dove season
#3
RE: dove season
i seen a tv show on TNN years ago where a guy was pheasent hunting with traditional equipment he never hit one but they only showed him taking maybee 8 shots. He did come very close tho and this guy was a good shot.
#4
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 9,175
RE: dove season
I've hunted doves with bow-n-arrer. Snaro point and fluflus. Forget pass shooting. They can dodge a cloud of shotgun pellets, so it's not even a challenge for them to dodge an arrow. Instead, I watch where they land and then stalk up on 'em. If you've got some cover, it's no big trick to get within 10-15 yards before they notice you and take off. They're not too fast rising up off the ground and they give you a pretty fair chance at busting them.
I've also taken quail with the same arrow setup, but they're a bit of a challenge.
I've also taken quail with the same arrow setup, but they're a bit of a challenge.
#5
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: land of the Lilliputians, In the state of insanity
Posts: 26,274
RE: dove season
My brother and I threw discs in the air for years to practice shooting birds. We hunted phesant once with bows and never got one. We only saw one bird and I sent an arrow way over it. I gave up on birds, it made me really respect Bear, Hill, and Pearson. The only moving thing I have shot with my bows are rabbits.
#6
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Mississippi USA
Posts: 15,296
RE: dove season
I took a hen and rooster spruce grouse in Canada a few years ago (there on a moose hunt). Both were shot with my longbow, but both were sitting in a tree when I shot. I've shot lots of aerial targets, but haven't tried a flying bird yet. Hope to find a spot to try for pheasants eventually (no pheasants in MS). I got one bird with a hard rubber blunt, the other with an Ace Hex-Head blunt. The Ace head is the best blunt I've ever used, including judo's.
Chad
Chad
#7
RE: dove season
#8
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: land of the Lilliputians, In the state of insanity
Posts: 26,274
RE: dove season
Thats pretty cool. My brother and i use to simply glue a few pieces of cardboard together to get it thick enough to throw easy. Cut it in the shape of a disk and took turns throwing it for each other.
#10
RE: dove season
Here is a short video of some guys in france shooting pheasant with a bow: http://www.huntingfootage.com/showphoto.php?photo=1825&cat=537
Pretty impressive, maybe one of these days I will get to that point, for now I am more concerned at hitting a 20" let alone a bird flying!!!!
Pretty impressive, maybe one of these days I will get to that point, for now I am more concerned at hitting a 20" let alone a bird flying!!!!