Jeffro Posted April 15, 2008 Posted April 15, 2008 Sharp-tailed grouse have been putting their hormones to work for the last couple weeks, and I managed to snap a few shots to catch them in the act of their dirty dancing deed. Spring has more than sprung and hopefully everyone is getting a chance to get out and watch the marvels of nature do their spring cleaning for the new season. Hope you enjoy! Might as well toss in a prairie crocus too... Quote
Tako Posted April 15, 2008 Posted April 15, 2008 Aweeeesome! I love sharptails, man are they hard to hit! Were you in any way associated with the ACA study going on with Sharptail Leks this spring? Quote
bulltrout Posted April 15, 2008 Posted April 15, 2008 when i first read this thread's topic, i thought this was a photo essay on dave's night out on the weekends... nice pics jeff... Quote
Jeffro Posted April 15, 2008 Author Posted April 15, 2008 Tako I am not associated with the ACA, but I have done sharp-tailed grouse lek surveys in the past, and may end up doing some yet this year too. DBT, that photo essay isn't user friendly for this website.....There is too many sensitive eyes and too much risk everyone would have permanent "issues" form viewing it Quote
monger Posted April 15, 2008 Posted April 15, 2008 Nice shots. I am going to try and find some dancing turkeys this weekend. Hopefully I can collect some feathers for tying. Quote
reevesr1 Posted April 15, 2008 Posted April 15, 2008 Nice shots. I am going to try and find some dancing turkeys this weekend. Hopefully I can collect some feathers for tying. Monger's goin' Turkey wrasslin'! Nice photos! Quote
Jeffro Posted April 17, 2008 Author Posted April 17, 2008 Nice shots. I am going to try and find some dancing turkeys this weekend. Hopefully I can collect some feathers for tying. Haven't had a chance to get out to watch the turkeys strut their stuff this year, but I will be in the pass this weekend so I may have to stop by a few turkey hotspots. I would like to get out to see some sage grouse, but I don't think I will have the time this year. Quote
Guest Jeremie Posted April 17, 2008 Posted April 17, 2008 i wish i was they're cuz i would have had some supper Quote
SilverDoctor Posted April 18, 2008 Posted April 18, 2008 Beautiful shots thanks a lot for posting. Quote
adc Posted April 21, 2008 Posted April 21, 2008 i wish i was they're cuz i would have had some supper You might want to read the "poacher" thread........Maybe Hunter is right........ Quote
Jeffro Posted April 21, 2008 Author Posted April 21, 2008 You might want to read the "poacher" thread........Maybe Hunter is right........ I've been trying not to feed the troll, but I agree the attempt at humor was a little over the top. Poaching isn't a joking issue and it's a shame that some try to make light of it..... On a positive note, the sharpies at this lek are kicking it into high gear and it is always a nice treat to watch them for a short period of time at least once or twice a week. They had a coyote (more of a coydog due to it's huge size) sizing them up, but unfortunately for him we blew his cover. Poor bugger really had his heart set on a sharp-tail sandwich Thanks for the compliments on the photos guys, and I'll try to find some more interesting critters to capture a few stills of. Quote
adc Posted April 21, 2008 Posted April 21, 2008 I've been trying not to feed the troll, but I agree the attempt at humor was a little over the top. Poaching isn't a joking issue and it's a shame that some try to make light of it..... On a positive note, the sharpies at this lek are kicking it into high gear and it is always a nice treat to watch them for a short period of time at least once or twice a week. They had a coyote (more of a coydog due to it's huge size) sizing them up, but unfortunately for him we blew his cover. Poor bugger really had his heart set on a sharp-tail sandwich Thanks for the compliments on the photos guys, and I'll try to find some more interesting critters to capture a few stills of. Didn't mean to hijack your post Jeff and also meant to compliment you on some great photography........Maybe it's the Police Lake thing or StreamWatch but I just have NO tolerance for poaching and while I'm sure Jermie made the comment in jest it just hit me the wrong way...........Nice work on the photos..... Al..... Quote
Jeffro Posted April 21, 2008 Author Posted April 21, 2008 Didn't mean to hijack your post Jeff and also meant to compliment you on some great photography........Maybe it's the Police Lake thing or StreamWatch but I just have NO tolerance for poaching and while I'm sure Jermie made the comment in jest it just hit me the wrong way...........Nice work on the photos..... Al..... No worries Al, I don't blame you for taking it serious, because it is a serious matter (whether it be fishing or hunting). A zero tolerance for poaching is what everyone needs to help us self-regulate our resources, and keep them around for future generations. Beautiful tom there Monger. I haven't been drawn for turkey yet, but plan on getting out for a gobbler sometime in the next few years. What did the beard go? Quote
monger Posted April 21, 2008 Posted April 21, 2008 Thanks Jeff. He was a big bodied bird, but not much of a beard. My partners both got Tom's as well. One was a huge bird with about a 9" beard, the other a jake. The jake actually had a bigger beard than mine. It was only around 5" (I actually didn't bother to measure it since it was so short). It was nice to get out of Alberta and escape this storm you guys got to enjoy. We brought our rods along, but the it was -10C in the morning and most of the lakes are still frozen on the west of the mountains as well. Quote
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