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PostThu Jun 06, 2013 4:44 pm 
Happened to me today. That was a new experience. Seemed different than when I've seen males strutting around doing their mating dance. This definitely seemed like "You're on my turf, I don't want you here, get out!" This was on Chatter Creek trail on my way back down. No hikers or grouse were injured during the standoff fortunately.

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PostThu Jun 06, 2013 5:50 pm 
This beastie was chasing my pickup down the road one day. I stopped and this happened.

What's especially fun about sock puppets is that you can make each one unique and individual, so that they each have special characters. And they don't have to be human––animals and aliens are great possibilities
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PostThu Jun 06, 2013 8:04 pm 
The grouse I saw today made that same sort of gurgling sound as the one in your video, but it also sort of clucked like a chicken, and it distinctly hissed at me. Whenever a critter, be it snake, lizard, mammal or whatever, hisses, that's not a friendly sound.

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PostThu Jun 06, 2013 8:10 pm 
This isn't unusual, they are nesting and have babies now, so will be on high alert. I was warned today on my hike by a feisty lady grouse. I didn't see any babies, but it was doing the broken wing drag along to get me away from something. Rocky was very interested too......smile.gif

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PostThu Jun 06, 2013 8:21 pm 
Mine didn't do the broken wing routine, but it did flutter it's wings at me.

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PostThu Jun 06, 2013 8:29 pm 
Safety glasses this time of year. Grouse can fly up and peck your eyes out......Many have lost sight because of this. You were lucky. eek.gif

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PostThu Jun 06, 2013 8:36 pm 
It's scary out there. I had a chipmunk sneak attack my pack the day before while Billy the goat was distracting me.

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PostThu Jun 06, 2013 11:59 pm 
The book Up: A Mother and Daughter's Peakbagging Adventure by Patricia Ellis Herr describes a hilarious (after the fact) encounter with a terrifying grouse when she was hiking with her children.

My hiking w/ kids site: www.thehikermama.com
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PostFri Jun 07, 2013 3:28 am 
Last year we got charged by a hen along Bridge Creek on the way to Stehekin. Then at Moore Point 2 days later, a hen walked up to our picnic with 5 chicks and just started pecking around our feet. Her confidence had me worried

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PostFri Jun 07, 2013 8:53 am 
Enough is enough. If they don't give you a heart attack, they attack directly. This avian terrorism will not stand.

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PostFri Jun 07, 2013 9:00 am 
That's it. There is no way I'm going hiking and risk getting attacked:

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PostFri Jun 07, 2013 2:25 pm 
Yeah, god forbid birds should start acting like......us.

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PostSat Jun 08, 2013 11:33 am 
Doe deer will give a good stomping if you get too close to a fawn. Motherhood brings out the instinct for sure. Moose are by far the worst though.

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PostSat Jun 08, 2013 12:51 pm 
Tvashtar wrote:
Enough is enough. If they don't give you a heart attack, they attack directly. This avian terrorism will not stand.
The avian flew.

60 pounds lighter but not 60 points brighter.
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PostSat Jun 08, 2013 12:52 pm 
Ate one once...

I love the smell of deet in the morning. The smell, you know that deet smell, the whole mountain. Smelled like... victory.
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