Pratice for shooting dove with my bow.

deerhunter729 · 05-03-2009, 05:55 PM

I want to shoot doves in September with my bow. What is some ways to pratice for those speedy things. Any ideas?

mauser06 · 05-03-2009, 06:14 PM

a skeet field is about the closest you can get to dove practice...

but doves with a bow?!?!?! holy cow man!!

i would get some dove decoys and perch them in tree limbs and practice hitting them...thats about the only way i could ever imagine dove hunting with a bow!! lol

deerhunter729 · 05-03-2009, 06:19 PM

yeah, never seen anyone try it and I figured what the hay. Thought about trying those snaro broadheads for birds if they will reach.

jag-mag · 05-03-2009, 07:18 PM

Most people can't doves with a shotgun let alone a bow.You are going to be chasing down alot of arrows.If your trying to
shoot them on the ground or out of a tree I don't thing you will be able to get close enough, if you do get close enough
they will be gone before your arrow gets there.

ADV. Hunter · 05-03-2009, 08:48 PM

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ORIGINAL: jag-mag

Most people can't doves with a shotgun let alone a bow.You are going to be chasing down alot of arrows.If your trying to
shoot them on the ground or out of a tree I don't thing you will be able to get close enough, if you do get close enough
they will be gone before your arrow gets there.

Agreed!!! I hunt the little boogers with a shotgun and I am a very good shot with a scatter gun and I miss them with that.

odom82 · 05-03-2009, 09:34 PM

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ORIGINAL: jag-mag

Most people can't doves with a shotgun let alone a bow.You are going to be chasing down alot of arrows.If your trying to
shoot them on the ground or out of a tree I don't thing you will be able to get close enough, if you do get close enough
they will be gone before your arrow gets there.

I agree, you might have a chance if your shooting them out of a tree, but because of safety reasons (unless your the only one in the field) your shots will be limited....

AR Bowhunter · 05-04-2009, 02:39 AM

I want to see a video of you knocking one out of the sky with a bow in Sept.

Howler · 05-04-2009, 01:41 PM

I shot several doves a couple years ago while sitting in a ground blind at a water hole waiting on antelope to show. I used judos and all the shots were within 15 yards. BUT shooting them on the wing with a bow, all I got ta say is GOOD LUCK!!

Centaur 1 · 05-04-2009, 04:42 PM

Set up a bird feeder 20 yards from your tree stand, use those bird heads that look like a four leaf clover.

hunt91 · 05-04-2009, 07:10 PM

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ORIGINAL: jag-mag

Most people can't doves with a shotgun let alone a bow.You are going to be chasing down alot of arrows.If your trying to
shoot them on the ground or out of a tree I don't thing you will be able to get close enough, if you do get close enough
they will be gone before your arrow gets there.

not true, i hav shot at about half a dozon last year out of a tree and none of them beat the arrow. granted all shots were at or under 20 yards.