Squirrelhunter91 Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 Alright, every day of the week, after school, I am going to hunt woodchucks. My bow isn't very accurate with the blunt tips or the shocker tips, so I am going with a 75 grain Muzzy 3-blade broadhead or maybe an 85 grain Spitfire XP (mechanical). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christsavedme Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 Re: Going after woodchuck with my bow.. Go get em...and take plenty of pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bow Hunter Derek Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 Re: Going after woodchuck with my bow.. Use broad heads, not the blunts or shockers. Wood chucks are pretty tough critters. If not, you may stick and arrow in them and eventially they may die, but in the mean time, you have one ****ed off rodent. I have some old broad heads that I use on them. A broadhead dispenses them pretty quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvantageTimberLou Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 Re: Going after woodchuck with my bow.. Good luck Squirrel, work on your accuracy and have fun, you will probably see more deer in the woods than woodchucks then come deer season you will see more woodchucks than deer!! LOL!! Have fun, be safe, and post some pics when you get a chance! Lou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 Re: Going after woodchuck with my bow.. Boy I wish I owned a bow shop near you.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted June 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 Re: Going after woodchuck with my bow.. [ QUOTE ] Boy I wish I owned a bow shop near you.... [/ QUOTE ] I am not going to trash my arrows. I pay attention before I shoot. Although I have done this in the past. You learn from your mistakes.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeStandBowHunter Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 Re: Going after woodchuck with my bow.. I don't know but DogDoc has a point about you, you sound like you would be fun to hunt small game with. I'm about to sit out in the evenings now and take out some chipmunks with my judo points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacherman Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 Re: Going after woodchuck with my bow.. good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshM Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 Re: Going after woodchuck with my bow.. G/L get some good pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Shooter Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 Re: Going after woodchuck with my bow.. Broadheads work great on those boogers! I've taken several woodchuck/groundhogs with my bow. Just try and make head/neck shots, it drops them in their tracks. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bowhunter2114 Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 Re: Going after woodchuck with my bow.. better to shoot them when they are looking the other way. I shot at one yesterday and he ducked it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted June 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 Re: Going after woodchuck with my bow.. [ QUOTE ] better to shoot them when they are looking the other way. I shot at one yesterday and he ducked it!!! [/ QUOTE ] Had the same one I am looking to get this year, do that last year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAbowhunter4life Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 Re: Going after woodchuck with my bow.. [ QUOTE ] Alright, every day of the week, after school, I am going to hunt woodchucks. My bow isn't very accurate with the blunt tips or the shocker tips, so I am going with a 75 grain Muzzy 3-blade broadhead or maybe an 85 grain Spitfire XP (mechanical). [/ QUOTE ] Man, I tell u what, chuck hunting with a bow gets addictive. My friend and I did it every summer from the ages of 16-18 until his grandfather sold his land off. I won't even tell you how many we shot cause no one would ever believe me, but we broke the century mark, EACH!!!!! At any rate, we use to shoot them with different heads and use them as a test medium for the upcoming deer season. Granted deer are made with thicker bones and what not, but the damage done to the chuck still gave you an idea of what the head can do. While I never had one duck my arrow, even when looking right at me, I mus tell you they are TOUGH animals. I can't tell you how many I drilled straight through the vitals with big mechanical heads and even fixed blades that ran off and required second, and even an occasional 3rd shot. In my experiences shooting them in the head is the quickest kill (obviously), followed by a chest shot with them standing looking at you. The broadside vital shot was my least favorite as they always seemed to cover a lot of ground with that shot. Well, I have wasted enough of your time and rambled enough. Good luck and I hope ya score Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6sixpoint_nobrows Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 Re: Going after woodchuck with my bow.. sounds like fun, one day my friend and i went after a rabbit in this guys garden ( it wasnt a residential area..lol) and we ended up shooting it and when we went to retrieve it we saw a bunch more and we had a good time shooting them rabbits and eating them later. it even more fun when you both draw on it and shoot it twice...lol...my friend his brother and I also like shooting bull frogs, thats a challenge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longislandhunter Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Re: Going after woodchuck with my bow.. Good luck, should be challenging shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted June 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2005 Re: Going after woodchuck with my bow.. I got him! I got him! WOOT WOOT! Told y'all I would get him! Here is how the story goes: It had rained the night before, and I knew that woodchucks love the fields after a nice rainstorm. I don't know why, they just do. So as I am walking into my ground blind at about 7AM, I notice a "rock" that normally isn't on the hill. I stare at it and wait for it to move. It didn't exactly move, it blinked it's eye. That's all I needed to confirm it for the shot. I shot once. The arrow went right over it's back. There goes that broadhead. That broadhead was a mechanical one. So then I nocked another arrow with a 3 blade Muzzy, layed the pin on its vital area and let the arrow fly. Man do I love that noise! The noise when the arrow hits the skin and does some damage! I didn't pin it to the hill, but I got enough of the lungs to stop it where it was. It had no idea anything happened. It was hit, tried to run, and then just crumbled. The blood had bubbles in it, so I knew it was a lungshot. The woodchuck didn't go 3 yards before it just tumbled down the hill. I used my Browning Micro Midas 3 with Carbon Express arrows tipped with a 3-blade 75 grain Muzzy. Pics: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitteken Posted June 16, 2005 Report Share Posted June 16, 2005 Re: Going after woodchuck with my bow.. one proud papa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bow Hunter Derek Posted June 16, 2005 Report Share Posted June 16, 2005 Re: Going after woodchuck with my bow.. You're the man! Nice shooting. I love how you take the rodent hunting so seriously. It is fun seeing someone enjoy this game as much as you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted June 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2005 Re: Going after woodchuck with my bow.. Well. I'm glad I got to nip the bud before it sprouted. Then momma is going to be the one I call in with my Foxpro and the woodchuck distress. I almost have enough money for a Foxpro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaskMan Posted June 16, 2005 Report Share Posted June 16, 2005 Re: Going after woodchuck with my bow.. You better get skinning and tanning up some of those chipmunks, get some cash for the foxpro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted June 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2005 Re: Going after woodchuck with my bow.. How much do you think I could possibly make by selling them? I have a job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Re: Going after woodchuck with my bow.. Dude! You're a killin' machine! WTG! Good Job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted June 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Re: Going after woodchuck with my bow.. I know of predator callers who have called in groundhogs to rabbit distress sounds. Anything could happen. Curiousity killed the cat, why can't it kill the groundhog? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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