The drawings will be held on September 11, with results being available beginning September 13, 1996. The falconry-only season for all four hunting areas is November 2 through December 31, 1996. The northern areas include the East Lassen area and Central Lassen areas. The season in these areas is September 7 and 8, 1996. Northern area hunters may take two sage grouse per season.
Sage grouse are big birds, with some males approaching eight pounds.
But don't be fooled into thinking they are slow or easy to hunt. In fact, they can be extremely hard to find. I walked at least a dozen miles each day, and I only saw one grouse. And it flushed out of range. Experienced hunters will agree with Underwood.