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California Grouse
2007 California Grouse Season Regs
LICENSE REQUIREMENTS:
Hunting License:
You must possess a California hunting license in addition to the Upland
Game Stamp. The cost of a hunting license is:
Annual resident hunting license is $37.30
Junior annual resident hunting license is $9.70.
Non resident annual hunting license is $129.40
Two-Day Nonresident license, age 16 and over (not valid for big game)
$37.30
Reduced Fee, Disabled Veteran $5.75.
Duplicate Hunting License $6.30.
Hunter Education Stamp is $3.75.
Upland Bird Stamp is $7.60. Required for any person taking upland game bird species, excluding juniors hunting under the authority of a junior hunting license.
The California hunting license is good from July 1,
2007 through June 30, 2008. California resident and nonresident hunting
licenses are nonrefundable and nontransferable.
Definition of Resident. A resident is defined as
any person who has resided continuously in California for six months
immediately before the date of application for a license, tag or
permit; persons on active duty with the armed forces of the United
States or an auxiliary branch; or Job Corps enrollees.
Disabled Veteran Hunting Licenses. A $5.75
hunting license is available for qualified disabled veterans. To be
eligible, applicants must submit: (1) a letter from the Veterans
Administration verifying that the applicant has a 70 percent or greater
service-connected disability and was honorably discharged from the
United States armed forces; and (2) evidence of meeting California
hunter education requirements. Applicants renewing this license may
submit their disabled veteran hunting license from the previous year as
proof of meeting eligibility requirements. The reduced-fee provisions
do not apply to hunting tags or species stamps. Disabled Veteran
Hunting Licenses are issued only through DFG Offices.
Hunter Education Special Requirement. Hunting
licenses shall be issued to hunters only upon presentation of one of
the following:
An annual California hunting license from a prior year
or evidence of having held such a license; a California hunter
education completion or equivalency certificate; a certificate of
competence or completion of a California approved hunter education
training course from any state or Canadian province; or a current year
hunting license from any state, province, European country or South
Africa. For further information, contact any DFG office or license
agent. A California hunter education validation stamp must be affixed
to hunter education certificates from California.
SHOOTING HOURS: are from 1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset.
BAITING: DFG reg. 257.5. You cannot use bait
for hunting dove nor can dove be taken within 400 yards of any baited
area. The definition of “baited area” shall mean any area where
shelled, shucked or unshucked corn, wheat or other grains, salt, or
other feed whatsoever capable of luring, attracting, or enticing such
birds or mammals is directly or indirectly placed, exposed, deposited,
distributed, or scattered, and such area shall remain a baited area for
ten days following complete removal of all such corn, wheat or other
grains, salt, or other feed.
SHOOTING FROM VEHICLES: DFG reg. 252. No person
shall pursue, drive, herd, or take any bird or mammal from any type of
motor-driven air or land vehicles, motorboat, airboat, sailboat, or
snowmobile, except: 1) When the motor of such motorboat, airboat, or
sailboat has been shut off and/or the sails furled and its progress
therefrom has ceased, and it is drifting, beached, moored, resting at
anchor, or is being propelled by paddle, oar or pole. (2)if they have a
Mobility Disabled Persons Motor Vehicle License.
RADIO USE WHILE HUNTING: It is legal to use and
posses two way radios while hunting in California.
DOGS: You can use dogs to retrieve your doves.
TRESPASS: If the land you hunt on is not your
own, it belongs to someone else. Make sure you have a legal right to be
there. Contact the owner or person who administers the property, and
secure written permission to hunt. A hunting license does not entitle
you to enter private property.
“It is unlawful to enter any lands under cultivation or enclosed by a
fence, belonging to, or occupied by, another, or to enter any
uncultivated or unenclosed lands, including lands temporarily inundated
by waters flowing outside the established banks of a river, stream,
slough, or other waterway, where signs forbidding trespass are
displayed at intervals not less than three to the mile along all
exterior boundaries and at all roads and trails entering such lands,
for the purpose of discharging any firearm or taking or destroying any
mammal or bird, including any waterfowl, on such lands without having
first obtained written permission from the owner of such lands, or his
agent, or the person in lawful possession thereof. Such signs may be of
any size and wording, other than the wording required for signs under
Section 2017, which will fairly advise persons about to enter the land
that the use ot such land is so restricted.” Section 2016, Fish and
Game Code.
SAFETY: It is always unlawful to: Place on, or
carry or possess a loaded rifle or shotgun in a vehicle or conveyance
or its attachments on any public road or other way open to the public:
Hunt while intoxicated; Shoot at any game bird from a powerboat,
sailboat, motor vehicle, or aircraft while under power or still moving
from use of sail or motor. (See Section 251) Shoot any firearm from or
upon a public road or highway.
DISCHARGING FIREARMS OR OTHER DEADLY WEAPONS
SAFETY ZONE: It is unlawful for any person, other than the owner,
person in possession of the premises, or a person having the express
permission of the owner or person in possession of the premises, to
hunt or to discharge while hunting, any firearm or other deadly weapon
within 150 yards of any occupied dwelling house, residence, or other
building or any barn or other outbuilding used in connection therewith.
The 150-yard area is a “safety zone.”
CALIFORNIA DFG WEBPAGE is at http://www.dfg.ca.gov
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2003 Blue and Ruffed Grouse Season
Season open: Archery - August 18th to September 7th, 2003.
Shotgun and archery - September 15- October 15, 2003.
Bag Limit: 2 grouse per day
Bag Limit Makeup: up to 2 blue grouse, up to 2 ruffed grouse,
or one of each.
Possession Limit: double the daily bag limit.
2003 Sage Grouse Season
Season open: Archery -September 14th to
September 16th, 2003. Shotgun and archery - September 15th to September
15th, 2003.
Bag Limit: East Lassen and Central Lassen Zones - 2 grouse per
day. North Mono, South Mono and Inyo zones - 1 grouse per day.
Possession Limit: East Lassen and Central Lassen Zones - 2 sage
grouse per season. North Mono, South Mono and Inyo zones - 1 sage
grouse per season.
Sage Grouse Hunting Zone
Descriptions
Area Open Zone Descriptions
East Lassen Zone: That portion of Lassen County
beginning at the intersection of Highway 395 and County Road 502 in the
town of Ravendale; north and east on County Road 502 to County Road 526
(Buckhorn Road); east on County Road 526 to the Nevada state line;
south along the Nevada state line to its intersection with County Road
320 (Wendel-Flanigan Road); northwest on County Road 320 to its
intersection with Highway 395 between Wendel and Litchfield north on
Highway 395 to the point of beginning.
Central Lassen Zone: That portion of Lassen
County beginning at the intersection of Highway 139 and County Road 513
(Termo-Grasshopper Road); east on County Road 513 to its intersection
with County Road 523 (Westside Road); north on County Road 523 to its
intersection with County Road 525 (Brockman Road); east on County Road
525 to its intersection with Highway 395; south on Highway 395 to its
intersection with Highway 36 in the town of Johnstonville; west on
Highway 36 to its intersection with Highway 139 in Susanville; north on
Highway 139 to the point of beginning.
North Mono Zone: That portion on Mono county
beginning at the intersection of Highway 182 and the California-Nevada
state line; south and east along the California-Nevada state line to
Highway 167; west along Highway 167 to Highway 395; north along Highway
395 to Highway 182 at Bridgeport; north along Highway 182 to the point
of beginning.
South Mono and Inyo Zone: That portion of Mono
and Inyo counties beginning at the intersection of Highway 167 and the
California-Nevada state line; south and east along the
California-Nevada state line to the second crossing of Highway 266;
west along Highway 266 to Highway 168; south and west along Highway 168
to Highway 395; north along Highway 395 to Highway 167; east along
Highway 167 to the point of beginning. The following area within this
open zone is closed to hunting sage grouse: That portion of Mono County
beginning at the intersection of U.S. Highway 395 and Benton Crossing
Road; north and east along Benton Crossing Road to State Highway 120;
north and east on State Highway 120 to U.S. Highway 6; south on U.S.
Highway 6 to U.S. Highway 395; north and west on U.S. Highway 395 to
the point of beginning.
No open season in the balance of the state not included in the above
open zones.
Blue and Ruffed Grouse Hunting Zone Descriptions
Area Open Zone: The open hunting zone for blue and ruffed
grouse includes the following counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte,
Calaveras, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Inyo, Lake,
Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Mendocino, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer,
Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne,
and Yuba. All other counties are closed to the taking of blue or ruffed
grouse.
Sage Grouse Hunting Permits
Permit Process: Hunters have only
until August 13, 2001 to reach the Department of Fish and Game's
license office in Sacramento with postcard applications for a drawing
that is expected to distribute a total of 350 permits for two Lassen
County sage grouse hunts to be held September 9-10, the DFG's Region 1
office announced today. The August 13 deadline also applies for sage
grouse hunts in northern Mono County and in southern Mono-Inyo
counties. Fish and Game said the free permits will include 250 for the
east Lassen area, 75 for central Lassen, 25 for north Mono and 25 for
Mono/Inyo.
Hunters are permitted to apply for only one of the four hunts. The
state Fish and Game Commission is set to consider adoption of this
year's grouse hunts when it meets August 4 in San Luis Obispo. The
postcard applications are accepted early to provide time for permit
mailings if the hunts are approved. To apply, up to four hunters may
submit a single postcard for a single hunt with their names, addresses,
current hunting license numbers and hunt choice. The cards must be sent
to Department of Fish and Game, Sage Grouse Permit Drawing, 3211 S
Street, Sacramento, CA 95816.
Hunters also may apply via the World Wide Web at http://www.dfg.ca.gov/licensing/index.html.
At the site, hunters must click on "sage grouse permit drawing
application." The proposed bag limit for the Lassen County hunts is two
sage grouse per season. The Mono and Inyo hunts call for a one-bird
limit. 6. Falconry Only Permits: Applicants desiring to use a sage
grouse permit during the falconry-only season must declare upon the
application that the permit is for falconry only.
Jim Matthews Column 9/8/99 Outdoor News Service
California's brief, drawing-only
sage grouse hunt was held this past weekend in Inyo and Mono counties
and the northeastern part of the state. Hunters who were lucky enough
to draw a permit may end up being the last group of hunters to pursue
these great gamebirds in the state, and this fall could be the last for
hunting them throughout the West. A number of petitions are being filed
to list the species as either threatened or endangered with the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service. It is almost certain, however, than any
proposed listings will be battled by state and federal agencies and
livestock groups in court. Across their range, the populations of sage
grouse have plummeted since the first population surveys were taken in
the 1950s, and the most recent estimates place the total population at
fewer than 150,000 birds -- down from those first early estimates that
said from 1 to 2 million birds lived in the West. How critical is the
problem?
On the fringes of sage grouse range, many populations are in
serious jeopardy of becoming extinct and others have vanished,
according to Clait Braun, owner of an environmental consulting firm
called Grouse, Inc. in Tucson, Arizona, and the former Avian Program
Resource Manager for the Colorado Division of Wildlife. Braun is
considered to be the preeminent authority on these prairie birds.
In Washington State, there are just two isolated populations of
sage grouse with a total number of fewer than 1,000 birds. The state
has listed the bird as threatened, and a petition has been filed by the
Northwest Ecosystem Alliance and the Biodiversity Legal Foundation to
list the species federally in Washington. Both Alberta and Saskatchewan
have fewer than 500 birds each. North and South Dakota have fewer than
2,000 birds each within their state borders, and our sage grouse
population here in California is less than 5,000.
In Colorado and Utah, there are less than 5,000 Gunnison sage
grouse, and this subspecies is extinct in Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas
and Oklahoma. A petition to list this species as threatened was filed
early this summer and it is quite likely this species will be listed
before next fall's hunting season. Both public and private land use
managers are frightened of listing the species because it would
restrict how they conduct business. "Some environmental groups would
like to use the sage grouse as the spotted owl of the sage brush, as a
means of gaining land management control," said Braun. "They are
adamant to manage to western range lands for sage grouse and not
grazing."
In his capacity with the Colorado Division of Wildlife before
retiring this year to start his own consulting firm, Braun worked
diligently with the state agency to keep the bird from becoming listed,
believing the money that will be wasted on litigation over the listing
could be better spent on habitat conservation plans for individual
populations and work to implement the plans immediately. It is also
less contentious. Braun said that sage grouse populations are in
jeopardy for a number of reasons and that those reason often vary by
area. Livestock grazing and management of sage brush habitats for
cattle are often seen as the biggest threats to sage grouse. In two
conservation plan areas in Colorado, the state agency was able to turn
around dramatic declines when the plans were implemented. Around
Crawford, the number of birds jumped from around 100 adults to over 300
birds in just five years, and in the Dove Creek area, the sage grouse
numbers jumped from less than 100 birds to over 200 in just two
seasons.
The conservation plan in the Crawford area called from massive
removal of juniper that was encroaching into the sage brush habitat,
brush beating (or mowing) to open up lek or mating areas, and changes
in the cattle grazing. The Dove Creek plan saw positive results with
the simple removal or reduction of cattle on the area. This allowed
grass nesting cover to return. "Yes, we can improve numbers in
small populations and show results quickly, but it will take a
multitude of plans and treatments to do the same thing on a larger
scale," said Braun. How likely is it that this will happen on a large
scale? "Some environmental groups argue that the only way we'll get to
do what we need to do is by having it listed," said Braun.
But he understands both sides of the issue. He's seen management
plans -- funded through hunter's license dollars -- have a measurable
impact on sage grouse numbers when implemented. Listed species often
see state funding dry up, and more time and money is spent in court by
both opponents and proponents than in the field on actually helping the
birds. In California, bird numbers have actually increased in the six
northeastern counties where they are hunted, but in Inyo and Mono
counties, cattle management practices on U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of
Land Management, and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power lands
have continued to slowly erode the sage grouse population in this area.
A federal threatened listing would end -- at least in the short term
-- all hunting for sage grouse, and such a listing could take place
before next year. And with today's political arena, getting a hunting
season reopened would be very difficult.
Grouse Hunting and Scouting Tips
Keep in mind that forest grouse populations can vary
greatly between mountain ranges. Look for birds in areas of mixed
mountain brush offering berries. Keep in mind that forest grouse
populations can vary greatly between mountain ranges. Look for birds in
areas of mixed mountain brush offering berries. In some areas, there's
an abundance of berries, in other areas there are few to none.
Ruffed Grouse - prefer areas along stream and
watercourses.
Blue Grouse - are usually found a little higher
on the mountain, in the Douglas fir/aspen zone above 8,000 feet.
If you hunt with a dog, take along a pair of pliers in
case the dog encounters a porcupine. Quills are extremely difficult to
remove from a dog's muzzle by hand
Sage Grouse -
Grouse Biology
 Blue grouse (Dendragapus obscurus)
Identification Tips: Length: 17 inches,
medium-sized, stocky, round-winged, chicken-like bird, long, squarish
tail. Adult male: Yellow to orange comb over eye . Yellow or purple-red
(Rocky Mountain ssp.) neck sac, inflated in mating display, surrounded
by white feathers. Entirely dark plumage with faint mottling about back
and upperwings. Gray terminal band on tail (absent in northern Rocky
Mountain birds).
Adult female: Brown plumage with dark brown and white
marking to underparts. Brown tail with grayish terminal band. Similar
species: Male Spruce Grouse has a breast barred with white, a barred
back and a brown terminal band on the tail. Female Spruce Grouse has a
narrow rusty terminal band on the tail and white barring on the
underparts. Browner Ruffed Grouse has a black subterminal band on the
tail and more white on the underparts.
Migration Status: Permanent resident.
Breeding: Habitat: Woodland. Clutch size: 6-9.
Length of incubation: 25-26 days. Days to fledge: 7-10. Number of
broods: 1.
Diet: Almost exclusively green plant matter.
Lesser quantities of seeds and insects.
Ruffed grouse (Bonasa
umbellus)
Identification Tips: Length: 14 inches. Sexes
similar. Medium-sized, stocky, round-winged, chicken-like bird. Crest
at top of head. Blacish ruffs on sides of neck. Head, neck, and back
brown or gray. Breast whitish with brown and black bars and chevrons.
Long, squarish tail. Tail brown or gray with narrow black and pale bars
and broad blackish subterminal band. Similar species: Sharp-tailed
Grouse is more white and tan than brown or gray and has a long, pointed
tail with white outer tail feathers. Spruce and Blue Grouse are darker
and lack the black subterminal tail band.
Migration Status: Permanent resident.
 Breeding: Habitat: Woodland.
Clutch size: 9 to 12. Length of Incubation: 23-24(21-28) days . Days to
fledge: 10 to 12. Number of broods: 1.
Diet: Almost exclusively green plant matter.
Lesser quantities of seeds and insects.
 Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus
urophasianus)
Identification Tips: Length: 22 inches. Large,
rounded-winged, ground-dwelling, chicken-like bird. Long, pointed tail.
Immature similar to adult female but paler. Legs are feathered to base
of toes. Adult male: Yellow comb over eye. Blackish-brown throat and
v-shaped mark on neck separated by white. White breast. Grayish nape,
back and upperwings stippled with white. Black belly. Two olive-green
air sacs inflated when displaying.
Adult female: Buffy throat with black markings. Lower
throat and breast barred with blackish-brown. Gray-brown plumage
mottled with white and darker brown. Dark belly. Similar species:
Gunnison Sage-Grouse very similar but has different range. Large size,
grayish plumage, long pointed tail, and black belly eliminate all other
grouse species.
Migration Status: Permanent resident.
Breeding: Habitat: Successional-scrub.
Clutch size: 7-13. Length of incubation: 25-27 days. Days to fledge:
7-10. Number of broods: 1
Diet: Almost exclusively green plant matter and
flowers .Lesser quantities of seeds and insects.
Grouse Recipes
Grouse & Wild Rice
2/3 cup Wild rice
2 cup Chicken broth
1/4 cup Butter
8 Grouse breast filets
3 Eggs [beaten]
1 cup Flour
Garlic salt, oregano, and basil to taste
2 tblsp. Butter
1/2 cup Chicken broth
4 oz. Mozzarella cheese [sliced]
Combine the wild rice with 2 cups of broth and ¬
cup butter in a saucepan, cover and cook until tender. (keep warm)
Rinse grouse filets and pat dry. Pound the filets
between waxed paper with meat mallet until tender, then combine with
the eggs in a bowl. Let stand for 1 hour.
Combine the flour, oregano, garlic salt, basil, and
pepper to taste in a bowl and roll the filets in this flour mixture,
coating well.
Brown on both sides in 2 tblsp. butter in a skillet.
Then add enough broth to cove the bottom of the pan and simmer filets,
covered, for 10 min.
Place 1/2 slice of cheese on each filet and cook until
cheese is melted. Serve with the rice.
Grouse Hunting Publications
The following publications provide useful
information for those wanting to hunt quail in California:
California Upland Game Magazine .... new 16 page
full magazine published yearly covering quail, pheasant, wild turkeys,
chukar, grouse, rabbits and squirrels. Call PH # 916-653-4263 to
receive it in the mail, or pick it up at your nearest regional office.
California Game and Fish .... Excellent
monthly magazine for $14.97 yearly. PH# 1-770-953-9222.
Fishing
and Hunting News .... A Whole Year! (22 Issues) of F&H News
only $39.94. PH # 18004882827 Hours: Monday
Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm PDT
Western Birds .... A
great 8 page newsletter published by Jim Matthews, with maps and
insider info on all kinds of upland birds. $100.00 per year. Get 2 or 3
of your buddies to split the cost and you're into the birds. P.O. Box
9007, San Bernardino, CA 92427-0007 or call Jim Matthews at PH
#1-909-887-3444. Email is odwriter@earthlink.net
Western Birds
.... A great 8 page newsletter published by Jim Matthews, with maps and
insider info on all kinds of upland birds. $100.00 per year. Get 2 or 3
of your buddies to split the cost and you're into the birds. P.O. Box
9007, San Bernardino, CA 92427-0007 or call Jim Matthews at PH
#1-909-887-3444. Email is  .
Western Outdoor News .... Fine weekly newspaper with maps and tons
of timely reports. $36.95 for 52 issues. Ph# 1-714-546-4370. Call the
'Hunter's Hotline' to give your story for publishing. Ph #
1-714-546-4370 ext. 48 or fax: 1-714-662-3486 or e-mail:
wonmail@aol.com
Wing Beat News .... DFG
newsletter with info and maps. To receive the Region 2 (
Sacramento Valley) edition of Wing Beat
News please call (916) 846-3315 or write to Gray Lodge Wildlife
Area at 3207 Rutherford Road, Gridley, CA 95948 and request to be
placed on the mailing list.
To receive the Region 4 (Central San Joaquin
Valley) edition of Wing Beat News please contact the Los Banos
Complex at (209) 826-0463.
To receive the Region 5 (Southern/Eastern
Sierra), this area includes the counties of Mono, Inyo, San
Bernardino, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, San
Diego, and Imperial, edition of Wing Beat News please contact the
editor, Scott Harris, in the Long Beach, Region 5 Office at
1-562-590-5100.
Grouse Hunting Gear List
Trespass Permission Slips
For Private Land Use & Emergency Alert Sheets
You'll need Acrobat Reader to read and print these .pdf
files, you can get Acrobat at
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
Click the link below to get the trespass permission
slip you can print.
http://www.jesseshunting.com/permission-slip-1.pdf
Click the link below for an Emergency Alert sheet you
can print out and leave on your vehicle, with your family or friends.
http://www.jesseshunting.com/emergency-alert-notice.pdf
Grouse Hunting Links
Ammo
Active
Ammo .... is no longer in business. Kent Cartridges
bought the company in 1997 and Kent does not make the nickel plated
shells anymore, sorry.
Alliant
Powder (formerly Hercules) .... check out the online
reloading data.
Cheaper
Than Dirt .... Shooting supplies and hunting gear.
Dillon
Precision Products .... One of the best reloading companies.
Federal
Ammo ....
Graf and Sons Inc.
.... The reloading authority.
HEVI-SHOT™
.... Revolutionary, non-toxic lead shot alternative. With HEVI-SHOT™
shells, you can shoot a smaller shot size with more lethality. More
pellets at a higher energy means more knock-down power. This new
shotshell pellet is actually heavier than lead with the hardness
similar to standard steel shot. It is made from a tungsten alloy and
the hardness and density allow hunters to use smaller shot sizes to get
equivalent energy as in larger lead or steel pellets. Because the
pellet is smaller, this allows for more pellet to be in a shotshell
cartridge which makes for a denser pattern, increasing the likelihood
of multiple hits on the target. Both penetration and retained velocity
are also greater with these pellets. Darryl Amick, who holds the patent
on the tungsten-nickel alloy used to make this new shot, said he set
out to offer something heavier than lead that would be even more
effective for hunters. "My passion for this product is that I hate the
fact that we wound these birds, that we have to shoot steel. I'm also
absolutely committed to making this product as inexpensive as possible,
and we'd like to be significantly under the other non-toxic
alternatives to steel," said Amick. "It's going to perform better. I
don't think anyone can argue that. It's just a matter of keeping costs
down so guys can afford it," said Amick. You will be hearing more about
Hevi-Shot in the near future as it becomes available for both reloaders
and in loaded offerings.
Hodgdon Powder
Company .... Reloading powder.
Hornady
.... Bullets and reloading equipment.
Kent
Cartridge ..... IMPACT™ shot shells are specifically designed
to deliver the pattern density and down range lethality required by
dedicated turkey hunters. These loads may be used in any Nitro-proofed
shotgun without fear of barrel or choke damage. Standard choke
restrictions and lead shot size recommendations apply, including X-full
Turkey.
Lapua .... Makers
of match grade ammo and Vihtavuori powders.
Lee Precision
Inc. .... The Lee family has been providing affordable
reloading products since 1958.
MEC
.... Reloading equipment.
Midsouth
Shooters Supply Co. .... Your complete source for shooting
accessories and supplies.
Midway USA
.... The world's largest mail order shooting and reloading superstore.
Powder
Valley .... Offering the finest in reloading components at the
best possible price.
Precision
Reloading Inc. .... Unique and hard to find reloading products.
RCBS .... If
you're into reloading, bookmark this page now. All the info you need to
be a top-notch re-loader is right here:
Redding
Reloading Equipment ....
Remington ....
Guns and ammo.
Western
Powders .... Western Powders is the largest Master Distributor
of reloading powders in North America. We carry a full line of
smokeless and black powders, and have also released our own line of
high-performance, smokeless powders called RAMSHOT.
Widener's
.... Here you will find great deals on all your hunting needs. From
Ammunition to Powder. Featuring all the top name products such as
Hornady, Nosler, Remington, RCBS, REDDING, SPEER, Winchester and much
more.
Winchester
Ammo .... Makers of great ammo.
Chokes
Ballistic
Specialties .... Angle Porting chokes.
Briley Chokes
....
Carlson's
....
Gun
Docc. .... Custome turkey gun work.
Hastings Chokes .... PH# 913-632-3169
Johnny's Shotgun Chokes and Forcing Cones ....
Kick's
.... They make the famous "Gobblin' Thunder" choke
Patternmaster
....
Seminole Gunworks .... Seminole specializes in the making of
precision choke tubes for most makes and model of shotguns.
Trulock
Chokes .... Manufacturers of superior shotgun chokes.
Dogs
Foothill
Brittanys .... Very Birdy, Natural Pointers and Retrievers
(Land and Water).
Gameland
Kennels Dog Training Center .... Patrick Callaghan specializing
in Spaniels, Retrievers and Pointing dogs. Rattlesnake avoidance
classes, boarding, obedience. 5800 Bluff, Norco, CA. 91760-0458, PH#
1-909-735-3251.
High
Desert Kennels .... Bird dog training for 30 years. Family
owned and run. Jimmy Berneathy Owner/Trainer
Reibar Kennel .... Grady Istre's excellence in dog training.
7480 Domingos Rd. Lompoc Ca. 93436, PH# 1-805-736-5309, e-mail reibar@impulse.net
Scott's
Dog Supply .... Quail calls and dog gear.
If you know of any other trainers, dog links or info
please e-mail us at  and we will update the listing.
Gear
Bass
Pro Shop .... One of the biggest hunting and fishing gear
suppliers. Stop by one of their 'Outdoor World' stores, you'll be
amazed. They have calls, decoys, shells, sights, blinds camo and tons
more.
Brigade Quartermasters
.... Outdoor gear, military issue gear, GPS, everything you need.
Cabela's ....
One of the biggest retailers of outdoor and hunting gear. They have
calls, decoys, shells, sights, blinds camo and tons more.
Lacrosse ....
Excellent boots and waders.
Midwest Turkey Call Supply ....
Everything you need for turkey and quail hunting.
Ranger Joe's
.... Military, Law enforcement and outdoor gear.
REI ....The biggest outdoor
store on the net.
Schnee's Boot's ....These
guys make the best cold weather elk boots I've ever owned. I like the
'air bob' soles.
Shomer-tec
.... Law enforcement and military equipment. Box 28070, Bellingham, WA.
98228 ph# 360-733-6214. Call for free catalog.
Turner's
Outdoorsman .... Southern California's best hunting and fishing
store.
Uncle Lee's Wing Supply .... PH#
1-800-388-9464 for your free catalog. They have GPS, clothing, and
turkey and duck hunting equipment.
U.S. Cavalry ....
World's finest military and adventure equipment.
Guns
Beretta
....
Browning ....
Ithaca
....
Knight
Muzzleloaders ....
Mossberg ....
Shotguns and rifles.
Remington
....
Ruger
....
Weatherby
....
Winchester ....
Hunting Clubs and Ranches
If you know of any grouse hunting clubs or ranches
please e-mail us at and we will update the listing.
Organizations
California Dept. of Fish and Game
Hunters
for the Hungry .... A great nationwide effort for sportsmen to
donate extra game meat to help those in need.
Hunt Of A
Lifetime .... is a nonprofit organization that grants hunting and
fishing adventures to children who have been diagnosed with terminal or
life threatening illnesses. We are making a difference. We need your
help.
International Hunter Education Association .... Hunter
Education classes explore a variety of topics, including wildlife
identification, landowner relations, outdoor survival skills, wildlife
management, field care of game, and more. Volunteers teach all types of
hunter safety, including the use of various modern firearms, black
powder, and bow and arrow.
National Rifle
Association .... If you're a gun owner, you really need to
join, to maintain your 2nd amendment right to bear arms.
Theodore Roosevelt
Conservation Alliance .... The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation
Alliance is a huge grassroots effort to give hunters and anglers a
stronger collective voice. It's an alliance of individual sportsmen and
women, plus national conservation groups, as well as local and regional
clubs and organizations who care about the future of wildlife and
outdoor activities on the 192 million acres of National Forests and
grasslands.
Ruffed Grouse Society ....
U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service .... Conserving the Nature of America.
Wildlife Legislative
Fund of America .... The Wildlife Legislative Fund of America
(WLFA) provides direct lobbying and grassroots coalition support to
protect and advance the rights of hunters, fishermen, trappers and
scientific wildlife management professionals. This is accomplished
through coalition building, ballot issue campaigning and legislative
and government relations.
If you know of any other grouse organizations please
e-mail us at and we will update the listing.
Publications
Grouse Hunter's Magazine ....
Websites, Talk Forums
California Game and Fish.com ....This is the
same magazine but online now.
Field
and Stream .... The popular magazine online. They have a great
hunting and shooting forum too.
Fishing
and Hunting News .... This is the fishing and hunting news
magazine online version.
Hunt
America.com .... Marshall Talbott's great hunting website. He
has forums for everything from Big Game hunting to Backpack gear. Check
it out.
Jesse's Hunting & Outdoors (JHO) Upland Bird
Hunting Forum .... Great place to view and ask questions.
Outdoor Life
.... The well known magazine online.
Rocky Mountain Game and Fish Magazine .... A
sportsman's guide to the best hunting and fishing in Colorado, Arizona,
New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.
Western
Hunter .... Information about hunting in the west from the
former editor of "California Hunter" magazine, Jerry Springer.
If you know of any other grouse websites please e-mail
us at and we will update the listing.
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