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Perfect Load #9153347 12/14/24 01:16 AM
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What is your go to pheasant load? It will be pen raised birds so not sure how tight they'll hold.

Re: Perfect Load [Re: thecoach] #9153629 12/14/24 08:25 PM
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#6 game load


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it depends on how flighty the birds are. I've been on hunts with pen raised "flight conditioned" birds that you hd to kick up. You would then have to wait until they put some distance between you before you shot to keep from tearing them totally up. #8 field loads was what we went with there. That was pheasant ans chukar with some quail mixed in. I've been on pen raised hunts that the birds flew well and yeah # 6 would have been appropriate for the pheasants. Unless you have some knowledge about the facility I'd take a variety of shells to cove alll bases. Good luck and have fun.

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What they said... I went to Kansas and had flight conditioned birds that flew just as quick as wild birds... #5 is what we used for both native and pen raised.


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6 s , if they are pointed you can use 7.5

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Originally Posted by Mundo
6 s , if they are pointed you can use 7.5


This! I like golden pheasant nickle coated loads and tend to use 7.5 alot


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Re: Perfect Load [Re: thecoach] #9155366 12/18/24 03:04 PM
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I use 5's for wild birds, 6's will do fine on released birds.

Re: Perfect Load [Re: thecoach] #9156176 12/19/24 09:43 PM
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On pen raised - #7.5 express magnum followed up by #6 express magnum

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