Nice job Terry!

Good shooting Terry!

I got one once with a 45/70, never got the chance to try with a bow yet.

Shot a few out of tree stands but never on the wing I guess the oppertunity hasn't presented itself yet.I've got no problem flingin an arrow at a flying bird.

Nice shooting Terry.

Good shot Terry!

Nice Terry! I shot a few on the ground or in trees(some I had to get up in the tree to retrieve them...), but never on the wing...

Beautiful picture Terry,  definitely a trophy to remember there.

Thats some good shooting Terry.  

Love taking grouse while elk hunting, and I have shot several over the years, but I have always 'Arkansawed' them. Never got one on the wing.

"On the wing"...no! On the ground...yes.

Really cool pic Centaur, love the mixed camo.  Nice looking bow also.

Many years ago a friend and I were hunting in Western Nebraska.  We jumped a flock of grouse that were feeding in an alfalfa field. They landed down in a creek bottom. I borrowed one of my friend's arrows and dropped down into the creek bed as the flock busted before I could get a shot.  I figured there is always a straggler so I pushed on.  Sure enough one got up at 20 ft and flew straight away - the arrow entered the vent and exited the craw.  I walked over and picked up my grouse and his arrow.  Handed him the slime covered arrow - all he could do was look at it and say, "Now I know why you wanted to use my arrow."  One of my most memorable shots . . .

In the early 1960's, Iwas bowhunting in Virginia in the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains.  I had hunted edvery day, morning and evening for almost 2 weeks, and it had rained almost all the time.  Of course, I never even saw a deer.

Leaving my morning stand and hiking to the trail out to my vehicle, a grouse flushed almost under my feet and spread his wings gliding away from me out in the wide open spaces.  In much the same manner that a baseball player might fling his bat in exasperation, I loosed an arrow in frustration and hit the grouse dead center.  Of course it was an "accident" but it sort of made up for two weeks of cold rain and no deer.

Joe

Some real good stories guys, I like the slimy arrow Craig.  Thanks for sharing all these great memories.  God willing there be many more for all of you.

Have shot over 60 pheas, 2 doz chukar and even a few quail in flite (all preserve birds). Here in NJ, ruffed grouse are native but few and far between these days. We have another native(migratory) upland bird, the woodcock. They are about the size of a quail, hold well for a point, ROCKET off the ground and fly in a crazy zig zag pattern that makes it difficult for shotgun hunters to hit them. I took one one the ground(The Thompson Bros used to shoot them this way) but I hope to take one in flite.http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f218/bowzonly/?action=view¤t=woodcock012427x640.jpg" target="_blank">http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f218/bowzonly/woodcock012427x640.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket">

Good dog!