Question on grouse

[wolffo]

sub sonic 30 cal loads

 

[DJ Morrison]

I have used a stick, rock and sling shot in the past. I have even seen someone reach around a tree and grab one...Sticks are usually handy in the forest....

 

[coopersguide]

OMG - I need one of those Rugers IV with the suppressor!!

 

[BrentM]

Take down blow gun or sling shot. You can amazingly accurate with either

 

[RUFFIAN R - NY]

22 shorts

 

[huntercole]

Look at the simple shot scout xt for a sling shot. I can shoot mine way better than any wrist rocket I had when I was a kid.

They make airgun specific suppressors that you can buy online. I have one on a crossman 2250 and it's just a little puff of air with that on. Not sure if those are regulated in California too

 

[skipglo]

Hand held crossbow pistol....fun as heck!

 

[340Wby-4-everything]

Any 22 with shorts. I carry a 22 and 22 mag derringer with shotshells often and a Sig 22 with them and shorts sometimes, course they won't cycle any auto I know of so make that first shot count.

 

[WhiteRiver]

I've killed spruce grouse with rocks. My regular grouse medicine is an airweight kitgun, S&W model 317, with subsonic .22s. Weighs next to nothing, even with a whole box of ammo.

 

[stovepipe]

Chipmunk 22 with those Aguila shells that don't make any noise...I've killed squirrels and coon with it...it's super small and weighs next to nothing

 

[seattleman1969]

My vote is for a lightweight take-down recurve bow. There is nothing so fun as shooting grouse with a bow... I take 5-10 every year during archery elk here in Montana.

Quiet and no damage if you use game heads and take head shots.

It's also super humbling when you hit a grouse and take off it's head at 15 yards, then miss an elk at 40... LOL

 

[mrkkid]

Lots of ideas. I carry a Browning SA22. I believe it was the first semi-auto rim fire. It's a takedown gun and the 2 pieces fit inside my pack. I got to hunt Ptarmigan in Alaska on caribou and sheep hunts. It's not very loud, it's small, and you can shoot several birds before they fly.

 

[chav0_12]

I have a Walther P22Q Tactical on order for this. Need to get the suppressor on order for it too. Thinking the SilencerCo Warlock.

 

[Bear62041]

in CA it is legal to use airguns of any caliber on grouse. Additionally, sooty and ruffed grouse are the only upland game birds that can be taken with a pistol or rifle (ie. rimfire).

§311. Methods Authorized for Taking Resident Small Game.

The take or attempted take of any resident small game with a firearm shall be in accordance with the use of nonlead projectiles and ammunition pursuant to Section 250.1. Only the following may be used to take resident small game:

• (a) Shotguns 10 gauge or smaller using shot shells only and incapable of holding more than three shells in the magazine and chamber combined. If a plug is used to reduce the capacity of a magazine to fulfill the requirements of this section, the plug must be of one piece construction incapable of removal without disassembling the gun.
• (b) Shotgun shells may not be used or possessed that contain shot size larger than No. BB, except that shot size larger than No. 2 may not be used or possessed when taking wild turkey. All shot shall be loose in the shell.
• (c) Muzzle-loading shotguns.
• (d) Falconry.
• (e) Bow and arrow (see Section 354 for archery equipment regulations).
  • (1) It shall be unlawful to take wild turkey by use of hunting arrows and crossbow bolts unless fitted with a broad head type blade which will not pass through a hole seven-eighths inch in diameter. Mechanical/retractable broadheads shall be measured in the open position.
• (f) Air rifles powered by compressed air or gas and used with any caliber of pellet, except that wild turkey may only be taken with a pellet that is at least 0.177 caliber.
• (g) In addition to the methods listed in (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) above, firearm rifles and pistols may be used for taking rabbits and squirrels only; except in Los Angeles County where rifles and pistols may not be used.
• (h) In San Diego and Orange counties only, rabbits may be taken at any time during the open season by means of box traps. Such traps shall not exceed 24 inches in any dimension, shall be tended at least once every 24 hours, and shall show the name and address of the trap owner. All rabbits taken under this section shall be immediately killed and become a part of the daily bag limit.
• (i) Electronic or mechanically-operated calling or sound-reproducing devices are prohibited when attempting to take resident game birds.
• (j) Coursing dogs may be used to take rabbits.
• (k) Archers hunting during any archery season may not use or possess a firearm while in the field engaged in archery hunting during an archery season except as provided in subsection (k)(1).
  • (1) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the lawful possession of a concealed firearm by an active peace officer listed in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3, of Part 2 of the Penal Code or a retired peace officer in lawful possession of an identification certificate issued pursuant to Penal Code Section 25445 authorizing the retired officer to carry a concealed firearm. Nor shall this section prohibit the lawful possession of a concealed firearm pursuant to a concealed carry permit issued pursuant to Penal Code sections 26150 or 26155.
• (l) The use of live decoys is prohibited when attempting to take resident game birds.
• (m) Pistols and revolvers may be used to take sooty and ruffed grouse in those counties only and for the season described in Section 300(a)(1)(E).
• (n) Crossbows, except for provisions of Section 354(d) and (g).
• (o) Dogs may be used to take and retrieve resident small game.

Yo may not be able to shoot lead pellets in California, I don't know for sure.