grouse and the Ruff's Lee and I shot.  It was a great day and the dog work was awsome for the first day of the season!



I also Broke in my new Benelli Ultralight on this Hunt.  These were my first Ruff Grouse of the Season.  All birds pointed and taken off the wing.



More of the new Benelli.  Just threw me in the picture for posterity!

Pre Season Dog Walks August 2012

 We had some fires by the house this year that burnt about 60 acres.  So the bird finding has been tougher but they are there.  Pepper and Harley on point in the first picture.





Milly on point here in this picture.