grouse hit the window?

Why would you need a hunting licence to pick up a dead animal? If a bird hits your house and dies, that isn't hunting. If you take roadkill, do you need a hunting licence?
 
ThurnYTaxis said:
It is in the fridge, very easy. I have seen them in our woods when I'm walking around, it is cedar and mixed hardwood forest, so I generally don't see them until they are flushed and flying. .410 shotgun would be the thing? People post all the time about shooting them in the head with a .22, but I just don't spot them standing around all that much. But I've never tried to stalk them either; could be fun.
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ThurnYTaxis said:
I've got a mossberg 500 and three chokes; I just need some small steel shot. I've got a bunch of lead target shells (7.5 maybe?) but even if those were legal (I'm not sure?), I wouldn't want to eat them.
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.410 is fine for birds that are close, <15m, and on the ground with minimal leaf/brush cover. Flying, heavy cover, or longer range need a bigger gun. As for shells, 7.5 lead is perfect. 99.9% of shot passes through the bird, and what doesnt is easily picked out whilst cleaning. If the bird is on the ground aim just above its head and the majority of the shot will not hit, leaving just a few pellets to take out the head. I shoot a lot of grouse and have never once bit into a pellet
 
So if I had all the proper paperwork and credentials and hunted a small animal, then gave the meat to someone, they would be holding illegal meat?
 
My mother used to keep this flower decoration in the front bay window of her house. I think the record was 4 grouse committing suicide in a WEEK trying to get at that flower. They would fly directly into the window, She would hear the thud and see even some blood and feathers on the window.



I made her take it down because I don't want it taking anymore grouse! LOL they are dumb birds.
 
Big Bad said:
In years of plentiful numbers, there is a thing called the 'silly season' for grouse (exactly what was seen here), during which they fly around like crazy things and do violently crash into things like cars and windows.
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...never heard of that for grouse...Winnipegers on Friday night, sure, but never grouse...

...skin the beast, place in a bread pan with a stick of butter (not margarine) inside the bird, season with sage and salt and piece of bacon on top, cover with aluminum foil, bake at 350 until tender (20 - 30 minutes), baste often...serve with a mix of rice/wild rice...your choice of veggies/salad...a great feed...
 
GeoShooter said:
Why would you need a hunting licence to pick up a dead animal? If a bird hits your house and dies, that isn't hunting. If you take roadkill, do you need a hunting licence?
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All Wildlife is owned by the Crown.
Our Hunting Lic. is really just a glorified tax.
So, technical one needs to have a permit to posses those Crown Assets.
But, why worry about it, just clean it and cook it up.
Bet you just can't eat one.
Rob
 
stuckon308 said:
I aim above the head with my 12 gauges. That way a couple of pellets hit the head and make a quick death but no lead in the meat. If they are flying it is a little trickier....
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I learned this the hard way as a kid lol. The first ruffed grouse I blasted with the 12 gauge (light field number 7-1/2 shot) as it was walking ended up a messy ball of feathers and hamburger. After that I just placed the bead of the shotgun just above the head (depending on distance to the bird) and like you say a few pellets always go through the head and kill the bird instantly and a few to zero pellets end up in the meat. In northern sask I often found grouse with gullets (?) full of wild cranberries. These birds seamed to have the best tasting meat.

Steve
 
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I always used my slingshot with great success. I purchased a SXS 410 this year and will give that a go for a change.
 
live4therut said:
Jeebus 12 gauge for grouse, that's like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. To each there own I guess. Found 28 & 20 gauges to be choice gun for grouse. To be honest majority of grouse shot and my life time were with a single shot 410.
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Whats the difference with a 3/4oz 12g load or a 3/4oz 20g load? Many of us hunt grouse where they are uncommon, and flush quickly. A large bore shotgun with a follow up shot is of significant advantage over the old .410 Cooey

Now Ive also hunted my fair share with a 20g (and a .410 for that matter) but the 12g is FAR more common then either of those and can be used adequately.
 
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FLHTCUI said:
All Wildlife is owned by the Crown.
Our Hunting Lic. is really just a glorified tax.
So, technical one needs to have a permit to posses those Crown Assets.
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:pirate:

(I like the guy whose job it is to announce people and carry that huge key...I wanna do that and get fed...)
 
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