Blind Reservations have been opened for 2026
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WHat you need to know:
- Dress Warmly!!! It can be COLD!!
- Please wear tan or light brown clothes to better match the color of the blind materials.
- Only open windows on one side of blind at a time to avoid being “silhouetted” which will cause the birds to become nervous and possibly stop displaying or even leave.
- Do not stick anything outside of the blind such as spotting scopes or cameras as which will alarm the sharp-tails and affected their normal behavior.
- Blind has chairs and can accommodate up to 3 observers.
- Park only at designated parking spot to minimize disturbing the sharp-tails
- Plan to arrive 45 minutes before sunrise (Schedule) or about 5:30 am. (if you arrive too late after sunrise the sharp-tails may be slow to return or not return that day.
- Sharp-tails may be present when you arrive, many spend the night on or near the dancing ground, but usually return within 10 minutes if you do not arrive too late.
- Enter the blind through the rear zippered door.
- Remain in blind until birds have left after the display period, usually 1-2 hours after sunrise, or if a predator has flushed the birds.
- The blind is the highest object in the vicinity of the dancing ground. Occasionally females will land on top of the blind before they go onto the dancing ground.
- Sharp-tailed grouse dancing activity peaks between April 15 and May 10, although males may be present long before or after these dates but typically do not display much.
- Most activity occurs when the sky is clear and the wind is calm. Little or no dancing occurs when is raining, snowing, or very windy.
- In the blind, there is a clipboard with observation forms. Please complete the form and either leave it in the blind for others to enjoy and ultimately help in our monitoring program.
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