hunting gophers with a bow.
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Topic: hunting gophers with a bow.
Posted By: TasunkaWitko
Subject: hunting gophers with a bow.
Date Posted: 25 March 2007 at 09:25
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i've seen it done; one local kid even ran two gophers through with the same arrow. it was pretty impressive. anyone try this? ------------- TasunkaWitko - Chinook, Montana  Helfen, Wehren, Heilen Die Wahrheit wird euch frei machen |
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Posted By: Hudge
Date Posted: 25 March 2007 at 09:35
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Taz, When I was living on base in GF, I would go to the Archery range and try sticking a ground squirrel with my bow, but was never lucky enough. Those little suckers were never still enough for me to shoot at. Hudge
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Posted By: Gube
Date Posted: 19 August 2007 at 11:42
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A group of us regularily head out for practice out in the gopher fields. We use range finders for the longer shots (60 yds +). For the tips we use zwickey "judo points". This is an awseome way to get out and practise prior to heading out to chase the big stuff. ------------- Savage Vaporizer |
Posted By: soggyshooter
Date Posted: 22 August 2007 at 09:04
| Now this sounds like fun! |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 22 August 2007 at 11:33
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My son and I use to do it with groundhogs (sort of a 5-12# gopher). It is highly destructive to arrows, when you get a hit. the arrow sticks in the groung and the hog part. Result is a horseshoe shaped arrow. But fun anyway. Sort of a methode to use up last years deer arrows as they might have a very slight twist. I've never had a 2-4 with a bow, but did get two with one pistol shot by lining them up (one at 30 & one at 60 yards) 30 Herrett. BEAr |
Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 22 August 2007 at 14:31
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Posted By: MT GUNNY
Date Posted: 10 August 2008 at 18:33
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It takes a lot of patients! I got 2 when I was younger, 1 lived cuz the arrow just went under the skin I had a hell of a time getting the bugger off the arrow he kept bitting at my shoe. Good practice also! ------------- Kalispell MT |
Posted By: Montana Maddnes
Date Posted: 06 May 2009 at 10:41
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I've done it and it is a blast. My personal best day was 27 kills. But that was a field that had never ever been hunted before, and spring time when they are not as weary as later in the year. The wistle pigs where leting me get with in 10-15 yards. No one was shooting any guns anywhere near me so they just let me walk pretty close. MM ------------- Montana Maddness God Bless The U.S.A. On the Highways for Jesus! |
Posted By: huntin1
Date Posted: 06 May 2009 at 12:01
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Used to, never got two at once though. It is alot of fun. I just don't seem to find the time anymore. Gonna have to make time one of these days.
huntin1 ------------- "Never corner something meaner than you" |