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Started by Thumper Dunker , Jul 01 2009 08:40 PM

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#1 Thumper Dunker

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Posted 01 July 2009 - 08:40 PM

Got off late but still had time to get two. Two shots two bunnies at 20yards +-Posted ImagePosted Image
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Posted 01 July 2009 - 08:57 PM

Nice job with the long bow!

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Posted 01 July 2009 - 10:04 PM

Nice shots! Congrats on the bunnies

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Posted 01 July 2009 - 10:05 PM

Way to go again is all I can say. :rolleyes:
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Posted 01 July 2009 - 10:30 PM

Nice job Thumper :rolleyes: I have an older , my assumption because it was my dads , Colt "Plainsman " longbow . it's 60 " & 39#s @ 28"s but I am afraid to give it to anyone to string , due to its age . Any opinions ????Andy

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Posted 01 July 2009 - 11:21 PM

Can you get a picture of it ? You might be able to but don't . If You got it at a garage sale or something I would with a long string to work it in . But it was your Dads and its worth to much to break. I would not do it.
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Posted 02 July 2009 - 03:48 AM

Thumper, are you using blunts or field points on the bunnies? why not broadheads? you have made me decide to look into a recurve again..........I had a recurve probably 25 to 30 years ago that I deer hunted with.

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Posted 02 July 2009 - 08:17 AM

Judo points and blunt tips are best for small animals for the shock and stopping power. Broad heads just slice through and they run off.

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Posted 02 July 2009 - 08:32 AM

Blunts They do not snake under the grass as much and they do not recoche sp ? . Tryed broad heads , spent the day chasing arrows.
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Posted 02 July 2009 - 10:45 AM

Very nice!! :smiley-innocent-halo-yellow:

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Posted 02 July 2009 - 11:27 AM

Mission respectfully accomplished! good sized too.

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Posted 02 July 2009 - 12:38 PM

I just remembered today the season started.

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Posted 03 July 2009 - 07:44 AM

Nice shootin' Thumper! The season snuck up on me. Time to drag out the ol' Buckmark.
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Posted 03 July 2009 - 07:28 PM

;) Got one lastnight ;) 4 of a kind today before 0900.Attached File  2.jpg   31.58K   18 downloadsAttached File  3.jpg   33.99K   19 downloads

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Posted 03 July 2009 - 08:45 PM

Nice going, Scott. Are all of those cottontails? The three on the right have the coloration of pygmies rabbits. Way to go!

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Posted 03 July 2009 - 09:22 PM

Nice score on the rabbits Scott they look like pygmy's to me too.Remember small game hunting has hours you can hunt to.310. Shooting Hours on Resident Small Game Mammals.The shooting hours for all resident small game mammals shall be one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.

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Posted 03 July 2009 - 10:24 PM

Way to go but you cheated on the four ;) . I can't go back out till tuesday eve. ;)
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Posted 04 July 2009 - 06:40 AM

All cottontails here just the smaller ones are young cottontail. The other cottontail was shot with the bb gun before long before dark.
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