**#@** Grouse!

“Out looking for antler drops today, found a large set of cat tracks in the snow. Ten minutes later a grouse takes off a my feet, good thing I pack an extra set of skivies.”

“I had that happen mountain biking (near a minimal security prison on a blufftop, with hunters within eyesight, probably during GROUSE season!!!.... ALL TRUE and NOT one of my bizarre dreams)

Yeah, I almost crashed when it flew up from my front wheel!”

“LOL!! It's a good thing it WASN'T the cat!!! :-P”

“Saw a couple grouse this weekend myself!”

“Ya, thats a heart stopper for sure. I've had it happen several times cross country skiing at night.”

“How about you're out climbing a steep, rocky hillside offtrail...... so steep that you are lunging from tree grasp to tree grasp so you don't take a header down the hill.... and then a big freakin' TURKEY flies right over your head?!?!!? YIKES!!!!”

“"Grouse" ??????”

“When me and my daddy was walkin in the Windtooths in Wyodaho, I seen a chikin. I said "Look, daddy, a chikin!"
Then he said "That aint no chikin, happy nice Sarabelle, that is a pointy tale grouch!"
Know what? He never did fly off! He jus walked around with his feet and did not never flap his brid wings. He was reeel close, but I did not go smell his butt cuz my daddy yells and crys like a baby if I walk on the leafs.

Know what els is skeery? Qwales! I seen a elventy hunnerd qwales fly off by my hous when me and my daddy was walkin in our woods and is was REEL LOUD and it skeerd me a leetle bit but I did not run away.”