bow hunting for small game
 

does anyone use a bow for small game if so what do you use for tips and arrows

RE: bow hunting for small game
 

I use my bow for rabbits, squirrel, and turkey. For rabbits and squirrel I like to use the judo points. They stopped selling them in my area so I use the "adder", a little ruffled sleave that goes behind a field tip so the tip won't penetrate that much. I use these but I don't like them as much because they bend and they add 25 grains to the tip of the arrow. My favorite would be the rubber knob kind of blunts that you can order from cabelas.

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RE: bow hunting for small game
 

When I hunt small game I generally use Judo points. They are a great tip that is hard to lose in the ground and the do a great job on small game. I also carry a broadhead with me just in case I run into a coyote or badger. Hope you have fun.

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RE: bow hunting for small game
 

I use mechanicals on most small game, but have used adder points before as well. With any birds, I use old mechanical heads, and to help keep them from snaking under the ground, put an adder point or washer between the head and the shaft.

I've found that broadheads, even the most inexpensive, work better than any other adder type tip, and that is what I would recommend. If you run into something larger, such as a fox or coyote, then you'll be prepared as well.

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RE: bow hunting for small game
 

I love sneaking after squirrels almost as much as chasing whitetails! With a handmade bow and a quiver full of wooden arrows, I can have quite an entertaining day. Squirrels and rabbit sized critters may get anything from broadheads to Judos to steel blunts to 30-30 brass zipped at them. (30-30 shell casings cut off at the neck and epoxied onto the arrow for blunt duty, weigh 120 grns) For groundhogs, I prefer broadheads.

The other week I managed to get out to hunt the last day of our fall small game season. I found this sneaky squirrel hiding about 20 feet up in the fork of a tree. A healthy smack from my steel blunt evicted him from his perch. <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>