Hunting for capercaillie.

The grouse is the largest pheasant of the pheasant family. He has great vigilance and sensitivity, however, during the mating season he loses these qualities. This influenced the name of this bird.

Inhabitates wood grouse mainly in mixed forests. Basically, his way of life is sedentary. Flights for him are heavy, he does not make big flights. In the daytime he usually moves on the ground, and at night settles on a tree. It is characterized by great caution, excellent eyesight and hearing, so hunting for wood grouses is fraught with great difficulties.

Hunters begin their fishing at the end of August, when young broods go to marshy places or dense thickets. Many begin to prepare for this long before the start of the season. Hunting for wood grouse in autumn will be much luckier if he uses a dog for this. With her barking, she begins to distract the bird's attention from what is happening around. At the sight of the dog the capercaillie begins to hiss, to run away from it, thereby losing its vigilance. This moment should be used by the hunter. By the way, one must take into account one very important circumstance: you can not shoot at the mountainous area, since without it a brood of wood grouses can die. They grow up closer to winter, and only then they start to extract food on their own.

By the end of autumn, hunting for wood grouses is difficult, as the birds get lost in huge flocks and find it difficult to approach them. If you track down the place of their feeding, then it is not difficult for an experienced and accurate hunter to make an accurate shot.

The most favorable for hunting is cloudy days, when the leaves are wet. The rustle of dry leaves and dry branches frightens the bird, and it is not necessary to count on what it will bring close to itself.

One way to hunt is to install a hut. From it, the hunter watches his prey. The hut should be well disguised and not stand out against the background of vegetation. Install it under the tree where the birds feed. Silence must be complete, as any careless movement can frighten a bird, and all efforts will be in vain. With a lucky combination of circumstances, the shot should be fired quickly, because if the wood grouse does not hear, but simply sees the hunter - this will be enough for the bird to disappear from sight.

The hunting of wood grouses in winter has its own difficulties. Glukhari usually try to stay together, and it's difficult to catch them unawares. It is necessary to track the places for feeding and the overnight stay of wood grouses in the afternoon. At night they straight from the trees deepen into the snow with their heads, while leaving no visible traces. The only thing that remains on the surface is a small hole. Only on it and you can determine the location of the bird. In adverse weather, wood grouses lie under snow for several days, and then it is almost impossible to detect them. In this case, hunting for wood grouses is subject only to the hunter with good observation and excellent reaction. Approach the location of the birds you need to ski with extreme care, holding a gun at the ready. If the wood grouse hears the approaching steps, he swiftly soars from under the snow, while lifting a real snow storm with a wave of his wings. Only the strength of nerves and instant reaction allow the hunter to quickly aim and shoot at the flying bird. Some hunters prefer to hunt in the evening, when the birds just settled in the doss house. Others prey on the early dawn, when the wood grouses fly out for feeding, and at this time the probability of getting them under the shot is high.

In winter, wood grouses eat once a day, usually in the morning. The pack has its favorite places, and it rarely changes them. Hunter pre-arranged in this place and with the advent of birds silently gets to them. Successful hunting of wood grouses in winter is impossible without a well-trained dog, which distracts the attention of birds, at a time when the hunter chooses a comfortable position and takes aim. Therefore, both hunters and dogs receive great pleasure from hunting.