The most politicized bird

Well, there’s always next year.

Maybe.

Sage grouse season has come and gone and I saw nary a bird. It certainly wasn’t for a lack of trying. I hunted upland birds 23 days last month, much of the time in areas where I had seen sage grouse in the past. I hunted in Phillips, McCone and Garfield counties. I even hunted along barbed wire fences bedecked with those white metal tabs on the top strand indicating there are sage grouse in the area.

While I didn’t specifically target sage grouse until last week, I usually stumble upon a few while out chasing sharptail grouse, but not this year....