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Offline Bushman452

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Shooting snakeheads with a bow.
« on: February 15, 2011, 02:14:01 pm »
Here in the state of Virginia we are being plagued by snakeheads which gives me more than good reason to try some summertime bowfishing. Has any of ya'll ever shot one these things before.
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Re: Shooting snakeheads with a bow.
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2011, 02:16:46 pm »
I never have. Ain't they the ones that can come up on land and bite?

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« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2011, 02:24:29 pm »
Very interesting fish.  I think if you could surprise them when they are on land, they would be much easier to shoot.  Nice looking skins too!!
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Re: Shooting snakeheads with a bow.
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2011, 02:48:51 pm »
...and they eat good from what I understand.  ;D
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Offline Bevan R.

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« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2011, 03:22:58 pm »
Just happened to watch a show on netflix the other night. talked to mullet about it. it was about the bullseye snakeheads invading. one of the 'myths' the experts spoke on (wildlife experts in Florida) was the attacking on land. While the snakehead can 'breath' on land and move across ground, it is not an attack type of movement, just a typical fish movement across and they wear out fast.
They ARE very aggressive and will eat just about anything. The show also talked about them being good eating and said that is what has caused the issue that Florida is having. some bonehead brought them in and released them so that they could be harvested later for market.

The show is a segment of 'River Monsters'.

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Offline Postman

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Re: Shooting snakeheads with a bow.
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2011, 03:45:59 pm »
I don't know if they are commonly big enough or numerous enough to bowfish. They do come up for air, but I don't think they do it often. A few 2 foot long ones have been caught, but most are smaller.... FOR NOW... bum bum BAAAAAAAAA!  ;D
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Offline Bevan R.

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« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2011, 04:26:51 pm »
According to the show I watched, they are numerous enough.

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Offline Michael C.

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Re: Shooting snakeheads with a bow.
« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2011, 06:10:29 pm »
What the heck??? That is a weird looking fish, I though you guys were pulling a snipe hunt on me for a sec till I looked it up. It was on the internet so it must be real  ;D
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Offline Bevan R.

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« Reply #8 on: February 15, 2011, 06:24:52 pm »
I asked mullet if he had run into any and he said not. I think they would make a really neat skin for some bows!

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Offline Kent D.

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Re: Shooting snakeheads with a bow.
« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2011, 05:02:32 pm »
Shoot them all.  we need to get rid of them.
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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: Shooting snakeheads with a bow.
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2011, 11:16:28 pm »
They have found a couple in NC the last few years, hope they don't get started up here.
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« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2011, 11:36:25 pm »
 I've never seen one before, but it looks like what we call a Mudfish, or it's proper name, Bowfin. We also have Walking Catfish down here. They taste like crap.
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Offline Parnell

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Re: Shooting snakeheads with a bow.
« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2011, 03:22:56 pm »
Wonder if they're in the Everglades?  I'd like to shoot some!
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Offline Bevan R.

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« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2011, 03:40:00 pm »
According to the show 'River Monsters' I watched, they are not in the glades YET. Just almost there.

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Offline stickbender

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Re: Shooting snakeheads with a bow.
« Reply #14 on: February 27, 2011, 03:33:37 pm »

     Well Eddie took the words right out of my mouth!  It sure does look like our Mud fish (Bowfin) down here. ;)  Supposedly they are from somewhere in Asia, and tasty.  Never seen one, but it is an interesting pattern on them though.  Yeah, we have a lot of inbreds that think it would be cool to have these in the wild.  Like pythons, cobras, monitor lizards, parrots, etc.  It is bad enough to have to look out for the afore mentioned critters, but now you have to be careful of what you reel in. :o  We already have our canals, and lakes full of talapia, and Nile perch, and those weird looking aquarium cleaning sucker type fish.  They get pretty big.  Look like some kind of Darth Vader fish. :o

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