Sharp-tail Grouse

The Sharp-tail Grouse is open is September. The grouse’s season runs through early January. This bird is chicken like in many ways. They use a wide variety of habitats then most birds do.  They are one of the largest grouse and are easily mistaken for prairie chickens. They tend to live in prairies, grasslands, agricultural areas and open woodland. Make sure when you’re hunting these birds you don’t shoot a prairie chicken. That would make you look like you don’t know what you’re doing.

I have never hunted these birds. I would like to someday soon. If I ever got to hunt these birds I will end up getting in mounted and hung on my wall next to the antlers from the deer I got last year. Some people tell me that prairie chickens taste better the sharp-tail grouse.

Bows

One of the most over looked bows is the Darton Pro 3800. The draw weight of this bow ranges from 50 to 70 pounds. Their draw length is between 25” and 31.” The mass weight of this bow is 4 Ibs. When hunting with this bow the arrows can reach speeds of anywhere between 345 and 350 fps, which is feet per second. The Alpine Frontier bow’s mass weight is 3.5 pounds and has a brace height of 7.25 inches. This bow also has a draw length of 26” through 30.” For how small of a bow this is the arrows will travel at speeds of 300 fps.


My choice of an ideal bow is a Diamond Black Ice Bow. With a brace height of 7.5 inches and a mass weight of only 3.6 pounds, it comes in draw lengths from 26 inches to 30 inches with half inch modules available and draw weights of 50, 60, and 70 pounds. The arrows fly at about 300 fps with my draw back length sitting at 28 inches.  

Hunting Guns

The most commonly used rifle’s used for hunting are the 243 Winchester and 6 mm Remington. Many other rifles can be used; which one is used depends on the animal you are hunting. For elk hunting a 7mm or 280 Remington would be the best chose. If you would like to use a bigger gun like the 30 caliber magnums or a 338 Winchester Magnum; bear hunting is preferred for this rifle.

When I hunt I have three guns I choose from. When I hunt big game I use a 243 Winchester lever action. It is the only gun I will use to hunt big game with. When I hunt water fowl I use my 12 gage shot gun pump action. The scatter shot rounds for a 12 gage work better then slugs for bird hunting. For small game like rabbits, prairie dogs, and squirrels I use a 22 Remington lever action.