I use to get called that when I moved to Montana, funny thing is, it really wasn't any diffrent from hiking in the blueridge to me, just rockier and higher altitude, at times. But ironically I met alot of montanaens that couldn't keep up with me.
I love the fact that he goes hunting with the guy that gave him a job through college in construction. You got a love the relationship between those two guys. Being a guy in construction I can relate to all of this.
Being a guy who went to college, earned his way through by working and scholarship, currently in construction hiring college kids myself ... I can relate to it as well : )
As an avid upland and dog guy, this was without a doubt my most favorite episode you have ever put out. I'd give a weeks pay to hunt with Ronnie. I am putting this on my bucket list of bird hunts.
If you want a location in Colorado to get on them, let me know. We took several with bow and arrow while on a September elk hunt. Great eating bird, not difficult to take.
It's a good thing this came out today and not tomorrow. I'm getting hitched and me taking 20 minutes out of the honeymoon to watch this wouldn't play well.
Dude, you ought to be able to squeeze 20 minutes of time to yourself even on a honeymoon. If you can’t get 20 minutes to yourself, how will you ever get to hunt? Set the standard early that you need time to yourself.
He has a show called meat eater. It’s a great show. I love it. You should look it up. He has his show on this RUclips channel. Look through his videos and watch them all. He’s added fishing series’ called “das boat” and “fur hat ice tour.” Also check out his “Back 40” series. They are all great. His narrating is definitely awesome and I love his perspective on hunting because it gave me a tangible explanation for how I feel about hunting. He was able to get me to explain and understand how I felt about hunting and feeding ones body and soul.
grouse hunt is by far my favorite hunt mainly because of my dad that bring me with him since im 5 years old .. im 33 and he just got 70 now and we still go together each season
The fellowship, memories and good times hunting brings to us hunters. In a time like today I wish everyone could get a taste of it. Might just change the world
More hunters should have this attitude, look to include not exclude and maybe the world would understand why hunters hunt for their food. God bless brother.
Awesome! One of my favorite birds to hunt, and thankfully hugely underrepresented in the hunting media. Not many folks are willing to put in the work it sometimes takes to get into them.
I loved this episode. It reminds me of my first pheasant hunt with my dad in SW Kansas. What a big deal it was to finally get to go with Dad. Some of the best memories of my life.
I love how Steve always cooks the wild game at the end of the video. This guy can really cook! I killed a rough grouse one time and pan fried it, it was the toughest thing I've ever tried to eat and I've never had the desire to kill another one. LOL
Love this one. That said, love them all. Reminds me of going out trapping rabbits on my horse and cart at Narromine as a kid. Back when you could carry a rifle in Australia.
i love the Bracco Italiano, have one too, straight from Genova, italy: best dogs ever. hard working, loyal but also amazing natural instincts (either as a hound or a pointer) trained mine on blood - very kid friendly
I love hunting dusky grouse with my German shorthairs here in Wyoming. I look for young forest and lots of open edges. Better in Sept. They start moving up into high mature forest later in October. I put bells on my dogs because bears in good bird habitat. Nice looking Braccos
Thanks to Steve I went on my first scouting trip on VA National forest land 3 days ago and I'm going back for a 3 day archery whitetail hunt and taking my .22 roger for small game after christmas. It's awesome being up in the mountains of N.America
Omg i can't believe an Italian braco love it . I'm 52 and I grew up hunting with my dad who had a braco before I was even born . She was the best bird hunting dog that existed in Chile in the early 70s . My dad later got a Brittany spaniel here in the US. Well, let's just say not even close she even retrieved ducks !
Duskeys like an escape route. They are very often on the edge of a hill side or cliff they can use to elude predators. You'll also find them near water sources.
Twenty one point two zero minutes of enjoyment. Thanks for taking me along and letting me enjoy a meal as well. Thanks to Ron and your team for producing these videos. Gregg from Graham, TX.
Steve hiking this 55 year old guy to death and laughing about it...LOL. this old guy has actually worked his ass off his entire life, 5-6 days a week. Ruined his knees and hips. And Steve is younger and healthy. And he walks him up there on the mountain..LOL. Thanks Buddy...
My wife and I love your show. I would never watch anybody else upland bird hunt but your commentary and the way you dive into every hunt like it might be your last no matter what the game is just awesome. Love it man have watched every episode of last 2 seasons very excited to see season 3!!!!!
Kudos to the friend. It looks like his hip and knee are toast, but he powers through. Too bad the young guy won't appreciate this until he's in the same boat one day -- the circle of life
@@FluffyBuzzard2TheMax actually yes, the elk hunting was shit so I’ll probably never be back there. Mount zirkle wilderness unit 161, we saw them all over the place on state line road, and any little offshoot of it once your up in the mountains. Dinner park road had some pretty good camp sites but It caught on fire a few years back so not sure what it looks like now. And we were in there the second week of September, not sure how it is the rest of the year, but they were in there thick during my trip there.
Great video, guys! Hunting blues is a fun slog. There is always slope to contend with, but it takes you to some pretty fine places. Hunting with dogs just makes it that much more enjoyable. They can be elusive, or they can explode from your feet in a rush of unexpected noise. They are a wee bit stupid, as you saw, thinking you can't see them. Ronny is right - they have stinky guts, but once cleaned out the meat is tasty. Looks like you had a great two days. Thanks for bringing us along.
I been watching your for a week or so.is so many things that I want to say your a great hunter and a great cook and very poetic and most of all you from Michigan. I'm from chihuahua mexico but I been a Michigan resident for almost 50 years I learn so much from you thanks
I want to see the Himalayan Snow Cock hunt now. One of the most masochistic hunts I have ever done. Only a couple mountain ranges in Nevada where they exist in North America as far as I know.
We used to call them Pine Hens and I had my pistol in a shoulder holster especially for them when hunting deer in south east Idaho....best camp meat fried chicken I ever ate
Same, we would shoot the lowest one in the tree and work our way up shooting them in the head. If you start at the bottom and work up most of the time they will not spook from the gun shot.
I always bring a couple small game points during archery elk in Montana ~ so many times I've come back with a couple if not a limit of grouse...definitely makes up for not seeing elk some days!
Beretta m9 in 22lr. You can buy a threaded barrel for $80 15rnds and its pretty damm accurate, i started with a slincer co sparrow, and now use a thunderbeast 22 takedown. Its smaller and wayyyy easier to clean. Aquila standard velocity is the ticket, cheap and quiet. Grouse guts stink. If your going to get a few of them its worth saving the qizzard and legs .
When I went hunting in Montana, my buddy meets me after dark telling me about this bird that wouldn’t leave him alone and kept attacking his boots. He could have just grabbed it if he knew it was in season.
I am the same way when it come to hunting. It’s all about being outside in a place you enjoy and harvesting something is always a bonus and when I have dogs that’s the one thing I will want to push more to harvest
Michigan Home Boys,,,, Way to Score 2 of North Americas GROUSE Spices in 1 Hunt... I'm Able to Lay Claim to 3 Verities so Far But Was not Able to Score a Blue in a past Hunt in Colorado .... Great to see Dog in the Bush and Great Shots to fill the Bags..I m getting still Hunt Ruffs for 21 more Days here in Northern Michigan,,,, That's a Huge Thanks to View this Hunt.... Great looking Eat if it come out of the Dogs Tin👍👍👍😉
Ronnie is like an old friend I’ve never met. Very cool guy and relatable in many ways.
was just about to write a comment like this and yours was the first i laid eyes on. thanks for takin care of it for me
👍🏼💯
Does he look like Joe rogan with hair to you??
@@Adamleighjones for sure bro your eyes are still working bucko 👌🏽😂👍🏽
Those heavy farts tho...
"I'm so excited, I shit myself." -How I feel every time a new episode is posted.
Haha me too
"Cleans up nice!" A true dog person.
He hosts "The Hunting Dog" podcast, if you're into podcasts
@@muddywaterfishing yo thanks so much 🙏🙏
On this episode: Steve tries to kill a flatlander
DesertDwellers essentially...yes
LOL, well played.
Is this what the mountain dwellers call us? 😂
@@adrianvelez4147 Yes. Other synonyms include: little-lungers, jelly-leggers, & achy-anklers.
I use to get called that when I moved to Montana, funny thing is, it really wasn't any diffrent from hiking in the blueridge to me, just rockier and higher altitude, at times. But ironically I met alot of montanaens that couldn't keep up with me.
I love the fact that he goes hunting with the guy that gave him a job through college in construction. You got a love the relationship between those two guys. Being a guy in construction I can relate to all of this.
Being a guy who went to college, earned his way through by working and scholarship, currently in construction hiring college kids myself ... I can relate to it as well : )
As an avid upland and dog guy, this was without a doubt my most favorite episode you have ever put out. I'd give a weeks pay to hunt with Ronnie. I am putting this on my bucket list of bird hunts.
Agreed. As a Minnesotan roughed grouse hunter, blue grouse out west is on the bucket list!
If you want a location in Colorado to get on them, let me know. We took several with bow and arrow while on a September elk hunt. Great eating bird, not difficult to take.
Do you have a gps dog collar? I'm looking for some recommendations!
My daughter's love the Virginia dove episode with Ronnie. Taking them dove hunting this weekend
A morning cigar with his coffee… a man of culture.
It's a good thing this came out today and not tomorrow. I'm getting hitched and me taking 20 minutes out of the honeymoon to watch this wouldn't play well.
Dude, you ought to be able to squeeze 20 minutes of time to yourself even on a honeymoon. If you can’t get 20 minutes to yourself, how will you ever get to hunt? Set the standard early that you need time to yourself.
@@arthritisankle I was making a little joke. I found one who likes to keep a full freezer and enjoys back packing more than I do 😉
@@nickm8940 lol
@@nickm8940 you. . .dang you're lucky
@@nickm8940 Wow, hang on to her she's a keeper. Side Note - Marriage can be difficult at times, good luck.
Also, Ron with an old 7.3 makes me feel better about owning one. They have a soft spot in my heart, and him having one makes it a little cooler. Lol
Yessir. I’ve got a 97 that I’ll never part with. Good ol horse.
9:53 “I’m so excited I shat myself” I am DYING from laughter.
11:27 Hahaha
Ronnie, neat double with a fine looking SxS. Love the truck also.
I want an episode on ronnie's sxs lol
Hell yeah, I want a 16 gauge side by side still. Been on the look out for something for years.
That double was seriously impressive. Also. Ron earned those. Lol
When the two grouse flew into each other and then bounced off and flew in two separate directions. Heck of a shot for sure.
This guy's content is so good, he could make a hunting show, have an episode about hunting grouse, and I would watch it!
His ability to narrate his own material is simply amazing while staying true to its content and keeping his viewers glued 👍🏽
@@chocolingo7423 you do know
Never mind
He has a show called meat eater. It’s a great show. I love it. You should look it up. He has his show on this RUclips channel. Look through his videos and watch them all. He’s added fishing series’ called “das boat” and “fur hat ice tour.” Also check out his “Back 40” series. They are all great. His narrating is definitely awesome and I love his perspective on hunting because it gave me a tangible explanation for how I feel about hunting. He was able to get me to explain and understand how I felt about hunting and feeding ones body and soul.
they need more grouse/pheasant episodes in my opinion. but thats just cuz i just got into hunting and thats what im going for atm lol.
Ill have you know....... So would I!
“Let’s go get a beer” seems well deserved.
Those Bracco Italiano dogs are gorgeous.
Ronnie is awesome. This is one of my all time favorite episodes thru the whole series.
grouse hunt is by far my favorite hunt mainly because of my dad that bring me with him since im 5 years old .. im 33 and he just got 70 now and we still go together each season
Ronnie needs to be on every episode! He's a character lol love his style and attitude.
For some reason my favorite part is, “and the grouse is the right texture for it… there’s a cow moose standin there!”
The fellowship, memories and good times hunting brings to us hunters. In a time like today I wish everyone could get a taste of it. Might just change the world
More hunters should have this attitude, look to include not exclude and maybe the world would understand why hunters hunt for their food. God bless brother.
I will bring the ring to Mordor!
Oh sorry, wrong fellowship.
@Matias D.C Awe, looks like someone is a Vegan lol.
@@rhelferstay impossible food running through those veins
Dude omfg I love that Steve is always making Ron walk and hike more than he wants to.
Typical flatlander: whoof that was a long walk. Let's get a beer. I'm from WI, that would have been my reaction too, Ronny.
Awesome! One of my favorite birds to hunt, and thankfully hugely underrepresented in the hunting media. Not many folks are willing to put in the work it sometimes takes to get into them.
I loved this episode. It reminds me of my first pheasant hunt with my dad in SW Kansas. What a big deal it was to finally get to go with Dad. Some of the best memories of my life.
Get the man some trekking poles!
You can't on a grouse hunt.
Nothing like a couple days in the woods with a good friend
Just started harvesting grouse during my hunts this year. Can't believe I've been missing out all these years. They are delicious.
gotta love enjoying the hunt with the dogs along for the ride just happy to retrieve the kill !
Ronnie seems like one heck of a great guy. So does Steve.
Ain't nothing like a good dog.
Eating Grouse Fettuccine out of a Dog Bowl. Added to my Bucket List.
I love how Steve always cooks the wild game at the end of the video. This guy can really cook! I killed a rough grouse one time and pan fried it, it was the toughest thing I've ever tried to eat and I've never had the desire to kill another one. LOL
Love this one. That said, love them all. Reminds me of going out trapping rabbits on my horse and cart at Narromine as a kid. Back when you could carry a rifle in Australia.
i love the Bracco Italiano,
have one too, straight from Genova, italy:
best dogs ever. hard working, loyal but also amazing natural instincts (either as a hound or a pointer) trained mine on blood
- very kid friendly
Steve makes me want to hunt again.. Its been a few years.
Love to see the bracco getting some attention. Awesome dogs wouldnt trade mine for all the money in the world
That's a buddy and long time friend right there . Appreciate y'all for sharing
Ronnie eating in his dog plate is a bad ass move man 😂best....hardcore hunters ... Can adopt to any situation... Cool 👍
I love hunting dusky grouse with my German shorthairs here in Wyoming. I look for young forest and lots of open edges. Better in Sept. They start moving up into high mature forest later in October. I put bells on my dogs because bears in good bird habitat. Nice looking Braccos
Thanks to Steve I went on my first scouting trip on VA National forest land 3 days ago and I'm going back for a 3 day archery whitetail hunt and taking my .22 roger for small game after christmas. It's awesome being up in the mountains of N.America
Little tip.....use sub sonic rounds in your .22lr so you don't blow out the whitetail. Good luck!!
Ronnie’s brave to let one fly out in the bush.😂
Can't imagine a better way to spend a day...beautiful scenery, good friend, dogs and birds!
Awesome video !! Cant believe he got that double. Hell of a shot.
The farting! 😂 If you can’t let er rip in the woods and laugh about it, are you even a hunter? Love this show!
Omg i can't believe an Italian braco love it . I'm 52 and I grew up hunting with my dad who had a braco before I was even born . She was the best bird hunting dog that existed in Chile in the early 70s . My dad later got a Brittany spaniel here in the US. Well, let's just say not even close she even retrieved ducks !
This was a good one, Ronnie is a keeper.
Ronny seems like a really fun guy. Plus I love the old school green Gatorade bottle he's got, reminds me of playing HS Football.
Good to see Ron's a travelling man. You keep good company Steve. Love the show.
That guy is a great shot! Two birds take off in opposite directions (@ 09:35) , and he shoots both!
WOW, how much fun was that, awesome country, great friends, dogs, double barrels, birds and food and drinks.
Dusky grouse.....the archery elk hunters consolation prize! I believe took 7 this past year with my bow.
Duskeys like an escape route. They are very often on the edge of a hill side or cliff they can use to elude predators. You'll also find them near water sources.
Twenty one point two zero minutes of enjoyment. Thanks for taking me along and letting me enjoy a meal as well. Thanks to Ron and your team for producing these videos. Gregg from Graham, TX.
No way! I thought you guys were done after season 2! Thanks so much for the great content!
have you watched the seasons on netflix? they have 5-9 on there i believe
@@anthonydavid8824 I have, which is why I'm so excited for season 1-3 content because it isn't there.
@@anthonydavid8824 it’s only 7-9, I believe.
@@arthritisankle really? I might have been confusing this show with another lol.
@@anthonydavid8824 no you’re right it was 5-9 but they removed 5 & 6 recently
Being from MN I completely understand how Ronny feels. We go elk hunting in CO every year and the elevation is an absolute killer.
I could watch Steve hunt every day for the rest of my life
Hears fart...thinks it was just them walking then Ronnie said I’m so excited I shit myself 😂 I feel him on that
Im just happy those puppers are happy.
Steve hiking this 55 year old guy to death and laughing about it...LOL. this old guy has actually worked his ass off his entire life, 5-6 days a week. Ruined his knees and hips. And Steve is younger and healthy. And he walks him up there on the mountain..LOL. Thanks Buddy...
watching Meat Eater makes my soul happy
My wife and I love your show. I would never watch anybody else upland bird hunt but your commentary and the way you dive into every hunt like it might be your last no matter what the game is just awesome. Love it man have watched every episode of last 2 seasons very excited to see season 3!!!!!
Full episodes of meateater on youtube is the only thing keeping 2020 bearable. Thanks guys!
With buddies like that,who needs family.🤗🤗🤗🤗
What a dream. I would love to have an adventure like that. Thanks for sharing.
Absolutely love this show. I am a Yooper and hunting grouse over my black lab and silver Weimaraner is my #1 favorite thing to do.
Kudos to the friend. It looks like his hip and knee are toast, but he powers through. Too bad the young guy won't appreciate this until he's in the same boat one day -- the circle of life
You get to experience some of the most beautiful places my hats off to you sir
Seen 2 grouse in the last 20 min. I love living in British Columbia.
I have braccos and have never had such wonderful dogs.
Dusty grouse in hands down the best bird I’ve ever ate. We got some in northern Colorado and they were amazing
Got any spots you're willing to part with? Haha
@@FluffyBuzzard2TheMax actually yes, the elk hunting was shit so I’ll probably never be back there. Mount zirkle wilderness unit 161, we saw them all over the place on state line road, and any little offshoot of it once your up in the mountains. Dinner park road had some pretty good camp sites but It caught on fire a few years back so not sure what it looks like now. And we were in there the second week of September, not sure how it is the rest of the year, but they were in there thick during my trip there.
@@joshpotter3172 Thanks man, I'll have to check it out this fall!
You can tell they’re good friends. You don’t just take anyone on a random harebrained hunt.
Ronnie is my favorite guy that hunts with Steve and that's saying alot because I'm a huge Joe Rogan fan
Great video, guys! Hunting blues is a fun slog. There is always slope to contend with, but it takes you to some pretty fine places. Hunting with dogs just makes it that much more enjoyable. They can be elusive, or they can explode from your feet in a rush of unexpected noise. They are a wee bit stupid, as you saw, thinking you can't see them. Ronny is right - they have stinky guts, but once cleaned out the meat is tasty. Looks like you had a great two days. Thanks for bringing us along.
I been watching your for a week or so.is so many things that I want to say your a great hunter and a great cook and very poetic and most of all you from Michigan. I'm from chihuahua mexico but I been a Michigan resident for almost 50 years I learn so much from you thanks
I want to see the Himalayan Snow Cock hunt now. One of the most masochistic hunts I have ever done. Only a couple mountain ranges in Nevada where they exist in North America as far as I know.
Your camera man does an excellent job in this one mate.
This guy looks like Joe Rogans dad
I was thinking he looked like Joe rogan aswell lol
Was thinking the same thing the whole ep
You beat me to it
First thing I thought first comment I read
thinking same thing
Easily one of my favorite episodes!
_“Who’s a good booyyy?!”_
that is the best thumbnail I have ever seen. that dog has the best face ever lol.
We used to call them Pine Hens and I had my pistol in a shoulder holster especially for them when hunting deer in south east Idaho....best camp meat fried chicken I ever ate
Same, we would shoot the lowest one in the tree and work our way up shooting them in the head. If you start at the bottom and work up most of the time they will not spook from the gun shot.
that's why lots of folks call em fool hens..gotta love em
It is great you can share this adventure with someone who has meaning in your past.
Couldn't be a greater story appreciate y'all
Ronnie is easily one of my most relatable people that have been on the show besides you steven. what a great guy and a great epidode
More Ronny, he is hilarious.
Steve you are an awesome individual. I plan on going after my first white tail ever this coming season because of your inspiration. Keep it up!
We need more of Ronnie, what a legend 👏
I always bring a couple small game points during archery elk in Montana ~ so many times I've come back with a couple if not a limit of grouse...definitely makes up for not seeing elk some days!
I pack a suppressed .22 pistol so I’m not flinging pricey arrows into rocks or trees. But yes, getting a couple birds is way better than nothing.
@@willroland7153 I just bought a suppressor for that reason.
Beretta m9 in 22lr. You can buy a threaded barrel for $80 15rnds and its pretty damm accurate, i started with a slincer co sparrow, and now use a thunderbeast 22 takedown. Its smaller and wayyyy easier to clean. Aquila standard velocity is the ticket, cheap and quiet. Grouse guts stink. If your going to get a few of them its worth saving the qizzard and legs .
When I went hunting in Montana, my buddy meets me after dark telling me about this bird that wouldn’t leave him alone and kept attacking his boots. He could have just grabbed it if he knew it was in season.
@@arthritisankle had more than a few that I stepped on before they jumped~
I am the same way when it come to hunting. It’s all about being outside in a place you enjoy and harvesting something is always a bonus and when I have dogs that’s the one thing I will want to push more to harvest
11:30😂
"What do you think of that?"
Just bought 2 copies of your new wilderness survival book. One for me, one for my buddy and his kids. Thanks for the amazing content!!
Just the packing lists alone were worth it
That is such a perfect episode! Thank you!
Loved it...glad it tasted 180° from the entrails' smell. Thanks to the crew.
I had a Blue Mtn Grouse living in my side yard last winter. It was over 8 lbs...should have harvested. So big!
This episode reminds me of the old American Sportsman that used to play on Saturdays when I was a kid! I very much enjoyed this!
Right on. Grouse on purpose is not for the faint of heart.
blue grouse, ruffed grouse, spruce grouse, sharp tail grouse, ptarmigans, pheasants, and quails... love them all 😐
That a hunt you both will remember!!! Nothing like it
Michigan Home Boys,,,, Way to Score 2 of North Americas GROUSE Spices in 1 Hunt... I'm Able to Lay Claim to 3 Verities so Far But Was not Able to Score a Blue in a past Hunt in Colorado .... Great to see Dog in the Bush and Great Shots to fill the Bags..I m getting still Hunt Ruffs for 21 more Days here in Northern Michigan,,,, That's a Huge Thanks to View this Hunt.... Great looking Eat if it come out of the Dogs Tin👍👍👍😉
Ronnie does seem like a good dude, you keep those ppl close.