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Offline Mike Joe

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Rabbit Hunt
« on: September 18, 2013, 02:06:50 pm »
A rabbit bolted from the knee deep grass in front of me, and stopped six yards away... I had been hunting for three hours and was walking back home. I could barely make out it's body as it sat motionless. I raised my bow and slowly began to draw. When I hit my anchor, I felt calm. Hundreds of practice shots have prepared me for this moment. My fingers relaxed, and my arrow went right where I was looking. The rabbit jumped, and ran away. I could still see him when he stopped. This is the third Rabbit I've killed with my first bow. ;D
"Son, we don't really care how it looks, We want it to work." - John McPherson

Offline RyanR

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Re: Rabbit Hunt
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2013, 09:23:22 pm »
Nice job! What kind of tip did you use. I hit one with a judo point and it ran off with my arrow and never found the rabbit or my arrow. I even sent my bird dog to find him. No luck. :(

Offline Mike Joe

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Re: Rabbit Hunt
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2013, 10:11:43 pm »
I used field points, the first rabbit I shot ran about ten yards, but the second rabbit was facing away from me. When he ran off my arrow came out and I found him two days later (unfit to eat)  :( this rabbit only went about ten yards, but I think I've been lucky with my shot placement so far. The places I've been hunting are pretty thick, and they get tangled up if my arrow stays in. I've never used judo's but I was wondering if they worked.
"Son, we don't really care how it looks, We want it to work." - John McPherson

Offline RyanR

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Re: Rabbit Hunt
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2013, 10:33:29 pm »
I am not impressed with judo's. Those G5 small game heads look wicked I have one I am planning on using with cedar arrows and a screw in adapter.

Offline 4dog

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Re: Rabbit Hunt
« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2013, 12:07:38 am »
Judos make a nasty big hole..destroys the pelt..rather use a field point or a bone point on the small side.  Nice shot by the way.
"SET" is always there !!!

Offline lowell

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Re: Rabbit Hunt
« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2013, 07:49:48 pm »
Good shooting!! 8)
My son says I shoot a stick with a stick!!

Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Rabbit Hunt
« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2013, 10:08:53 pm »
Nice shot.

Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Rabbit Hunt
« Reply #7 on: September 24, 2013, 10:40:19 pm »
Great shot ..........I'm going to try some of that when the season opens
DBar
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Re: Rabbit Hunt
« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2013, 01:05:49 am »
I use four trim nails and sinew them like tick tack toe on the tips and it rocks the small game they are stunned and do not run at all they flop around and i run over and wack em with my rabbit stick and its over . You should try these tips out . Also you can use small twigs about an inch and a half by one eighth of an inch in place of the finish nails .
JESSE "HALF CHEROKEE" RUSH
The rabbit lost his tail cause the fox tricked him and told him to stick it thru the ice to catch fish he became stuck and the bear snatched him out by his ears leaving his bushy tail behind and streching his long ears... Cherokee story "how the rabbit lost his tail" :)

Offline hedgeapple

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Re: Rabbit Hunt
« Reply #9 on: September 27, 2013, 01:40:26 am »
Great shot ..........I'm going to try some of that when the season opens
DBar

Bill, I know where you can find a rabbit or 20.  Heck you might not even have to leave the yard. But, it's a lot more fun stalking them through the maze of trails I have mowed around the farm.
Dave   Richmond, KY
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Rabbit Hunt
« Reply #10 on: September 27, 2013, 02:02:42 pm »
Great shot!  I'm going to try hunting rabbit with a bow this year. 
I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left

Offline 4dog

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Re: Rabbit Hunt
« Reply #11 on: September 27, 2013, 02:24:48 pm »
Shield busted!
"SET" is always there !!!

Offline 4dog

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Re: Rabbit Hunt
« Reply #12 on: September 27, 2013, 02:25:43 pm »
 ;D
"SET" is always there !!!

Offline Mike Joe

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Re: Rabbit Hunt
« Reply #13 on: September 27, 2013, 05:20:50 pm »
Sweet, 4Dog no rabbit is safe! ;D
« Last Edit: September 27, 2013, 05:44:27 pm by Mike Joe »
"Son, we don't really care how it looks, We want it to work." - John McPherson

Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Rabbit Hunt
« Reply #14 on: September 29, 2013, 03:55:11 pm »
Great shot ..........I'm going to try some of that when the season opens
DBar

Bill, I know where you can find a rabbit or 20.  Heck you might not even have to leave the yard. But, it's a lot more fun stalking them through the maze of trails I have mowed around the farm.


Dave .......If your offering, I just might have to take you up on that one  :)  Might make a good holiday gathering with a little snow is on the ground.
Bill
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