Preferred Upland Loads?

[Nick87]

Well, tell me Mr Nick, what kind of problem is it? I’d never shot a grouse with a shotgun before and ran into em in close timber… I even tried to aim high!

Is that a serious question?

 

[sclancy27]

I just buy cases of 5's and shoot everything with it.

 

[El Jason]

I just buy cases of 5's and shoot everything with it.

Hard to go wrong…

 

[alwayshunting]

I shoot 7.5s for grouse and partridge until pheasant season opens. Early pheasant I will shoot 6s but move to 5s by the end of October.

 

[Dave N]

What's a pheasant?

 

[El Jason]

What's a pheasant?

 

[Dave N]

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Looks slightly familiar but I have a hard time remembering back that far!

 

[R.K.]

What's a pheasant?

The bird that dominated northern Illinois obsession until roundup and corn subsidies eradicated them.

 

[F250]

A few years ago I hunted pheasants in North Dakota over a buddy’s dogs. We had to use steel shot on Federal Refuge land. 12 ga 3”, #3 , 1 1/4 oz loads through an Improved Cylinder choke was proper medicine.

 

[T.R.]

My favored shotgun is a 16 gauge with limited ammo options. But #6 has always done the job for me. TR

 

[WNC2500]

#6s for sure for me.

 

[brymoore]

What's a pheasant?

I grew up hunting pheasants. Pheasants are more of an afterthought now. Nine different gamebirds in my state.

 

[Wild Bill]

Those B&P loads are great rounds. I've had a lot of good luck with those.

I'm not too picky, but for other than pheasants, I'll shoot 5s or 6s. I'll take the payload into consideration as well.