Posted March 28, 2016 2:58 pm by Comments

By Justin Stakes

Male Greater-Sage Grouse Photo Jeremy R. Roberts

The free event happens April 9, 2016

Male Greater-Sage Grouse Photo Jeremy R. Roberts
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR)
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR)

Price, UT -(AmmoLand.com)- The “bloop, bloop” sound that male sage grouse make, as they strut on their breeding grounds, is one of the most unique sounds you’ll ever hear in nature.

And the sight of the grouse strutting is pretty unique too.

You can hear and watch this ritual yourself at a free wildlife-viewing event in east-central Utah. The event will happen April 9 at Emma Park, about 13 miles north of Price.

The Division of Wildlife Resources is sponsoring the event.

To see and hear the spectacle, you need to be at the viewing site early. Viewing is best before the sun comes up and just after the sun has risen. Grouse leave their strutting ground within an hour after sun up.

DWR biologists will be at the viewing site with spotting scopes and binoculars.

“We’ll help you find the grouse,” says Brent Stettler, regional conservation outreach manager for the DWR. “We’ll also answer any questions you have.”

Before making the trip, please remember that several things can force the grouse to leave the viewing site early or …Read the Rest

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