mossbergman11

i was recently at bass pro and i noticed they had small game broadheads. i have never seen anything like it before and i wondered if anyone here hunted small game with a bow?

killadoe

I have killed alot of small game with a bow, ie rabbits squirrels ect. However I dont just hunt these with the bow. I have killed lots and lots of birds, a snake, even shot some chickens when I was younger.

mossbergman11

that has to take some serious skill and some money. i imagine you would loose and breal a lot of arrows. im sure it would prep you will for deer season though

Arthur P

You don't lose many arrows if you use big rubber blunts, like Bludgeons, and large, bright, gaudy fletchings. If you're secure in enough in your manhood to use it, flourescent pink fletch makes it really easy to spot an arrow amongst the weeds and briars. For anything larger than cottontails and squirrels, like raccoons and such, I think it's best to go with broadheads backed up with Scorpios. That's these things:



I always use Snaro points on fluflus for mourning dove and quail.

You do break arrows, but not to the point it'll drive you to the poor house... just as long as you hit the critter instead of the rock behind it.

Of course, nearly all my small game hunting has been done with recurves and longbows instead of compounds. But you're right, hunting small game does get you sharpened up for deer season.

mossbergman11

yeah i might have to try this out.
you hunt quail???????????? with a bow???????????????????

JimPic

I take the longbow out for squirrels on occassion.I have a box of wooden arrows That I used to use and glueon .38 spec cases for the tips--puts a good thump on 'em

Arthur P

Using stickbows of course. Compounds just aren't made for aerial shooting. It's not like I'd go out specifically to hunt quail with a bow but stuff happens. When I'm rabbit hunting, I've always got a bird arrow in my quiver for if I spot a covey. Same way I keep a couple of broadheads with me for anything bigger. Quail jump up quick but every once in awhile you get one that'll fly straight away from you, and they aren't as fast as an arrow.

Now, keep in mind I ain't sayin' I ever limited out with a bow, but I've had my share of tasty lunches. A couple of fresh roast quail over a campfire will make you throw rocks at a bologna sandwich.

I also spoke of mourning dove. Definitely no pass shooting on those wicked things. Heck, they can dodge a wad of shotgun pellets, so an arrow is no challenge. I'd never ground shoot a dove with a shotgun but that's an advantage I'll take with a bow. I watch where they land and sneak up on 'em. If I don't bust 'em on the ground, then I shoot just as they're coming up. Once they're in the air and going again, they're gone.

Schultzy

Heck yes!! Its allot of fun.

Here is some of the small game I've shot with a recurve-

Rabbits
Squirrels
Chipmunks
Fish
Porcupine
Pheasants
Small birds (Sparrow)
Woodchucks
Grouse
Gophers
Raccoons

mossbergman11

thAT IS AN IMPRESSIVE LIST GAME YOU GOT WITH YOUR RECURVE
YEAH I MISS DOVES SHOOTING WITH A SHOTGUN

Centaur 1

They were on the ground but I once killed two doves with one shot using a snaro head.