Russ - if you can't find the shot pellets even by dissecting the wound channel they have obviously passed clean through.
You may find a pellet in the flesh but unless you're an extremely aggressive masticator, you shouldn't break a tooth on it.
PS..... How does one "capture" a grouse with a shotgun?
I just looked up the definition of "capture" and I see that it actually can be done...
"Capture: To take into one's possession by force..."
So I guess I won't 'kill' my grouse anymore. It seems so violent to do so and 'capture' seems so much more benevolent.... Hmm... maybe beneviolent fits even better, is that a word?
So, from now on I'll be capturing my gamebirds. Can't wait for deer season when I can try to capture a nice buck.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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