gsambray 172 Report post Posted April 25, 2011 just wondering some good tips on how i can practice for rabbit hunting with my bow. I can hit a good grouping on a target bag upto 50yrds. what else can i do to practice for those wascaly wabbits? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thefishleclair 175 Report post Posted April 26, 2011 just wondering some good tips on how i can practice for rabbit hunting with my bow. I can hit a good grouping on a target bag upto 50yrds. what else can i do to practice for those wascaly wabbits?Try your shooting while crouched or kneeling....move some targets out into the scrub brush and shoot at them. use the tips you will use to hunt the rabbits, i find that the tips (judo,snaro or the washer ones) all fly differnt then the field tips. Dont use your Target bag with these blunt tips!! I use Timmies coffee cups or old stuffed toys to practise with....Been wanting to get out and Hammer some rabbits with bow for the last 3 weeks..Going to have to wait till the snow goes too!! Loose allot of arrows when hunting them in snow. Quote Grumpas' Baits Check it out on FB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Craigh Report post Posted April 26, 2011 Add judging distance to your practice sessions. I practice distance for my deer hunts and I am surprisingly consistently off by 5 yards in my "guesses". I think knowing if that rabbit is at 30 or 36 yards will be as big a deal to your success as your ability to pattern at a given range. Use the coffee cup example, but place them randomly from 10 yards to your max distance. Don't pace them off until you go to retrieve your arrows. Redistribute the cups differently on your way back to the bow. What a rush it would be to actually connect on one of your hopefully many chances afield. Have you ever seen Tred Barta shooting pheasants in flight with his bow? I can't even imagine thinking I would even be good enough to try that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gsambray 172 Report post Posted April 27, 2011 what draw weight do you normally use for rabbits anyways? mine is set at 70lbs and thats what i shoot with while hunting deer and bear with it. it is a bit overkill but with bears i like the little extra umpfff behind that arrow. should i turn it down for rabbits? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Craigh Report post Posted April 27, 2011 I run just over 60 lbs for deer. If you are good with your bow at 70, I wouldn't change it. That extra draw will create a flatter shooting trajectory and minimize the point of impact difference downrange (making your estimate of distance a little less key).Let us know how it goes for you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thefishleclair 175 Report post Posted April 27, 2011 Like Craigh said. Leave yer bow at yer present poundage. Quote Grumpas' Baits Check it out on FB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
