I was talking to an old hunter one day. He is a Minnesota guy and has done a lot of hunting in his time. He told me when hunting rabbits to give a loud whistle when they take off running and they will stop dead in their tracks. Has any one ever heard of or tried this?
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, Mar 06 2012 07:22 PM
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Posted 06 March 2012 - 07:22 PM
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Posted 06 March 2012 - 08:27 PM
Marlin,My father taught me that trick when I was a little kid He laughed because I was so amaised that whistlingWould stop a rabbit. It is another great memory of hunting with dad.Tom
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Posted 06 March 2012 - 08:52 PM
I heard that as a kid and have tried it over the years with some success. But nothing except a bullet is 100%.
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Posted 07 March 2012 - 06:23 PM
I call them to me. No need to stop them they come to me. 
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Posted 07 March 2012 - 06:35 PM
The hare whistler.
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Posted 13 March 2012 - 07:26 AM
Did that hunting jacks in New Mexico in the 50's when I was 12 or so....still do it today occasionally...
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Posted 13 March 2012 - 06:28 PM
I wonder if whistling makes the the rabbits think that a redtail hawk is around and that is why they freeze?
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Posted 13 March 2012 - 06:35 PM
I have whistled at plenty of Playboy Bunnies... they never seemed to stop however.. Hmmm
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Posted 13 March 2012 - 07:35 PM
Too bad because I've heard they are delicious if you can get them 
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Posted 13 March 2012 - 09:43 PM
You have to use bait on those bunnies. They like lots of greens and shinny things.I have whistled at plenty of Playboy Bunnies... they never seemed to stop however.. Hmmm
You can hop but you can't hide. Yahi Bowmen. Its not how far you can shoot but how close to the game you get when you shoot. Sights we don't need any sights. Why waist time reloading when I can be making arrows.
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Posted 31 March 2012 - 04:01 PM
My cousin told me about that when I was in Texas on our family's ranch. I thought he was messing with me, but when I tried it out it actually worked on the jackrabbits. I was able to take 2 of them with a .22 revolver from about 25 yards easily with them standing still for me.It doesn't seem to work at all for cottontails, but it works most of the time for jacks.
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