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Hunting cottontails
Black Moshannon:
--- Quote from: GlisGlis on January 23, 2021, 11:45:39 am ---it was mentioned some times ago
when they zip away if you shout or whistle loud they sometimes stop and freeze for a split second
enough to send an arrow god willing (SH) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B)
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Ill try this.
Another thing is Ive noticed suggestions for blunts, for me i’ve had bad luck with those. Maybe its because I didn’t hit the game in the head but im not that good of a shot. I hit a squirrel in the chest with a blunt out of a 55# recurve bow at less than ten yards and he fell down and ran and I never found him. I hit a rabbit with a blunt at around 18 yards from a fifty pound longbow. I heard the impact and the rabbit was sent flipping through the air only to run away and disappear. So with my skill level perhaps id better stuck with broadheads?
Tradslinger:
for me, the size of the blunt is what blunt makes the difference. I always use a big blunt with a wide surface area. there is a very distinct thump when used. a no doubt that you hit it and put the hurt on it. I even used washers for added effect. I used the 38 special brass as a starting point for mods of several kinds. I also used the Old J B Weld that you could bake to make it harder and stronger on these points. lose a lot less game and arrows with decent tips that hammer and or grab. it is like when a 45 hits something versus a 22, big difference in impact.
Hawkdancer:
Seems to me the rubber commercial things are about the size of a 20 gauge shot she'll case. I think BJRogg posted one of his a while back. Several ways to do it. Larger shaft turned down, .308, 30-06 cases trimmed to fit or expanded neck fit over the shaft and set with epoxy. There are also some small game points shown in the TBB books, I think. Post pics, If you make your own!
Hawkdancer
Black Moshannon:
Well the snow is deep here in Central Pa. I have been out a good many times and seen almost no rabbits lately. But its been snowing every few days and I keep seeing fresh tracks, literally rabbit highways of tracks, between bushes on the farm I hunt. I went out around 4 am this morning just to see if they were moving at dark instead of dawn. The snow had fallen again and there were fresh tracks but no rabbits to be seen. I wonder if they are moving right around midnight. This leads me to wonder if I should go out at midday? Its the only time I haven't tried. I have been going out at dawn and evening/late afternoon. Also, there is a crust under the fresh snow and each step makes a loud crunch. I also suck as a hunter in general. Any advice? I have to start somewhere
Tracker0721:
I’m in northeastern Washington, getting the same snow every couple days, tons of tracks everyday but no rabbit in the bag yet, we went hiking through a bunny filled area with the dogs and they scattered quite a few snowshoes, it was right about 4pm which is when I’ve hunted it before but apparently I’m blind to them until the dog chases it out. Also ran into 2 young cougars! Really caught us off guard rounding the corner in the road and they were walking down the middle towards us!
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