One or two viewing blinds are set up each spring at the Bessey Ranger District to watch the mating dances of prairie grouse. The blinds have small square viewing windows for observing and photographing birds as they are dancing and booming on their display grounds, also known as leks. View an amateur video taken from a blind - turn up the sound! Both viewing blinds are first come, first served. Visitors should plan to enter the blind at least 45 minutes before sunrise to avoid disrupting the…
Grouse Viewing Blinds - Bessey is primarily first-come, first-served. Use the availability view to gauge how busy it is before you go.
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