Tundra Swan with a Hammer 10

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Jay Oliver

Craig, I will send you the guide information. I don't have it, but I asked my friend for it. I was along for the ride on this trip and just showed up with my 10 gauge Parker and black powder shells.

You do have to apply for a tundra swan permit, which works on a lottery system. Some guide services may already have permits they can let their clients use. From what my friend told me the chances a very good for a permit. He has applied and received his permit the last 4 years in a row.

By the way I didn't get to cook anything last night, but I will tonight. I will let you know how it turns out.

On the ITX BB shot, I probably would not have used it had I know that it wasn't recommended. However, after patterning it and hunting with it using black powder I would use the same load again if I was swan or goose hunting(black powder only). Balistic Products may have been overly cautious, which I certainly understand. I did some searching and I can't find any BB sized bismuth sold in loose shot. So if you want softer than steel BBs or even BBBs, ITX may be the only option(please correct me if I am wrong on this).

Thanks ! A high school/ Parker friend stopped by the shop today and as I was showing him a Parker at my truck I asked him if he was intrested in going next year for a swan hunt and he told me he was headed down next week I believe he said ! Told me he went two years ago and got one didn’t draw a tag last year and got another this time . As to loose Bismuth I got all I have from Precision Reloading #1’s and BPI #2’s and #4’s . Seems to me Precision also had Bismuth in BB’s .