upland hunting

[Westward1]

With upland birds , it is usually coincidence, with Canada geese, it's not that difficult when the birds are landing into decoys at close range.

That first shot on decoying birds gives you a good chance at a head/neck shot. Once they start flaring, not so much.

As far as Upland birds, maybe the odd incoming quartering pheasant. You would have to be lucky on partridge.

 

[the spank]

I'd like to know how your buddies get all the pellets to fly out in a single file row to make head shots?? As Hoyt said they are full of Shyte!!

 

[medvedqc]

I'd like to know how your buddies get all the pellets to fly out in a single file row to make head shots?? As Hoyt said they are full of Shyte!!

it is the magic of the new choke coming next to you ...

 

[Ranger G]

Find some new friends to hunt with.

 

[lucky07]

Who needs headshots on a flying grouse? ... I go for the neck and decapitate or strangle them with these things. Works every time and no damage to the meat.

and Yes, the people who tell you they are shooting flying grouse in the head are just as full of it as this post lol

 

[reddog]

My Upland success story,has been a good year this one for me, my GSP is in the zone so took my 1883 16 gauge Dougall sxs out this week and scored a nice rooster. Not the first one I shot at (left a couple breeders) but this one was a special moment with a 140 year old firearm

 

[iron cat]

Got out a few times with the drilling, but no deer for it yet- sure is nice for partridge though!
7 1/2 shot and a light charge of 7625 does the job nicely.
Cat

 

[iron cat]

My Upland success story,has been a good year this one for me, my GSP is in the zone so took my 1883 16 gauge Dougall sxs out this week and scored a nice rooster. Not the first one I shot at (left a couple breeders) but this one was a special moment with a 140 year old firearm

Gorgeous 16, reddog!
Cat

 

[FLHTCUI]

Who needs headshots on a flying grouse? ... I go for the neck and decapitate or strangle them with these things. Works every time and no damage to the meat.

and Yes, the people who tell you they are shooting flying grouse in the head are just as full of it as this post lol

Yup, thats a gooder one Sir...
Great pics reddog and ironcat.
Rob

 

[stubblejumper]

Typically, I see very few pellets in the breast with upland birds, because when you flush them , they usually fly away from you, and the pattern hits them in the back. The same is often true for flaring waterfowl. But the fact is, if you lead a bird more, and try to center the pattern on the front of the bird, instead of on the center of the bird, you will see less pellets in the breast, and more will strike the head/neck area. You can't keep all of the pellets in the head, but you can put less in the breast.

 

[1963beretta]

Speaking of head shots, I nearly shot the head off a drake mallard this morning. Only thing left was part of its beak. While one pellet did break a wing, not a single pellet hit the body. A couple years ago, I severed the head off a mallard clean off. Someone mentioned in another thread that blackcloud is a tight shooting ammo, and it is. Its like a slug inside 20 yards. Its not everyday that a head of a duck gets popped off with a shot

 

[Turkeyslayer 1300]

I used #6 Winchester lead the other day on a flying grouse and it was a good hit with lots of feathers coming off but the bird kept flying, didn't drop as I was expecting. I'm afraid to use something heavier, maybe the brand would make a difference.

A pellet or two is all it takes to take the wind out of a grouse. It likely did fall and you never found it.

 

[burns k31]

There's nothing wrong with shooting grouse on the ground. Then it is not hard to head shot them with a full choke.
There's not much time to get a shot off when they flush in the thick stuff.
Sometimes birds don't flush. I get most of my grouse while they are walking, or running, away from me through brush and under logs. Sometimes they sit still and quiet, thinking you don't see them and will just pass by.