Georgia on our minds

These trips don't involve plans per se, just general inclinations and directions.  We were hoping to hike along some Georgia mountains and streams in pursuit of grouse and trout except Wade didn't have fly tackle.
So we did a little research and stumbled upon Cohutta Fishing Co in Cartersville north of Atlanta.  Walk into the beautiful little store on the square and didn't leave for 2 hours.

Andy, Connor, and Garner were all avid fly fishermen and hunters so as soon as they got over the fact we'd wandered in from the center of the universe, they got Wade set up with a travel rig and me with a highlighted map.
The thing about mountain trout is they swim where ruffed grouse drink so we just happened to stumble upon the info mart. They got out a high-resolution map, marked everywhere they'd ever seen a bird  (in their relatively short lives) ,  shared coffee and stories and even let us borrow their laptop to buy our licenses.
Armed with intel and gear, plus some new friends, we headed for the mountains.  Stopped at the Chattahoochee NF office for a visit with a ranger who runs beagles for rabbits, but hadn't seen a grouse in he couldn't remember when.  "Few and far between " was his comment.
Undaunted we headed up into the target zone in late afternoon.  Found food, water and cover but not the usual indicator - poop. Hmmm.
Continued scouting and exploring rivers before dark  for the next days adventure.

Kali rests on the west fork of Walnut Creek in Warwoman WMA.

Currently snow flurries in Dillard, GA  as we roll out. 

Really sorry about not including upland poop pictures but we think we have a promising area to run today.