Most of my ruffled grouse has been on my friends mountain ranch in Southern Idaho. One ounce of 7s, through 5, and 15k chokes does the trick. When I hunted N. East grouse, the cover was definitely a lot denser, and the shot window a lot shorter. I was carrying an H & H Royal, 12 bore @ 6lbs 5 oz, with 30" bbl. Most of the hunt involved holding the gun vertical by the wrist, with my right hand, and moving saplings with my left. At the end of the day, I was wishing for lighter, and shorter. Maybe a 20 gauge Trojan, with bbls cut to 25". I don't know.
I have to take my hat off to you folks who hunt these types habitats on a regular basis.
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