Professional Sooty Grouse hunting guide and outfitter in Northern California. Another favorite for the amazing terrain they call home. Sooty grouse are birds of the mountains. When the valley is still scorching hot in September, go high for a sooty grouse hunt. Commonly found along the edges of mountain meadows where a brush or conifer pocket meet. To some they are just a dumb bird, to target them with dogs is a totally different experience that won’t be easily topped. We use pointing dogs that are also trained to retrieve for upland bird hunts.