Grouse Guns

[Brush Buster]

Well ,Right or wrong ,this is the latest addition to the " Grouse Arsenal " and I am going to make it my Go To Grouse gun this season ,a 16 Ga. VH Grade IC and IM ! It is going to be tough leaving the OO Frame 28 at home but this has been my decision for this season ! Now if I stick to it ,which I doubt !!!!!!!!

[charlie cleveland]

good looking gun russ...now if you can just stick to your convictions....bet shes a grouse gun for sure...you will know by the end of the season if she is the perfect grouse gun.. now i aint got kno grouse gun but i got the perfect squirl gun the old 8 ga..ha charlie

[Brush Buster]

Charlie ,that little 20 would make a nice Grouser For Sure , all you would need are the Grouse !!!!!!!!

[Bruce Day]

You fellows must be talking about those little grouse.

Here is one 36" wingspan. When they take off fast from 30 to 40 yards out you need a little more than a 28ga with open chokes .

[Brush Buster]

Bruce ,exactly what type of Grouse is that ????????? Grouzzilla !!!!!!! That would be a perfect Grouse Charlie for the OLD 8 !!!!!!

[Bruce Day]

That is a one year old male sage grouse. They get bigger.

They are in small flocks, post sentries and outliers and take off fast like any grouse. They will fly for a mile or so before settling back down.

You don't want to be undergunned but because the typical sage grouse hunt day is 8 to 10 miles of walking in rolling terrain you don't want to be lugging a heavy gun either. You need to be able to make a 40 yard or more kill shot because they can absorb lead, set their wings and drift for hundreds of yards . By that time a golden eagle could be on the bird and they will not back off for a dog or you.

[Jäger]

Originally Posted by Bruce Day

That is a one year old male sage grouse. They get bigger.

They are in small flocks, post sentries and outliers and take off fast like any grouse. They will fly for a mile or so before settling back down.

You don't want to be undergunned but because the typical sage grouse hunt day is 8 to 10 miles of walking in rolling terrain you don't want to be lugging a heavy gun either. You need to be able to make a 40 yard or more kill shot because they can absorb lead, set their wings and drift for hundreds of yards . By that time a golden eagle could be on the bird and they will not back off for a dog or you.

I need to go to this golden land! Where is it?

[Harold Pickens]

I will be taking 4 guns with me to the UP for my 2 week trip. They will all be 20 ga. this year to simplify things, although I have many fine, light 16 ga grouse guns.
1. VHE 20 w/cut 26 1/2' cyl/cyl
2. Ugartechea 20 grade 2, w 27" IC/M, st. grip , 5 3/4 lb
3. Lefever Durston Special 20 26" IC/M
4. Fox A 20 w/ 26" cyl/cyl(factory)--I have been so busy lately that I have not even been able to get out and shoot this gun yet, it will get its baptism under fire in the UP.
Hope to see Rich, Eric, etc up there.

[Researcher]

As I remember one had to really be into wild game when the old boomer here was on the dinner table!! The two younger birds weren't too bad. Outdoor Life did an article on Sage Grouse in 1970 and stated that probably the best Sage Grouse hunting in the country was around Craig, Colorado. After reading the article I was there the next weekend.



Didn't see another bird hunter.

[charlie cleveland]

are these big grouse sometimes called praire chickens or is the chicken a differant bird...like to get a shot at one of those grouse with the old 8 ga...charlie