Hunting Grouse with Slingshot?

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Anyone do it? I picked one up as it is quieter than shotgun and portable... Got a package of 3/8 and 1/4 steel hunting shot to give it a try....
 
I know a fellow who used to hunt rabbits and grouse with a slingshot. He practiced lots and had good success.
 
I have killed one by hitting it in the head, missed lots and hit some on the wing and they just shrugged it off.

I use marbles. Steel would be better with the higher sectional density.

It would be interesting to chronograph the two for comparison. We may notice a higher velocity with the glass, compensating for the reduced projectile weight.
 
jeez Id just be happy to see one these days, pretty sure there are none in southern ontario :(

Anyone remember the old Wrist Rocket? I had one wayyyyy back, great for shooting out streetlights (so I was told), wasnt me!! :rolleyes:

DONT use gravel!! Cuts the elastics, old .38 bullets I dug outta the backstop where the cops practiced went through the bottom of an apple crate pretty good!
 
Amphibious said:
I just use whatever rock I can find on the ground at the time.
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X2, but I also carry a bag with 15-20 3/4inch round ones for times when there is no rocks available. Marbles are also a good choice. I am too cheap to buy steel rounds for the slingshot. You have to try for the head or neck as it is very hard to break a wing and you will probably just injure the bird and it will fly away. I find that 1/4 inch steel is too small.
My brother got a grouse once with a his slingshot and a small pinecone.
 
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1/2 inch nuts work quite well. They don't fly too good at very long distance but then it's a short range weapon! I've killed grouse with mine and a jack rabbit!!

have fun
 
A lead round ball intended for muzzle loaders is the best. A .45 lead ball will pass though a grouse or rabbit with a good slingshot.
 
to say nothing of a wrist rocket and larger ball bearings passing clear through canada geese- relax- it was kids and years ago
 
I used to kill lots of grouse, squirrels, rabbits, and gophers with a slingshot when I was a kid. My dad taught me to go down to the pond and get clay from the banks, then roll small bits of it between my hands into balls and let them dry in the sun. Worked great.
 
I take a sling shot for grouse when I'm deer hunting. I use 10mm steel balls (last job was for a bearing manufacture) unless its a head shot you only have 5 or 6 seconds to grab it before it regains its self and flies away. Have 3 birds with it so far.
 
I've hunted grouse and rabbits with slingshot and marbles when I was a kid. Very effective; the grouse being much easier to sneak up on. With marbles (cheap for a kid), a head or neck shot is instantly fatal. A solid body shot with a cheap slingshot will put it down, but you need to run up and grab him before he recovers. With a more magnum slingshot (like a Falcon Hunter or something), a solid body shot is also a kill shot with a marble at close to medium range. I actually carry a slingshot on my moose hunts for just this sort of thing; way easier to carry than a second firearm.
 
I hunted grouse and squirrels other small animals with a sling shot. Takes a little while to get your aim. Using marbles and roundish rocks work just as well as steel bearrings.
 
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