tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177950893772260581.post3767530595643264259..comments2023-11-03T09:27:31.348-07:00Comments on Living with Birddogs: Greater Sage Grouse dilemmaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177950893772260581.post-75762079544716871702010-03-05T12:11:32.550-08:002010-03-05T12:11:32.550-08:00Hank - further to your question, you are right - A...Hank - further to your question, you are right - Atwater's Prairie chicken has been ESA listed since 1967. Only a few hundred birds exist on a couple of hundred thousand acres of coastal grasslands in Eastern Texas. <br /><br />The lesser prairie chicken has been considered for listing, I believe, but is not currently listed AFAIK.Mike Spieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10181679891489101232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177950893772260581.post-90283452340489776192010-03-05T12:05:08.015-08:002010-03-05T12:05:08.015-08:00Hank, I think sage grouse, if they remain unlisted...Hank, I think sage grouse, if they remain unlisted deserve 'trophy' status. I see them fairly frequently while hiking and hunting, but have not shot one in maybe 20 years. <br /><br />I think you should give it a go during the limited California season. I would check the sage reas around rivers in the Bishop/Mono Lake areas, or go north of Susanville into Lassen and Modoc counties. <br /><br />It is quite an experience to see these large elegant birds.Mike Spieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10181679891489101232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177950893772260581.post-85476344038860106312010-03-05T08:52:17.229-08:002010-03-05T08:52:17.229-08:00I think you don't hear much because so few peo...I think you don't hear much because so few people hunt sage grouse. They have a bad reputation (unwarranted) as table fare, have low bag limits (one or even a special tag and lottery in California), and are in the Way Out West. <br /><br />In an odd way, I'd like to bag just one more to eat a ceremonial farewell meal before they list them. <br /><br />Oh, and as for a game bird listed, wasn't the prairie chicken listed as threatened?Hunter Angler Gardener Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996285578001308125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177950893772260581.post-81217797441615968642010-03-02T16:34:41.287-08:002010-03-02T16:34:41.287-08:00Mike,
Good and timely post. I agree with you on t...Mike,<br /><br />Good and timely post. I agree with you on the lack of common ground. The photo you post shows how "just a few acres" of development can compromise the hundreds of acres between by cutting it to ribbons. The country needs energy, open areas of the west need jobs, nobody but a few birds and animals like sage, apart from a few hunters and environmentalists and one way or the other the devil may take the hindmost.mdmnmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191436711956580423noreply@blogger.com