Grouse Wings & Tails Needed for Population Monitoring

Posted on September 1, 2025 by BMPF

WDFW would like to remind us grouse hunters of the wing and tail collection barrels placed at various areas in the Blue Mountains. Forest grouse wings and tails contributed by upland hunters are analyzed each winter by WDFW biologists to estimate harvest, age, and sex of the grouse being taken.

Barrels located nearby are typically placed on Kendall Skyline Road, near Gildbreth Spring, and at the Tucannon WDFW office, near Last Chance KOA.

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