Anyone having any luck with forest grouse?
Two hunts have yielded 4 flushes with ZERO possible shots. I hunt with my Springer, Walter The Wonder Dog.
Grouse?
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Re: Grouse?
Haven't been out yet but now we have had some rain Mrs. hatchdog "the grouse slayer" and I have a trip planned for later in the week.
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Between two quick hunts I've killed 6 and my wife shot one. There are tons of grouse this year. My little .410 Remington Wingmaster is on fire!
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Thanks for the report, good to hear.Rigger28 wrote:Between two quick hunts I've killed 6 and my wife shot one. There are tons of grouse this year. My little .410 Remington Wingmaster is on fire!
IMHO, the only pump nicer than a Wingmaster is a Wingmastger in .410. Had an old buddy (now deceased ) who had one and he used it for Doves......talk about making a difficult shot even more so! Lots of Dads put a .410 in their kid's hands to start bird hunting but the .410 should be considered an expert's gun.
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Mike, I agree the .410 is definitely a crippler in a novices hands. Below is a pic of my son holding my limit of birds from Labor Day weekend and my .410. Only 2 of the 6 I've shot this year have been out of the air. I use the high velocity Remington 3" #5s, knocks em' down quick. I bought it from a farmer my dad knows for $300. I was hesitant to retire my 20ga for grouse but so far I've been very impressed with the .410s performance. Good luck!hatchdog wrote:Thanks for the report, good to hear.Rigger28 wrote:Between two quick hunts I've killed 6 and my wife shot one. There are tons of grouse this year. My little .410 Remington Wingmaster is on fire!
IMHO, the only pump nicer than a Wingmaster is a Wingmastger in .410. Had an old buddy (now deceased ) who had one and he used it for Doves......talk about making a difficult shot even more so! Lots of Dads put a .410 in their kid's hands to start bird hunting but the .410 should be considered an expert's gun.
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Re: Grouse?
I have shot my fair share of grouse this year. Mainly blue grouse.