What is the best shot to use when hunting teal? I have been reading some people have opinions on whether or not 2 shot is too big, or it will damage the bird.

Thanks for the help.

during regular season we would shot them with 2 shot but i would probably use 4 shot just so during regular season if i still had shells let over i could still use them

You cant beat #6 for teal and if any dove fly by you got a good load to shot them eith as well

last year I used 3" #4's...talk about dropping dead

Well you want damage as in a dead bird. But I know what you mean,lol. You can kill them with whatever and I don't go out and buy special shells just for teal.

I have some #3 and #6 2 3/4" lighting steel reloads that I'll use on them. In the regular season that #3 lighting steel reload is my first shot...then I will often use #2 3" steel as my second and third. But I've taken plenty of teal with #2 or bigger. Hell I've shot teal with BB when goes hunting. You probably only need one BB to kill a teal.

2 3/4" #6

This is what you should use...

Yes #2's are overkill and you will destroy the birds especially if they are close!...

J.J.

#6s during early teal
later on during the season they may get some 4s, 3s, and or 2s.

I bought some 4 shot for teal

20ga #4 thru cyc. or IC at the most,for me anyhow.

kirk

3" #2 for early season or regular season. that is th eload I am comfortable with in my gun so that is what I use.

3" 4's

Seth uses 3.5 inch BB's for his teal hunting.

Let em get in close and let the 000 fly!!! jk.. 4s get my vote

i hunt with 2 3/4 #6 for teal and bump up to 2's or 4's for big ducks dont see any reason for 3" shells unless you have a good chance of a few geese decoying or just flying low for that matter

3.5 inch T's here.

2 3/4 #4s get er done

Early season we use 6, good compromise for dove too. We had several early teal last year on our lease. It's listed in the guides and outfitters section.

Wish I could have stayed up that way, because it was a bust down here for teal.

Season is sept. 13-28.