MCH Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 I was reading a popular bowhunting magazine the other day and they posed a question to some well-known pro-staffers. "What do you keep in your fanny-pack/backpack?" One of them, don't remember who, listed a slingshot and rocks for when he hunts near bedding areas. Has anyone else used this method?? Because this is the first time I've heard of anyone, much less an accomplished "pro" hunter using tactics such as this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Re: Slingshots??? What's he do, shoot into the bedding area to roust the deer? I have a slingshot. That would be fun to gather up some A-kerns and bean deer as they go by. That would make up for all the little bucks that I see and don't shoot. Kind of like getting them back, let out a little frustration if you know what I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Re: Slingshots??? Slingshots are illegal in some states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Re: Slingshots??? I've actually seen a few hunting programs where they do that.They will shoot or even throw rocks into bedding areas to get the deer up.Every time I've seen it they were rifle hunting though.I try not to disturb bedding areas at all if I can avoid it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYBUCK Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Re: Slingshots??? I actually used this once, kinda. I was doing a little one man push and walking next to some stuff that was so thick you couldn't even crawl through it. I picked up some rocks and started throwing them, after the third or so one, a doe jumped up and took off followed by a nice little 7 point. He didn't know what was going on and stopped to look at me and that was all she wrote. Down he went. Not a sling shot but the same idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Re: Slingshots??? I read about rocking bedding areas some years ago and actually tried it twice with a slingshot. As far as I could tell, it didn't work at all for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Re: Slingshots??? I probably would never try it. I think the chances of a score like that are far less then it actually working. Most of the time you would just set them in a full run... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Re: Slingshots??? Rocking a canyon or draw is a common pratice when hunting mule deer "out west". You walk the top of the canyon walls and chunk rocks down into the thick stuff below. It's not used as much for whitetails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 Re: Slingshots??? [ QUOTE ] I probably would never try it. I think the chances of a score like that are far less then it actually working. Most of the time you would just set them in a full run... [/ QUOTE ] Same here. Just dont think that would be an effective method for whitetails here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 Re: Slingshots??? I guess in the right hunting terrain it might work well for the rifle hunters. Especially in treed draws, like the prairies have. One way to get the deer to stand up and look around if nothing else. I used to always carry a slingshot, when I was shotgun hunting deer, just to plink off the odd grouse without making too much noise. I never thought of trying to use it to flush out deer. Now that I bow-hunt, I always carry an arrow with a judo-tip for birds, so I hung up the sling-shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtBowhunter Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 Re: Slingshots??? If nothing else, you can take care of a few tree rats as long as they're in season too, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Re: Slingshots??? A guy I know takes rocks with him when he hunts near oaks. Then he just tosses a couple rocks to simulate acorns falling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MossySNPR Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Re: Slingshots??? [ QUOTE ] Now that I bow-hunt, I always carry an arrow with a judo-tip for birds, so I hung up the sling-shot. [/ QUOTE ] She made alot of swift kills, but it was just time to set the weapon of destruction down eh Buck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Re: Slingshots??? [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Now that I bow-hunt, I always carry an arrow with a judo-tip for birds, so I hung up the sling-shot. [/ QUOTE ] She made alot of swift kills, but it was just time to set the weapon of destruction down eh Buck? [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, the ol' slingshot was pretty nice really. I used to shoot SSG pellets out of it. I started with marbles, but they didn't have enough KE I hit a coon between the eyes 3 times with marbles but didn't phase him. I think I gave him a headache though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Re: Slingshots??? [ QUOTE ] A guy I know takes rocks with him when he hunts near oaks. Then he just tosses a couple rocks to simulate acorns falling. [/ QUOTE ] Had someone tell me that tip and they claimed it worked well. I have never tried it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Re: Slingshots??? [ QUOTE ] I hit a coon between the eyes 3 times with marbles but didn't phase him. I think I gave him a headache though. [/ QUOTE ] LOL! I can just picture that Too funny!!! Ranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Re: Slingshots??? Yeah, the coon was trying to get into my aviary, to get a quick meal off of one of my pheasants or quail. I hit him from about 40 yrds the first time, then when he scurried up a tree, I moved in closer and pegged him every time he peaked at me from the other side of the tree. He scrambled up to the top, and I never saw him again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowJoe Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Re: Slingshots??? BUCKEE......The ULTIMATE Kill 'em with whatever you got HUNTER. Knives, Rocks, Marbles. He's the McGyver of the hunting world. Give him a spatula, a roll of duct tape and a piece of construction paper and you'll eat like a king. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Re: Slingshots??? I carry a slingshot in my backpack but not to "wake up" deer. Instead, I like to take shots are squirrels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossman Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Re: Slingshots??? i killed a spike one year, using this method. He was standing about 45 yards, looking away. I was on the ground with my bow. I picked up a small rock and chucked it over the deers head. The deer heard the rock hit the trees and then the ground, he got nervous and walked towards me, offering a 15 yard shot. Second deer I killed with a bow. --rossman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 Re: Slingshots??? I have used a slingshot before but it was for duck hunting The ducks always seemed to sit just outside my decoys. I always carried some rocks to move deer off that were under me at past shooting hours. too_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian_Goose Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 Re: Slingshots??? [ QUOTE ] BUCKEE......The ULTIMATE Kill 'em with whatever you got HUNTER. Knives, Rocks, Marbles. He's the McGyver of the hunting world. Give him a spatula, a roll of duct tape and a piece of construction paper and you'll eat like a king. LOL [/ QUOTE ] exactly what i was thinking but you forgot the 6 inches of AV cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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