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Offline WhistlingBadger

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Re: Squirrel hunting setup?
« Reply #15 on: August 26, 2021, 05:57:21 pm »
Anybody tried hex blunts?  That's what I use for rabbits, and I bet they'd get the job done on a squirrel.  Plus I can get them in the same weight as my broadheads, so it's good practice for big game hunting.
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« Reply #16 on: August 26, 2021, 06:21:33 pm »
I’ll be testing them soon

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Offline Pat B

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« Reply #17 on: August 26, 2021, 07:55:30 pm »
I've used hex blunts but to me they are less effective than nutters.
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Re: Squirrel hunting setup?
« Reply #18 on: August 26, 2021, 11:31:44 pm »
Oh im sorry.... lol. i thought hex blunts were nutters lol. im definitely going to use nutters
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Re: Squirrel hunting setup?
« Reply #19 on: August 26, 2021, 11:35:39 pm »
The hex blunt has a 6 point "crown" on the end instead of just a blunt. The points do causes more damage than just a blunt.
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Re: Squirrel hunting setup?
« Reply #20 on: August 28, 2021, 12:07:14 pm »
A hex was what I was shooting when I injured a squirrel… nutters seem pretty good… but how about a really bad shot? Like in the thigh? A broad head would probably kill a squirrel if you shot it in the thigh, would a nutter?
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Re: Squirrel hunting setup?
« Reply #21 on: August 28, 2021, 12:51:31 pm »
A broadhead wouldn't necessarily kill a squirrel that was hit in the thigh or at least you may not be able to recover it. The shock from the nutter would probably nock it out of the tree then you could finish the job.
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