Shot size for logging road grouse

[UBA]

Pretty hard to beat a good ole 22lr!  Pops their heads right off!

But then if your Ruff'en logging roads, 7.5's will do!

Good luck and have fun!!

 

[GoldenOscar]

# 6's  Give you a little more distance and little better imo if your gunninvg through some branches.

[biggfish]

I've always shot grouse with 7.5 full choke but that's with a .410 only shot ruff never had any shot to pick out don't know how that extrapolates to 12 gauge.

[Bigshooter]

It's not just the shot size that you need to consider, but the choke, the amount of shot, the size of the birds, and the distance of your shots. You said "logging road" grouse, so for that I generally expect long shots. I'd go with a modified choke and some 1 ounce loads of 7-1/2's for ruffed grouse or Blues if they're really close, and I'd go with 6's or even 5's for longer shots, and those should be 1 1/8 or even 1 1/4 ounce loads. I always keep some light loads in one pocket and heavier loads in another so I can grab whichever I need for any particular situation.

 

[buckcanyonlodge]

For logging road grouse I use 275-70-17's

[nwwanderer]

Old paper with all the number wore off, various head stamps.

[bobcat]

Old paper with all the number wore off, various head stamps.

That's a good option, I like that.   

[ForestDump]

I use #6 or 7 with modified choke for all my upland shooting

[Stump]

In the timber 4 and 6 for blues. Don't miss many.