Pheasant hunt

[ChumpMcgee]

#3781

Well I went out this past weekend on the Pheasant hunt with my bow. I did not make contact with any birds but did learn a lot about what needs to be done when hunting these boogers. It was extremely windy and the birds were very wild and flushing 50 yards ahead of us most of the weekend. We were able to flush birds out close to us but even then it was a far shot with a flu flu and the way the wind was blowing. I Probably took half a dozen shots this past weekend and each shot got closer and closer to the birds. I think 1 more day and I would have gotten one….maybe

I did learn that the spiral fletching are a pain in the butt to find even with blazed orange and also do not have as much power. I also found out that 6 feathers might be alittle over kill. I ended up removing 2 feathers to leave me with a 4 feathered fletched arrow. This gave me more power, and yes the arrow did travel farther but were easier to find since the wind would not grab them and float them away. When you shoot the 4 feathered arrow they fly straight but do travel roughly 20 yards further. I never lost an arrow and I even shot straight into a uncut corn field. It was more difficult to find birds than it was to find my arrows.

I will be going back out either this weekend or over Christmas for one last hunt. All and all it was a very fun hunt, the other 2 I was with ended up getting 10 birds with shotguns but watching the arrow head straight for the birds was pretty wild to watch.

[OldbowKY]

#23634

I have found that I like 3 fletch left unburned, they are a tough bird. I have had several bounce off hits with blunts. I now use old 3 blade BHD with rounded points and unsharpened to protect the dogs.

[codger]

#24575

i tried pheasant hunting with my longobw some years back when i had a dog to flush them i didnt get a bird but it was some great time afield. i didnt have any issues with distance shooitng using six fletch full height flu flues but i was using a #75 longobw. If i could round up a dog for it id really enjoy trying that again.

[ChumpMcgee]

#24577

codger wrote: i tried pheasant hunting with my longobw some years back when i had a dog to flush them i didnt get a bird but it was some great time afield. i didnt have any issues with distance shooitng using six fletch full height flu flues but i was using a #75 longobw. If i could round up a dog for it id really enjoy trying that again.

I wish I had a heavy pound bow shorter bow, that would be the perfect set up in my opinion. I was using my 45lbs bow and the closer the better for sure, or less feathers 🙂 I am hopeing to get a beefy bow in the short future. Just have to keep my eyes open and patients

[Ralph]

#24652

Fun ain’t it? Not overly productive but that’s not always a fun requirement. The only one I ever shot, I have no dog, jumped up so close I had an arrow in him almost before my brain said “rooster”. I was using a flu flu with a 2 blade and a little star washer behind it. I have a couple of 2″ snarro’s but I’ve never hit anything with one yet so dunno if they’re worth it or not. My arrows are having a hard time catching up to doves.:wink: Dang sure not much way to quiver those snarro’s.

I just like tryin’. 😀

Have fun!!!! All my pheasant places have been sold out from under me. Big money in the Texas Panhandle the pheasant hunting is.

Heck, one year I had a place about 200 yds. wide, a mile long with an old farm house and barns on it. Brushy. Between two maize fields. Guess where the birds flew when jumped:wink: Dudes on one side had horses, dogs, and the hunters were dressed in outfits like British fox hunters. Sight to see. Guys on the other side had a bunch of uncontrolled dogs. Guess which little po’boy lost that place the next year. Like I said, have fun. Some for me.

[ChumpMcgee]

#24663

It was so much fun I had the other two that were with me laughing and enjoying it as much as me! Apparently I was a big distraction for the 2 gun hunters as they were about to pull the trigger just to see a bright orange arrow go flying past the bird. All 3 of us had a blast with it I have got to do this more and hopefully bird number will increase over the next several years too!

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