-Finding solace and connection with quote from an article by Doug Stamm entitled "Winter Wonder Grouse" found in the most recent edition of Fur Fish & Game- 
         "Yet, in the end, the winter grouse usually wins. After all, these are the wariest and the wisest. A walk in wild places is the only thing guaranteed -- and that is more than enough for me. If I am fortunate enough to bag one for dinner, I count myself lucky. When a bird flies away over a ridge, I tip my cap and wish it a bountiful spring."