this year gonna try rabbits with a bow, how do you guys go about hunting rabbits with a bow?, show some pics

bow arrow snow and friends head shot.

man I wish it would snow here, has not in a few years though

Shoot em'in the head!

 

 

 
 
 

I like to spot and stalk along the brush, or get a group together and do some bunny stomping (jumping brushpiles)! Of course hearing a beagle singing isn't a bad way either....

Yup spot and stalk rabbits is a riot!!  Nothing better than good friends and a few bows!!!  

I use wood arrows with the big rubber blunts, and always aim for the eye. Walk real slow through the brush, and stop and look around every so often. It's all sagebrush here, so I really examine under every bush to try to catch one sitting there. A lot of times, especially when it's rainy or cold, cottontails will sit tight and won't move for nothin'. They will let you walk right by. If you do spot a rabbit within range, resist the temptation to snap into an aggressive position. If you're walking and you suddenly stop and bring the bow up, the rabbit knows you've spotted him, and he'll be gone like a rocket.

If I spot one that's too far away, I try to get closer by walking in an arc around him, or at an angle to him. Not straight at him.

I love hunting bunnies with a bow. It's challenging and fun, and if you're in good rabbit country, you get to fling lots of arrows. Our cottontail season doesn't start till October. We can shoot jacks all year, though. I have the best luck in the evenings, generally. However, mornings after a light snow are good, especially after it has started to warm up slightly.

HTH

Here's a few on a good year. No dogs, just kicking them out.

Geeze, which one of those guys is holding the scattergun behind his back!

Ladies & Gentlemen,
Request your advice:
When hunting Hare in powder snow (3 to 4 ft deep), what is the easiest way to find your arrow, if you should happen to miss?
Packing along a metal detector is a bit cumbersome and waiting for Spring breakup is a bit long.
Best Wishes

QuoteOriginally posted by WindWalker-AK:
Ladies & Gentlemen,
Request your advice:
When hunting Hare in powder snow (3 to 4 ft deep), what is the easiest way to find your arrow, if you should happen to miss?
Packing along a metal detector is a bit cumbersome and waiting for Spring breakup is a bit long.
Best Wishes

That is a tough one.  I normally just keep my eye on where the arrow hit and go get it right away.  I look for the entrance hole and carefully brush the snow away until I find it.  Although we rarely get that much snow here in Michigan!!

With a group of hunters we usually spread out and walk in a line. When someone kicks a rabbit out have a few people make wide circles around where you think  it may have stopped before moving in on it. They usually don't go too far before stopping if there some cover available. Rabbits are lots of fun to hunt with a group of people.

   

 

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Holy yikers - look at the size of that thing.  I hope you had someone with an elephant gun backing you up.

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You know how rabbits cycle, good breeding years like every 7 years? here's the 8th year.

The tall slim fellow on the right is the one and only Joey Buchanan

There's no way that's Joey!! If it is, the only thing he could still wear outa that photo is the boots!

Can you imagine what one of those new heads he's braggin on would do to a rabbit!!!

OOps....just found another one....you guys seen enough dead rabbits yet?