Last September riding at Dixon Miller trail in the Pocono mountains of Pa. I saw a peculiar acting ruffed grouse. Most of the time you might see one run and fly away if you are lucky enough to see it at all, this grouse would pose for you, I snapped a few pics and moved on. Yesterday my wife and I return to the same trail and 8 months later this grouse got an attitude. She was reluctant to get out of the way, if I moved left, she moved left, I moved right, she moved right.I didn’t want to run her over, I didn’t see any chicks, but she may of had some or still be nesting. Finally I told my wife to come along side of me and when I move to the left and the grouse follows she should gun it and get out of there. This is the best part unfortunately I put away the camera, I moved left the grouse followed, my wife took off and the grouse flew up and chased her getting as close as here left shoulder. At this point I’m hoping to just get out unscathed. When the grouse came back to me i just gunned it around her, went down the trail to meet my wife and share a laugh, and then we looked back and the grouse was running down the trail at us again. Outta her now. Two pics at the side of the trail are from last September, and the ones in front of my griz are from yesterday.
