Restricting rifles for grouse to rimfires

[Humptulips]

What say you?
I'm against. Shot the head off too many grouse with my deer rifle.

https://wdfw.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2020-08/smallgameproposals_public.pdf

[wadu1]

What say you?
I'm against. Shot the head off too many grouse with my deer rifle.

https://wdfw.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2020-08/smallgameproposals_public.pdf

I'm against as ,well for the same reason, my .54 muzzy does a job on the head.

[predatorpro]

How does it benefit hunters?

[brokentrail]

I'm against this change.  The reasoning stated isn't a good reason imo.  I have shot the head off of a few grouse with a centerfire rifle and didn't waste anything edible.  I have also missed way more than I harvested as I was trying to head shoot them.

[pianoman9701]

Also have shot heads off with a .30-30. If they're worried about game wastage, they can enforce existing laws if someone blows a grouse apart with a centerfire rifle. 

[hunter399]

With this proposal is to :
Not start the grouse season till Sept 15
Spring "permit" season for grouse.

They say grouse population is in the dumpster cause nobody's puts any wings in those stupid barrels any more.

They want to Shorten the season,but at the same time make a boat load of money from spring permits.

Then make it Rim fire only.

How about we don't change anything and WDFW doesn't line there pockets.

Ok EVERYBODY pick your poison let the decusion rip!

[pianoman9701]

 
@daveworkman

[Magnum_Willys]

Shot heads off 9 straight one year in idaho with 300 win mag during season.   When I think about Puget Sound newbies shooting rifles down roads I can see where the concerns are comng from.   Im for old school no change tho. 

[Bill W]

I could see it be rimfire rifles only if the shooter isn't licensed for big game in the appropriate modern firearm season.

[MADMAX]

Personally
Nowadays I wouldn’t waste my big game ammo on a 2 dollar grouse
Just sayin
I vote no rule change

[bigtex]

If they're worried about game wastage, they can enforce existing laws if someone blows a grouse apart with a centerfire rifle. 

No they cannot.

Imagine this, guy gets cited for wasting a grouse because he blew it apart with a centerfire rifle. Guy goes to court, what's he/his lawyer going to say? Well WDFW said I can shoot a grouse with a centerfire rifle, blame WDFW. And of course they can't say "only head shots" that won't stand up in court as well.

[Alchase]

Plus you do not even have to hit them, just put the 300 WM bullet next to their head the shock knocks them senseless. You can walk up and ring their neck.
Or do what I normally do, take their head off.

Sometimes I think they make these rules up to justify their jobs. No sense in most of them.

[Hillbilly Zen]

Ya gotta make sure those grouse are anchored!  🤪  Good grief they will want to require dogs one day.  Let a person shoot a grouse with whatever they want.   Maybe we should go to calling them in only?  Grouse calling.  You know you have all tried it!

[JimmyHoffa]

I'm against the change--been working on a 22 hornet grouse gun.

My guess is someone either complained or WDFW dreamed up the scenario of guys shooting grouse out of trees or skipping rounds down roads with their .338s mags.  Or maybe it would have something to do with allowing .223 for deer (proposed)--kind of like the no rounds larger than .24 unless you had deer/elk/bear tag.

[sagerat]

Absolute joke. Leave the rules alone, somebody’s trying to justify all the “grouse research” they’ve done. “Need to improve things somehow”. I for one will not be applying for any rediculous spring “permit only” seasons they dream up.