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Old 12-15-2006 | 09:10 AM
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me and my frind were thinking about going rabbit hunting with bows
have u ever tried it
do u have any advise
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Old 12-15-2006 | 09:13 AM
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It's pretty fun when you got a couple inches of snow on the ground. They are much easier to see.

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Old 12-15-2006 | 09:21 AM
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Use a recurve or stickbow for fast shooting.Use the wire looking thingies for tips and fluflus if you want your arrows back.Move slow and gently hit abow grunt call set on doe if you want to get up on them.Keep your eyes open on a cold-cold sunny day and youll have lots of fun!
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Old 12-15-2006 | 09:31 AM
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I think we can do it steve but we are going to have to have white fletchings. It will make it eaiser to find the arrows if we miss. But we can hunt in the snow becuase there is almost not snow if any in kentucky.
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Old 12-15-2006 | 10:24 AM
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Peopel its called spell check......use it.....lol
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Old 12-15-2006 | 10:29 AM
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what are you talking about. It does not matter becasue you know what we are talking about.
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Old 12-15-2006 | 10:32 AM
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ORIGINAL: wis_bow_huntr

Peopel its called spell check......use it.....lol
Now thats funny!
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Old 12-15-2006 | 10:37 AM
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I've taken many a rabbit with my bow. I recommend Judo Points or at least Grasshoppers behind your arrow tips to stop your arrows from deflecting and burying in the dirt and grass.
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Old 12-15-2006 | 10:41 AM
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is it better to use a compound or a recurve
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Old 12-15-2006 | 10:42 AM
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Recurve makes for quicker shooting but if you have a slow pushing dog you can get away with a compound. That's what I had, a great Beagle that pushed rabbits slow, you new when he turned them and they'd try to sneak through.
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