Question
02-28-2003, 10:00 AM
#1
Typical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Carroll Ohio USA
Posts: 812
Question
Is there any animals you can shoot legally with a bow just to help sharpen your stalking/shooting skills while deer season isnt in. I thought about groundhog but wanted yalls opinions.
Have any of yall tried anything like that?
Have any of yall tried anything like that?
02-28-2003, 10:14 AM
#2
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Blossvale, New York
Posts: 21,199
RE: Question
Ground hogs work. If you' re near pigs they work. About everything else has seasons you have to work around. I guess probably nothing beats plain ole stump shooting and walking unless it' s climbing a tree, shooting some arrows and moving on. Be great exercise I guess. Practice,... practice... practice... experiment and play will work just fine for most. Rabbit are fair game in lots of places. Finding an animal to shoot at leaves lots of down time when you' re not actually honing skills you' ll use for deer. I just have to believe plain old practice does more for muscle memory and confidence.
02-28-2003, 10:14 AM
#3
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Fredericksburg Virginia USA
Posts: 13,672
RE: Question
I can only speak for Va., but here goes:
All year round you can hunt:
Groundhog
Skunk[:@]
mice
rats
coyote[:' (]
nutria [
]
hog
starlings
sparrows
pigeons
In season
Spring Gobbler
Now if you get any mice or sparrows with your bow, please post a pic!
All year round you can hunt:
Groundhog
Skunk[:@]
mice
rats
coyote[:' (]
nutria [
]hog
starlings
sparrows
pigeons
In season
Spring Gobbler
Now if you get any mice or sparrows with your bow, please post a pic!
02-28-2003, 10:14 AM
#4
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: crawfordville florida USA
Posts: 1,251
RE: Question
Dont know what the game laws are up there. Down here in Florida I can shoot rabbits and armadillos year round. I lay off the rabbits by the end of February but I keep popping the armadillos throughout the spring and summer.
02-28-2003, 10:28 AM
#8
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Lehigh County PA USA
Posts: 12,157
RE: Question
I cannot think of anything else besides groundhogs that you could legally hunt and hope to actually shoot with a bow in the offseason... But, like most other folks, I go to at least one 3D shoot each month just to stay in good shooting forum. It is something to consider.
But, like most other folks, I go to at least one 3D shoot each month just to stay in good shooting forum. It is something to consider.
02-28-2003, 11:15 AM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: WEST PALM FLORIDA
Posts: 2,890
RE: Question
Armadillos are tough on broadheads arnt they benhuntn . Coons , allways pop a coon if I can . Had one bite an acc in half last weekend , after a perfect shoot , he didnt last long after that .
02-28-2003, 11:16 AM
#10
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posts: 391
RE: Question
Crow are legal in Ohio year round, but only on Friday, Saturday & Sunday. We have a lot that hang out in the fields around our place. It' s kind of like hunting small turkeys. I believe coyote & wild boar are also legal year round. I' ve heard coyote but have never seen any. And good luck finding any wild boar. Another thought would be bowfishing. There are a lot of lakes around here with way too many carp. Not sure of the regulations though. Check out the Ohio DNR website.
This could be a fun thing to do occasionally but I think that 3d or just plain old target shooting is better practice to keep in shape during the off season.
This could be a fun thing to do occasionally but I think that 3d or just plain old target shooting is better practice to keep in shape during the off season.