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65x55 swedis:
hey i am wondering out of all of the bow hunter out there have you ever useds a blow gun. not on game but just for fun. i use a 40 cal. and i just shoot plates and cards.

huntertrapper:
ive been meaning to make one but havent yet...i was looking to maybe use it for squirrels or something or birds.

madcrow:
I have a couple of 40 cals, and I have the pipe for a 36 cal.  I am also working on a 6 foot bamboo that will end up being around 60 cal.  It will include 11" bamboo darts and a few will have very small trade points for squirrels and stuff.

JW_Halverson:
I haven't read of any cultures using a blowgun that did not simultaneously develope a toxin for the darts.  I helped recover over a dozen ducks and geese that were wearing blowgun "broadhead" darts from Canyon Lake here in Rapid City, SD some years back and there was not a single fatality observed.  Think of it this way...if a wire poked a hole in small game and killed it, then veterinarians wouldn't give rabies shots for Fluffy and Muffin anymore. 

I hope I am not coming across as too sarcastic, but when you see a beautiful canada goose with a blowgun dart in it's head swimming around a family park you get a little peeved. 

And before anyone cries "hippocrite", yes, I own a blowgun, and yes I use it...just not for hunting.  Ever play darts with a blowgun?  After a game or three you will find you have to step back to about 15-20 yds to make it challenging again.

knightd:
I don't think I would try and take something as big as a goose with one with out poison.. but I have when I was younger taken tree rats and bunny's..With good success.. I did use heavy darts with metal broad heads..

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