Post by: Shoffy on April 26, 2012, 09:34:10 AM
How many of you guys use a .22 rifle??
Post by: rtspring on April 26, 2012, 09:36:20 AM
Post by: Woodchuck on April 26, 2012, 09:36:29 AM
Post by: CP on April 26, 2012, 07:55:47 PM
Post by: rasbo on April 26, 2012, 07:58:35 PM
Post by: Hunterman on April 26, 2012, 08:02:11 PM
Hunterman(Tony)
Post by: bobcat on April 26, 2012, 08:12:58 PM
But if they're scarce I'll take a shotgun over the 22.
Problem is when you have a 22 it seems they know it, and won't hold still long enough to get a good shot off. :bash:
Post by: JimmyHoffa on April 26, 2012, 08:19:02 PM
Post by: ICEMAN on April 26, 2012, 08:30:27 PM
Post by: bobcat on April 26, 2012, 08:33:18 PM
Why not take and use both? :chuckle:
Savage? 20 gauge or 410? My brother and I started out grouse hunting with a Savage 22/410. I just took it out again a couple years ago after not having shot it for probably 20 years and killed 3 or 4 blue grouse with it. (the 410, not 22)
Post by: ICEMAN on April 26, 2012, 08:41:03 PM
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on April 26, 2012, 08:45:44 PM
Post by: wadu1 on April 26, 2012, 08:47:49 PM
You guys ever knock the heads off and have them fly straight up for a hundred yards then fall right back down? I have had it happen several times.Not once for me with a center fire but id have one fly about 25 yards after getting it's head blasted with a .54 muzzy.
Post by: ICEMAN on April 26, 2012, 08:54:46 PM
I have a savage 222 over 20 gauge.
Nice!
Post by: Special T on April 30, 2012, 03:45:24 PM
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Post by: MtnMuley on April 30, 2012, 04:20:54 PM
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Post by: dscubame on May 15, 2012, 10:01:18 AM
Post by: Special T on May 15, 2012, 03:45:15 PM
Post by: JimmyHoffa on May 15, 2012, 03:54:27 PM
Don't you guys find it hard to shoot them on the fly with a .22? Surely your not shooting them stationary on the ground... or in the tree like a turkey in the roost... or like a duck sitting on a pond? :dunno:I shoot them off the ground quite often or from trees. .22 with a scope and shoot them in the head or lower neck. sometimes while they are walking. It's kind of like shooting prairie dogs that you can eat.
Post by: rasbo on May 15, 2012, 03:54:34 PM
Post by: MtnMuley on May 15, 2012, 03:56:05 PM
Don't you guys find it hard to shoot them on the fly with a .22? Surely your not shooting them stationary on the ground... or in the tree like a turkey in the roost... or like a duck sitting on a pond? :dunno:
I wasn't aware you could shoot turkeys with rifles such as the .22lr or .17HMR?
Post by: h20hunter on May 15, 2012, 04:02:01 PM
:stirthepot:
Easy everyone...............easy.................making a joke!
Post by: jeepasaurusrex on May 15, 2012, 04:53:03 PM
Post by: JLS on May 15, 2012, 04:54:44 PM
Don't you guys find it hard to shoot them on the fly with a .22? Surely your not shooting them stationary on the ground... or in the tree like a turkey in the roost... or like a duck sitting on a pond? :dunno:
I wasn't aware you could shoot turkeys with rifles such as the .22lr or .17HMR?
In MT you can use a rifle during the fall turkey seasons.
Post by: Bob33 on May 15, 2012, 04:55:46 PM
Sure you can. Now if you're asking if it's legal, that's another question. ;)Don't you guys find it hard to shoot them on the fly with a .22? Surely your not shooting them stationary on the ground... or in the tree like a turkey in the roost... or like a duck sitting on a pond? :dunno:
I wasn't aware you could shoot turkeys with rifles such as the .22lr or .17HMR?
Post by: Greg30-06 on May 15, 2012, 04:59:14 PM
Post by: bobcat on May 15, 2012, 06:15:51 PM
Don't you guys find it hard to shoot them on the fly with a .22? Surely your not shooting them stationary on the ground... or in the tree like a turkey in the roost... or like a duck sitting on a pond? :dunno:
It's better sometimes to shoot them before they fly. Once they fly, you can't see them anymore in all the brush. I will shoot them on the ground or out of a tree with a shotgun and have done it many, many times. But a .22 is more challenging. I've used both a 22 rifle and a 22 pistol. But I have killed far more grouse with a shotgun than anything else. 20 gauge is my favorite! I've also killed grouse with a 264 Win Mag, a 270 Win, a 30-06, and a 54 caliber muzzleloader. Oh, and a bow!
Post by: Shoffy on May 16, 2012, 07:59:47 AM
Don't you guys find it hard to shoot them on the fly with a .22? Surely your not shooting them stationary on the ground... or in the tree like a turkey in the roost... or like a duck sitting on a pond? :dunno:
I shoot them on the ground all the time with a shotgun. Mostly a 20Ga. I have never once ruined any breast meat from ground slucing a grouse. This September though, I'm gonna start bringing my ruger 10-22 and try head shots. I don't think I've ever flushed a grouse and wing shot it and I cant understand how people do :dunno: The country and brush where I grouse hunt is so thick it's impossible to swing the shotgun. I've walked and heard them flush, but never even saw them through the trees. After missing a few, I went back to the truck and back to hunting the roads :) I don't think there is anything un-ethical with road hunting. You cover a lot of ground and drive some beautiful old mountain roads, sip your coffee, listen to some tunes or a game on the radio. It's good relaxing time for me
Post by: MtnMuley on May 16, 2012, 08:27:17 AM
Sure you can. Now if you're asking if it's legal, that's another question. ;)Don't you guys find it hard to shoot them on the fly with a .22? Surely your not shooting them stationary on the ground... or in the tree like a turkey in the roost... or like a duck sitting on a pond? :dunno:
I wasn't aware you could shoot turkeys with rifles such as the .22lr or .17HMR?
I think you know the point I was making Bob. ;)
Post by: Shoffy on May 16, 2012, 08:38:24 AM
Sure you can. Now if you're asking if it's legal, that's another question. ;)Don't you guys find it hard to shoot them on the fly with a .22? Surely your not shooting them stationary on the ground... or in the tree like a turkey in the roost... or like a duck sitting on a pond? :dunno:
I wasn't aware you could shoot turkeys with rifles such as the .22lr or .17HMR?
I think you know the point I was making Bob. ;)
It should be legal. A .22 or .17 cracked in the head of a turkey would be a pretty clean kill. It's not like you would shoot it in the body. You aim for the head/neck with a shot gun, why not with a rim fire?
Post by: Stilly bay on May 16, 2012, 01:56:55 PM
probably not a good idea, some people would aim for the body. or some would aim for the head and be slightly off and blast the birds beak off, and not be able to recover it. there is a reason why the accepted method to kill turkeys is with a tightly choked shot gun or an arrow with a big old broad head- their vitals are very small.Sure you can. Now if you're asking if it's legal, that's another question. ;)Don't you guys find it hard to shoot them on the fly with a .22? Surely your not shooting them stationary on the ground... or in the tree like a turkey in the roost... or like a duck sitting on a pond? :dunno:
I wasn't aware you could shoot turkeys with rifles such as the .22lr or .17HMR?
I think you know the point I was making Bob. ;)
It should be legal. A .22 or .17 cracked in the head of a turkey would be a pretty clean kill. It's not like you would shoot it in the body. You aim for the head/neck with a shot gun, why not with a rim fire?
Post by: CP on May 16, 2012, 03:05:43 PM
probably not a good idea, some people would aim for the body. or some would aim for the head and be slightly off and blast the birds beak off, and not be able to recover it. there is a reason why the accepted method to kill turkeys is with a tightly choked shot gun or an arrow with a big old broad head- their vitals are very small.Sure you can. Now if you're asking if it's legal, that's another question. ;)Don't you guys find it hard to shoot them on the fly with a .22? Surely your not shooting them stationary on the ground... or in the tree like a turkey in the roost... or like a duck sitting on a pond? :dunno:
I wasn't aware you could shoot turkeys with rifles such as the .22lr or .17HMR?
I think you know the point I was making Bob. ;)
It should be legal. A .22 or .17 cracked in the head of a turkey would be a pretty clean kill. It's not like you would shoot it in the body. You aim for the head/neck with a shot gun, why not with a rim fire?
You could make that same argument about shooting grouse with a rifle and yet it is legal and never questioned.
Post by: Ducknut97 on May 16, 2012, 03:27:42 PM
Post by: Stilly bay on May 16, 2012, 03:39:31 PM
interesting point. maybe its because a grouse is so much smaller than a turkey and it really doesn't take much to put one down. knick a grouse with a high caliber bullet or even a 22 and they are usually subdued, while the turkey is a much tougher bird, that can survive more of hit or at least run or fly farther after taking a hit.probably not a good idea, some people would aim for the body. or some would aim for the head and be slightly off and blast the birds beak off, and not be able to recover it. there is a reason why the accepted method to kill turkeys is with a tightly choked shot gun or an arrow with a big old broad head- their vitals are very small.Sure you can. Now if you're asking if it's legal, that's another question. ;)Don't you guys find it hard to shoot them on the fly with a .22? Surely your not shooting them stationary on the ground... or in the tree like a turkey in the roost... or like a duck sitting on a pond? :dunno:
I wasn't aware you could shoot turkeys with rifles such as the .22lr or .17HMR?
I think you know the point I was making Bob. ;)
It should be legal. A .22 or .17 cracked in the head of a turkey would be a pretty clean kill. It's not like you would shoot it in the body. You aim for the head/neck with a shot gun, why not with a rim fire?
You could make that same argument about shooting grouse with a rifle and yet it is legal and never questioned.
:dunno:
another thing to think about is how many shootings there would be if you could hunt turkeys with high powered or long range weapons? there are enough already with close range weapons. blaze orange would be mandatory.
Post by: JimmyHoffa on May 16, 2012, 04:04:04 PM
Post by: CP on May 16, 2012, 04:25:19 PM
Rifles are legal in other states for turkeys. A few guys I used to know in the south would use .222/.223/.22-250s for turkeys. There wasn't any additional problems with safety. A dangerous person is dangerous with anything you give them.
:yeah:
You can’t even shoot turkeys in this state with a shotgun and #2 shot. What’s with that? What idiot makes up these laws?
Post by: Bob33 on May 16, 2012, 04:29:35 PM
I think the restrictions may be more about fair chase than safety. Shooting a turkey at 200 yards with a 22-250 may be safe, but that's not how turkey hunting should be conducted in the minds of many. Call them in close, and make the kill.Rifles are legal in other states for turkeys. A few guys I used to know in the south would use .222/.223/.22-250s for turkeys. There wasn't any additional problems with safety. A dangerous person is dangerous with anything you give them.
:yeah:
You can’t even shoot turkeys in this state with a shotgun and #2 shot. What’s with that? What idiot makes up these laws?
As for shot size, all the turkey hunters I know aim for the head and neck, and out to 50 yards a quality #6 pellet will go completely through. I don't see any value in using shot larger than #4, although I'm not sure why it is restricted.
Post by: seth30 on May 16, 2012, 04:54:06 PM
Im going off hersay on this but I hear you cant go past #4 due the chance of a person accidently being shot will survive. Once again before I get bashed and slammed its what I was told by a turkey hunter.I think the restrictions may be more about fair chase than safety. Shooting a turkey at 200 yards with a 22-250 may be safe, but that's not how turkey hunting should be conducted in the minds of many. Call them in close, and make the kill.Rifles are legal in other states for turkeys. A few guys I used to know in the south would use .222/.223/.22-250s for turkeys. There wasn't any additional problems with safety. A dangerous person is dangerous with anything you give them.
:yeah:
You can’t even shoot turkeys in this state with a shotgun and #2 shot. What’s with that? What idiot makes up these laws?
As for shot size, all the turkey hunters I know aim for the head and neck, and out to 50 yards a quality #6 pellet will go completely through. I don't see any value in using shot larger than #4, although I'm not sure why it is restricted.
Post by: Stilly bay on May 16, 2012, 05:03:11 PM
Post by: CP on May 16, 2012, 05:42:08 PM
Post by: Dhoey07 on May 22, 2012, 07:21:48 AM
I think the restrictions may be more about fair chase than safety. Shooting a turkey at 200 yards with a 22-250 may be safe, but that's not how turkey hunting should be conducted in the minds of many. Call them in close, and make the kill.Rifles are legal in other states for turkeys. A few guys I used to know in the south would use .222/.223/.22-250s for turkeys. There wasn't any additional problems with safety. A dangerous person is dangerous with anything you give them.
:yeah:
You can’t even shoot turkeys in this state with a shotgun and #2 shot. What’s with that? What idiot makes up these laws?
As for shot size, all the turkey hunters I know aim for the head and neck, and out to 50 yards a quality #6 pellet will go completely through. I don't see any value in using shot larger than #4, although I'm not sure why it is restricted.
#2 or #3 would make sense if shooting steel, that's about it.
On another note. I shot a grouse last year with my .22 pistol, twice and she just stood there. Kinda crazy, i expected her to start doing the funky chicken, but nope. So i had my dad shoot her with the shotty before she flew away.
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Post by: WildBear on June 15, 2012, 05:17:11 AM
Post by: andy* on July 16, 2012, 04:08:20 PM
Good luck to all who go out for grouse this year.
Andy