What's your poison for grouse?

[Lee Root]

So, another question I would like to see Dave ask: How many of you hunt grouse with a trained dog and only shoot them on the wing? It is a hell of a good time.

[packmule]

Lee,
Do you focus on blues or ruffed grouse when you're doing that?  Sounds fun if you have decent grouse numbers.

[pcal]

 A dog comes in handy. Especially a lewellen setter who can smell a cookie from 40'.lol I use 12 gauge with 6's but carry 4's for those 50 yd shots when I'm way above the dog in heavy country.

[WA hunter14]

surprised 22lr isnt on the poll?

ruger 10/22

[Lee Root]

Packmule: Ruffs here, blues and Franklins when we run into them.

[Southpole]

22 mag. (Ruger All Weather 77/22) I get em' right where the neck meets the body, nothin' wasted

[packmule]

Lee Root, great picture!  Looks like fun!

[Special T]

Savage Model 24 22lr 20 Ga. I love taking that gun for a walk on old logging roads after a rain in Skagit county. Killed grouse and rabbits that way and love it!

[ing]

Well I missed the pole but most of the grouse that I kill are with this old Winchester 16ga and #6's.

[merkelman]

Good old Winchester model 24!

[bobcat]

Yes, I hunt 'em with a dog, in the good years. Problem is it's been 5 years since I've seen good grouse numbers. Here's a couple of pictures from 2009:

[ing]

Good old Winchester model 24!

Yep. It's a solid gun for how old it is. 1949 is manufacture date on this one if I remember right.

[Sitka_Blacktail]

In order of most grouse killed (by me):
-.22 lr
-.410 pump
-.30-30 win (head shots while deer hunting)
-12 pump

And I've managed to loose 4 arrows trying with my bow.

Very similar...... Mine would be
.22 lr ....... also have taken most of my ptarmigan with a .22.
410 pump and single shot
.22 mag pistol with birdshot. I usually pack that with me when rifle hunting, just for grouse I jump.
12 gauge and 20 gauge before I decided they were both too much for grouse
30-06 those times when I'm deer hunting and forgot my .22 mag pistol.
sticks...... I've actually taken two grouse with a thrown stick. Knocked them out of trees and wrung their necks.
Never gotten one with a bow, but have tried.

[Lee Root]

December 31, 2014.

Got to love a long season.

[Axle]

More with a bow than any other method. Sharp sticks rule!