I know you hope they flop around a bunch and take a ride to your house.  I have never taken a shot at one with a bow, but hope to get serious about doing so this spring.  Do they jump, duck, run, just kind of perk up and stand up real straight, or are they unpredictable? I kind of want some idea of what to expect when taking a shot, and what kind of range limits I may have due to reaction type and time.

They make you look like a fool!  

Get a good blind and get them close...5 yards isn't close enough!

Watch the Double Bull DVD's...they're a great help.  Looking away is the best shot...hi they die low they go.

Remember...accuracy by quantity!

Josh

All mine this fall jumped up and looked around and walked off after the arrow dropped underneath them

the two i shot both ran around with there heads off and i had a job chasing them but way funny.

They usually laugh. I have yet to hit one of them little buggers.        .....stabow

Die hopefully ! All that I have shot have never jumped the string, but have had some chases aftewards. I also need to mention that of the 10 I have taken, all but one were 15 yards and under.

Most times, they die.  Never had them jump the string or do goofy stuff like that.  I now hunt from a pop up blind so they usually don't know where the arrow is coming from and don't react until the arrow hits them or doesn't.

The ones I've hit well initially jumped more or less straight up flapping their wings then either flooped around more or less in place or ran off a short distance before flopping. If other male birds were present, they usually usaually jump the downed bird and stomp him good!

Putt a few times, then walk away  

They normally raise the wing and stick up the middle feather as they walk away.

If you listen really close you can hear oh-sh**.      

QuoteOriginally posted by Orion:
Most times, they die.  Never had them jump the string or do goofy stuff like that.  I now hunt from a pop up blind so they usually don't know where the arrow is coming from and don't react until the arrow hits them or doesn't.

That has been my experience as well.  They usually don't react much untill the arrow strikes them or hits near them.  They only seem to react if they catch you drawing. ymmv  

Been lucky with the 2 I have bow shot they both just jumped stright up and come down and flopped a few yards and died... Shots we about 10 yds and 12 yards....

QuoteOriginally posted by lpcjon2:
They normally raise the wing and stick up the middle feather as they walk away.

Thats normally how they have treated me  

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Originally posted by recurve_shooter:
Putt a few times, then walk away      

Josh