About 25 years ago I was deer hunting with a friend and happened upon a forest grouse (fool's hen) sitting quietly on a tree limb about 50 feet away My friend picked up a rock and said, "I wonder how close I can come to hitting it. Maybe I can make it fly." Pegged it square in the head.
We stopped right there, built a fire and had roast breast of forest grouse. Better than pheasant, and almost as mild as chicken. Mmmmm.
grouse is the best - but only 4 bites