SUN JOURNAL • September 19, 2020
When it comes to popularity with Maine hunters, the grouse has no peer, whether its in the pan or in the puckerbrush. No doubt it is the grouse’s incredible wariness, speed and unpredictability that make it such a popular and sought after game bird. Grouse fly at 900 feet per second. This means that when you shoulder that 20 gauge, the target is moving downrange at 70 feet per second. And studies show that it takes you .030 of a second from the time you see the bird until you can squeeze the trigger. ~ V. Paul Reynolds