The Sunday Picture Show (October 5th, 2025)

After temporarily switching this Buck 301 Stockman out with a awl equipped Medium Stockman, I have it back in my pocket through the 15th of the month. OH
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Generalist said:
Blue grouse and a blue Buck.
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hunterjrg said:
Used to those in Wyoming while I was chasing Mule deer.
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Unfortunately, the taxonomists have been at work and the blue grouse no longer exists as a species. Some years ago, blue grouse was split into two species, the dusky grouse and the sooty grouse. I still call them blue grouse. We have some that show up at our cabin on the mountain. They have sort of a strange migration pattern. During the summer they are at lower elevations, then migrate to the top of the mountain where they spend the winter.

Bert

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Bonus History Bit. (thanks bertl bertl )
In 1582 there was no October 5th. Three weeks ago I discussed the conversion from the Julian to Gregorian calendar in 1752 by the United Kingdom & colonies including America. The conversion required a 11 day calendar correction skipping September 3rd thru 13th in 1752. Catholic Europe had previously converted to the Gregorian calendar in 1582. At that time a ten day calendar correction had been required with the dates October 5th thru 14th being skipped over. The correction was necessary to bring the calendar back in line with the solar year. The Gregorian calendar more accurately follows the solar year because of improved leap year rules.

405 Chuck Buck 2016 Signature Series Ivory Micarta.
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DeSotoSky said:
The conversion required a 11 day calendar correction skipping September 3rd thru 13th in 1752. Catholic Europe had previously converted to the Gregorian calendar in 1582.
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Great Britain didn't want to seem under the influence of a "papist" idea. Even when they accepted the conversion they called it the "New Style" calendar instead of "Gregorian" calendar. Of course that change created a bit of confusion about the birth dates of George Washington and other founding fathers.
 
bertl said:
Unfortunately, the taxonomists have been at work and the blue grouse no longer exists as a species. Some years ago, blue grouse was split into two species, the dusky grouse and the sooty grouse. I still call them blue grouse. We have some that show up at our cabin on the mountain. They have sort of a strange migration pattern. During the summer they are at lower elevations, then migrate to the top of the mountain where they spend the winter.

Bert

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I know, it just doesn't feel right to call them a different name from the one I grew up with. Where we live we have blues (dusky), spruce, and ruffed. The blues live at the highest elevation and usually take some hiking to reach.

That's a lovely example in your photo! Looks like a female.
 
Generalist said:
I know, it just doesn't feel right to call them a different name from the one I grew up with. Where we live we have blues (dusky), spruce, and ruffed. The blues live at the highest elevation and usually take some hiking to reach.

That's a lovely example in your photo! Looks like a female.
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It was about 9000 ft in the Bighorns a long time ago. I’m not well versed on the two subspecies. It was a fun experience tho
 
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