This Spot Got me a Limit of GROUSE in 30 mins!!

Today we set out after some Maine grouse, this season like the last few has been very plentiful with grouse everywhere and today was no exception. While short this action-packed hunt concluded only 1 hour and 30 mins after it started with a very cool ending!
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-Jesse R.

[@MainelyOutDoors]

Surprise! Been swamped working on writing my thesis. However, I've just finished writing and am now preparing for the defense in June. I’ll be moving back to KZbin full-time after that and will be putting up more content across all the channels once again! In the meantime, here is a little something to get everyone excited for fall.

[@charlesharakal4892]

Awesome video! What are you studying?

[@MainelyOutDoors]

​@@charlesharakal4892 Biomedicine this is my thesis title, I can share it once the university accepts it but I don't think many would be interested in reading it haha! : "Exploring the Impact of PQN-75 and GLH-1/Vasa on Germline Development, Maintenance, and GSC (Germline Stem Cell) Reprogramming Using Caenorhabditis Elegans as a Model"

[@ConnerCannonwhiteboy]

​@@MainelyOutDoors I know these words. Gosh I'm a nerd.

[@mletouutube]

I am a retired biostatistician SAS programmer located in LA and I am going hunting in Québec, in a government park/reserve. Same forest, same grouse. I only hunt grouse and I hunt like you do. I watched your videos to get into the vibs. ;) I hunt with a 28 gauge or a 20 gauge both semi (only 6 pounds gun); my 12 gauge semi is too heavy. Thanks for the great video of grouse walking in the forest. I have a weakness: it is hard for me to see grouse in trees. They surprise me everytime. I am training myself to look at tree branches more.

[@billyjackcurtis4680]

What a great double . When i was 10 years old i used to get mine and my dad (Nick Curtis) limit. RIP dad. We all miss you.

[@KC2BKM]

I miss hunting Grouse. Lot of fond memories of walking railroad tracks in Northern NY as a kid. Never went home empty handed. I am sure I have lost that Birdy eye ya need to spot them. Thanks for sharing the video and bringing back some good memories.

[@ahunterinChrist]

I absolutely love your videos man. I have watched mainely flies for a while and then I was hunting and found your mainley outdoors channel. Keep up the great content and you’ll be one of the best KZbinrs out there. You already are my favorite so to me you already are the best KZbinr!

[@scootertoutdoors9890]

Man I love your grouse hunting videos. Actually I love all you videos, just havent gotten into fly fishing yet. What a nice suprise to get a new one this time of year. There's not to many great quality grouse videos out there but you sure know what your doing with a camera and some software. Keep them coming! 🤜🤛

[@MainelyOutDoors]

Great to hear you liked it! I've got a few more hunting videos filmed that I'll be editing prior to the start of the season so you can look forward to more.

[@CJ_outdoors_CT]

Love your videos man, glad to see you back

[@MainelyOutDoors]

Good to be back, simpler edit on this one but didn’t want to let that stop me. I'll try to get the next deer hunt up sooner this time

[@crowtubecrozier2857]

Beautiful camp your at! Our camp isn't on water, we have a nice brook out back. Camp life is the best. Cheers buddy, thanks again for the videos.

[@bobbygreen2291]

Great to hear from you Jesse

[@ventureofalifetime8989]

Hey brother. You earned a subscriber. Love your videos. Last year was my first grouse hunt. Absolutely loved it and love your content. Cant wait for opening day in Alaska. Fingers crossed ill get a ruffed grouse this time around.

[@BreckTaxi]

Really enjoying your videos. I'm in CA and have never been to the Northeast but I plan on driving to Maine next October and staying for 4-6 weeks. Last fall I drove to the Arctic Ocean in Alaska and got Willow Ptarmigan, Spruce Grouse, and Sharptail but the Ruffed eluded me. On the way home I drove through Montana and got more Sharptail plus Hungarian Partridge and Sage Grouse. Hopefully in Maine I can get the Ruffed Grouse, Black Duck and Eider.

[@aidanbenzel1437]

I recently purchased a blaze orange stocking cap and it came with a handwritten note. Thank you Jesse. Keep up the good work!

[@tonydeigert88]

Congrats on this mans shooting ability! Brings back such great memories. He is just like I was. Only difference is I couldn't get one bird with numerous shots! Lol. Love the video

[@TheFlyerBill]

What shot do you prefer and use on your hunts?

[@mattpardy2826]

Great video! Definitely looking forward to more flyfishing videos, i actually got a decent salmon at GLS last week!

[@pgflyfisher]

We really enjoy your grouse videos. Hope you get back to doing them the fall.

[@Thelast3ambender263]

U earned a subscriber! We have a spot like this near where we live

[@Upnorthof48]

Your front seat looks like mine!

[@WrittenPrestidigitation]

I heard the fall of civilizations podcast just before the first bird. Excelent taste.

[@MainelyOutDoors]

You got it! Such a well-produced podcast really enjoy listening to them on my longer drives

[@ishnifusmeadle]

U turd. Fam and I went up jackman way for whitetail, I take couple days go birding myself.....whole trip only saw 3 tween all 8 of us in a week. Glad they smiled on ya. Good job. Glad ur doin well.

[@finlayene]

Your content is awesome. Keep it up.

[@uprebel5150]

Looks a lot like the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

[@philipterrien7535]

Love your videos. My buddies and I walk-hunt without dogs, so it's really helpful to see how you do it without dogs. A few questions: What time of year was this hunt? About how far do you walk swiftly before you stop to listen for grouse (you mentioned that the ear typically gives them away, not the sight - would you say that's the vast majority of the time like greater than 80%)? Also, you mentioned they typically wake up with the sun. Are there times of the day that you will go back to the cabin because it is very unlikely to see any? Around 10:06, you describe the exact dilemma we always have. We generally see around 30 birds over the course of the weekend but are lucky to leave with 2-3. Not sure if our shooting is just that bad (I don't think it is), but one big thing I notice is that we generally NEVER see them before they flush whereas it seems like you see most of yours before the flush. Please keep up the great videos and any advice you have for non-dog hunters would be extremely appreciated! Thanks so much for any feedback you are willing to provide!

[@jsvallee567]

here in quebec its 5 per day ! nice video man

[@xXPhunKXx]

What's the place you're hunting? I saw the fee stand on your way in, was curious the location up there?

[@Jona_uhd]

Do you use the feathers of the birds for fly tying?

[@MainelyOutDoors]

Absolutely, they have great feathers for soft hackles! The tails work well too

[@tammykennedy4165]

First person from Maine I’ve ever heard call them grouse

[@caprisunmaker1]

Keep posting man, love the videos. We hunt some of the same places you do but cant get up there all the time. These videos get me through work!

[@daverochester1976]

Did you see him cleaning the counter??

[@MainelyOutDoors]

Don’t say I never did nothing

[@invadernik]

maybe its just me being a newbie but, idk how some ppl can spot them so easily. with all that undergrowth and they tuck away so easily, alot of the time i didnt see em till it was to late.

[@MainelyOutDoors]

oh don't worry, I have plenty of them sneak off on me and walk by who knows how many. In this area, they don't see many people so they typically take a few steps rather than just flying so that helps.

[@invadernik]

@@MainelyOutDoors what kind of shot do you use? like steel? lead?

[@salvatorebergeron2104]

you have to make a video with @Jon B. , it would be amazing

[@MainelyOutDoors]

I've reached out a few times. Not sure if he would do it but keep telling him on his channel, you never know.

[@steveillingworth5120]

What chokes are best for hunting Ruff Grouse and Woodcock with a 20GA SXS in that terrain?

[@andrewsavage1872]

Mod or imp mod with 7.5 or 8 shot works very well for me.

[@billyjackcurtis4680]

Here to see you roll some chickens!!!

[@gerryvienneau8933]

They need to raise the limits in Maine in New Brunswick it’s 6 per day

[@andrewsavage1872]

Be happy, 3 in Colorado.

[@dogtagx2]

You’re allowed to “road hunt”?? Really? In NH, that is STRICTLY FORBIDDEN and having a loaded gun on your vehicle will get your equipment confiscated, fined, and jail time.

[@95thousandroses]

Hope all is well. Was just thinking about the 'Ol boy today. Looks like last word was almost a year ago.

[@maritimeus]

This dude gave up on this channel because he makes money from his fly tying channel. He doesn’t even have time to respond to comments 😂

[@95thousandroses]

@@maritimeus well hell, I didn't even know he had a second channel. thanks. Looks like he's doing well over there

[@jordanspencer33]

Just stumbled across this video, and man am I getting excited for grouse season haha. What are your thoughts on how this year will be with all the rain we've had?

[@Lucasflygare]

so happy you are upp posting videos again. best of luck from Sweden 🇸🇪!

[@MainelyOutDoors]

good to be back! I'll be getting around to being more regular soon

[@voodoo0202ify]

How's it going brother, just finished watching this video... Awesome video by the way, hey do you think you can get me a couple of those grouse feathers? I'll trade you for South Texas rattlesnake rattle? Let me know. Thanks

[@GuoSlice]

Didn’t know grouse guiding was a thing 😂

[@billyjackcurtis4680]

Jesse have you ever gone out to Portage Lake? Lot of great bird hunting and fishing up through 6 mile gate.

[@ejmbok87]

I love watching these videos,makes me wanna visit Maine.

[@phillmccracken3192]

Hey Mr. Mainly, I need some help, when you make your shorts with longer patterns, how do you keep it from cropping out half of the video? Thanks.

[@Nephew_grouse]

Send me the feathers. I practice the smudging thing lol

[@ayobali0121]

🥰 Love your videos 🤩 keep it up, your a very lucky man living in a beautiful place 😍

[@MainelyOutDoors]

Absolutely, I try to always remind my self of this

[@AdamB12]

What checkpoint did you enter from, Telos road?

[@humblehuntproject3321]

Awesome stuff! Iv been watching your videos for quite a while. I know you've been through a few cameras but I don't recall if you've ever mentioned what your currently using for a camera. I recently decided to start recording my upland adventures and am looking for better quality video. Do you want to help a fellow outdoorsman out and share what camera your currently using? Thanks. Ps I was previously watching you under a different youtube name.

[@hunterwilliams4138]

What shot size do you offer use

[@michaelwheale2324]

Where have you been???

[@ventureoutdoorswithkirk]

Nice. It's only May and I'm ready to bird hunt now, that's not good.🤣 Thesis...been there...no fun.

[@MainelyOutDoors]

Me too! No kidding has been pretty miserable the last few months, but wont be long now with the defense a month out

[@lazyr7110]

Man good thing they don't allow 11 grouse a day he would have to take his shoes off to count hahahh

[@lazyr7110]

Jokes aside thanks for the video I love grouse hunting here in north idaho

[@christinamoneyhan5688]

Mainlyoutdoors, what was the gate deal? Is that a preserve set up by the state? How did the gate open? Was it a pay to hunt area? I have a lot of questions don’t I ? Really like your clean , ethical hunting, fishing , informative videos. I’m a subscriber too.👍👍🙏🏽🇺🇸✌🏻😎

[@michaelwheale2324]

Good to see you back. Been waiting patiently!!

[@mygamertag2010X]

"MOM GET THE CAMERA" Collateral!!

[@MainelyOutDoors]

haha!

[@wesley20991]

At least you guys are a little more free, here in MN you get caught with a loaded uncased firearm it’s a big ticket and even bigger ticket shooting from a road.

[@littlelerf7387]

You can absolutely shoot from a dirt road you just can’t be within 500 ft of a building.

[@tammykennedy4165]

Maine is a constitutional carry state

[@Hockeyfan9884]

Yup, done this, and enjoyed the hunt. The food cooked of these was even better, excellent video and meal. Thank you for sharing.

[@billymacneil3839]

Headen out in the mourn first grouse hunt of 23 me and my lab beau up here on Cape Breton Island i was out salmon fishing yesterday and seen quite a few hopen for a good morn.

[@alantrei7343]

Glad to see the videos again

[@buttholasaurus99]

Good to see you man. Soon we’ll have to call you Dr. 👨‍⚕️ 👍🏼👊🏼🦖🍺

[@MainelyOutDoors]

You as well! It's been a while. I'll get back in the swing of things soon. Haha no one has to do that

[@MarkBrigham]

I hope all y'all are picking up your spent shotgun shells.

[@johnstreeter747]

New life goal. Two Ruffed Grouse with one shot.

[@TheBowhunterinNB]

I just went for a 3 hour walk and didn’t see a single bird

[@bobstewart4342]

Nice to see you again

[@MainelyOutDoors]

You as well! I'll do you best to get the next one up sooner

[@thecaptain6994]

What size shot do you recommend for ruffed grouse? How about for pheasants? Thanks!

[@andrewsavage1872]

7.5 or 8 lead shot works very well, I run an o/u bottom barrel first with a mod choke, upper has imp mod installed for longer range backup shots.

[@indyreno2933]

Gamebirds, also known as landfowl are birds that constitute the order Galliformes, there are over 336 extant species within nine families, six superfamilies, and two suborders, living gamebird species range in size from the asiatic chungchi to the blue peafowl, gamebirds are native everywhere in the world except for Antarctica, many gamebirds adapt into different habitats, all gamebirds are exclusively herbivorous, many gamebird species use sexual dimorphism, which makes males have different plumage color from females, the nine extant gamebird families are Megapodiidae (Megapodes), Cracidae (Curassows, Guans, Chachalacas, and Pollopavo), Numididae (Guineafowl), Rollulidae (Roulouls), Phasianidae (Pheasants, Monals, Yejakuns, Tragopans, and Sonakebaters), Odontophoridae (New World Partridges and Quails), Perdicidae (Old World Partridges and Quails), Tetraonidae (Grouse, Turkeys, and Koklasses), and Gallidae (Chickens, Shizurens, Francolins, Spurfowl, Senlinaos, Ropohons, Jinegus, Daoiren, Peafowl, Arguses, Nartakees, Wajameras, Rohutans, Snowcocks, Chungchis, Alavorona, and Shabalrimals), the six gamebird superfamilies are Megapodioidea (Megapodes and Fossil Relatives), Cracoidea (Curassows, Guans, Chachalacas, Pollopavo, and Fossil Relatives), Numidoidea (Guineafowl and Fossil Relatives), Phasianoidea (Pheasants, Monals, Yejakuns, Tragopans, Sonakebaters, and Roulouls), Perdicoidea (Partridges and Quails), and Galloidea (Chickens, Shizurens, Francolins, Spurfowl, Senlinaos, Ropohons, Jinegus, Daoiren, Peafowl, Arguses, Nartakees, Wajameras, Rohutans, Snowcocks, Chungchis, Alavorona, Shabalrimals, Grouse, Turkeys, and Koklasses), the two gamebird suborders are Numides (Gondwanan Gamebirds) and Galli (Laurasian Gamebirds) List of Gamebird Families: 1) Megapodiidae (contains 9 genera: Leipoa, Alectura, Aepypodius, Talegalla, Macrocephalon, Tetraopavo, Nesopodius, Eulipoa, and Megapodius) 2) Cracidae (contains 16 genera: Oreophasis, Dendrophasis, Petrophasis, Ortalis, Penelopina, Chamaepetes, Aburria, Pipile, Penelope, Eupenelope, Mitu, Pauxi, Nothocrax, Cyanirostris, Rufirostris, and Crax) 3) Numididae (contains 5 genera: Agelastes, Acryllium, Guttera, Cirrocrax, and Numida) 4) Rollulidae (contains 6 genera: Rhizothera, Melanoperdix, Xenoperdix, Arborophila, Caloperdix, and Rollulus) 5) Phasianidae (contains 18 genera: Chrysortyx, Tragopan, Tetraophasis, Lophophorus, Ithaginis, Catreus, Euplocamus, Gennecus, Tropicophasis, Lobiophasis, Crossoptilon, Lophura, Syrmaticus, Calophasis, Nesophasis, Graphephasianus, Chrysolophus, and Phasianus) 6) Odontophoridae (contains 10 genera: Colinus, Dendrortyx, Philortyx, Lophoperdix, Callipepla, Oreortyx, Rhynchortyx, Cyrtonyx, Dactylortyx, and Odontophorus) 7) Peridicidae (contains 10 genera: Ophrysia, Perdicula, Coturnix, Anurophasis, Synoicus, Nesortyx, Lerwa, Ptilopachus, Alectoris, and Perdix) 8) Tetraonidae (contains 15 genera: Pucrasia, Agriocharis, Meleagris, Falcipennis, Tetrastes, Ortygoperdix, Lagopus, Lyrurus, Tetrao, Canachites, Bonasa, Pedioectes, Dendragapus, Tympanuchus, and Centrocercus) 9) Gallidae (contains 30 genera: Ammoperdix, Margaroperdix, Excalfactoria, Tetraogallus, Viridipes, Tropicoperdix, Haematortyx, Polyplectron, Rheinardia, Argusianus, Afropavo, Pavo, Arboricola, Oreoperdix, Sinortyx, Sondaicornis, Xenortyx, Afroperdix, Eupternistis, Pternistis, Rutilortyx, Galloperdix, Ortygornis, Francolinus, Dendroperdix, Peliperdix, Campoclinus, Scleroptila, Bambusicola, and Gallus) List of Gamebird superfamilies: 1) Megapodioidea (contains 1 family: Megapodiidae) 2) Cracoidea (contains 1 family: Cracidae) 3) Numidoidea (contains 1 family: Numididae) 4) Phasianoidea (contains 2 families: Rollulidae and Phasianidae) 5) Perdicoidea (contains 2 families: Odontophoridae and Perdicidae) 6) Galloidea (contains 2 families: Tetraonidae and Gallidae) List of Gamebird suborders: 1) Numides (contains 3 families: Megapodiidae, Cracidae, and Numididae) 2) Galli (contains 6 families: Rollulidae, Phasianidae, Odontophoridae, Perdicidae, Tetraonidae, and Gallidae)

[@banjohappy]

Surprise, grouse are not exclusively herbivores. I cut open a grouse once whose crop was chock full of big fat slimy slugs. Surprised the heck out of me, too. Couldn't imagine anything would want to eat a slug, but there they were, not the tan colored ones but the bigger fatter grayish ones with the mottled dark markings on their skin.

[@indyreno2933]

@banjohappy, actually, all gamebirds (order Galliformes) are exclusively herbivorous, what you witnessed is only because gamebirds only do so to supplement their diet.

[@FlyTyer1948]

Jesse, congratulations on earning your guide license! And you’re completing your thesis for a degree! Masters? Well done indeed!Congratulations and be well. - Bob With the lovely feathers from those grouse, who needs pricey Hungarian partridge feathers for tying flies? And those tail feather will serve quite nicely for Muddler Minnows instead of turkey. Or do you hunt turkey as well?.

[@MainelyOutDoors]

Thanks Bob, this is for my Ph.D. in Biomedicine. Also, yes they have great feathers for fly tying in addition to being delicious. I typically use them most for soft hackles, streamer hackles, and the tail for nymphs' backs. The only problem is they are a bit more delicate than turkey feathers. I don't hunt turkey much but all the turkey feathers you see me use in the tying videos come from this bird my friend put me on a few years back. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jn7Pg6dtqb57pJI

[@FlyTyer1948]

If you want to toughen up those grouse tail feathers (or turkey), Jack Gartside taught me to coat both sides with thinned Dave’s Flexament. Nowadays, I use Solarez Flexible UV Resin. Even used ina vulnerable position like the fins on a Muddler Minnow, they will hold together pretty well. Wow, a doctorate? That’s really impressive, especially with all the outdoor & video stuff you are doing. Well done indeed! Been back over to the Penobscot yet?

[@TR.Actual]

Had no idea there is a Spring grouse season in Maine! Great vid Jesse

[@MainelyOutDoors]

Haha there definitely isn’t, but I’m excited for fall!

[@maritimeus]

7 months and no new video yet? No sub from me. And my sub won’t be missed either.

[@bajouu8362]

Hey jesse love the videos do you have some more coming out soon?! I hope so love the content style of your grouse hunting just like we do it here in nb canada thanks

[@dianejohn9960]

If you shoot them on the ground you are not hunting

[@tammykennedy4165]

Sarcasm?

[@lambertsaldi1550]

Jessie awesome footage and hunt mr👍 good luck this season! The Vermonter