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I did that when young too, starting around age 7-8, and it's great practice.

But one year in Montana I killed 66 sharptailed grouse--legally, because my family and I were eating them almost as fast as they were killed, so never exceeded the daily or possession limit. In addition was hunting other upland birds--we have 9 legal species in Montana, from mourning doves to sage grouse.

Have also killed several hundred gamebirds (not starlings and sparrows) in ONE day in other countries, mostly doves and pigeons, but also including larger gamebirds from "perdiz" (a grouse-sized bird in South America) to 5-pound wild guinea fowl in Africa.

There's also been considerable waterfowling, both in Montana and other places, including Canada where limits are generally higher than in the U.S. Though have also participated in spring snow goose seasons in the Midwest, where the "limit" was even more generous. But know quite a few other hunters who've taken considerably more.