Hunting Rabbits from a treestand?

LondonDave · Post by **LondonDave** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 3:40 pm

Thank You! Everyone seemed to be missing that.

By the replies it doesn't seem like anyone has ever tried hunting rabbits from a tree stand. Maybe I'll be the first!

Dave

xbowking · Post by **xbowking** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 5:43 pm

I will be trying to get a rabbit with my crossbow until the end of the season , LondonDave will you be using your xbow only to try for a rabbit ? , im going to only use my xbow , if i get one i will be sure to post pics , i will be hunting from my tree stand at my house and my little shed stand depending on the weather and tracks .

LondonDave · Post by **LondonDave** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 5:47 pm

I am going to try with the crossbow from the stand but I'll also go out with my dogs and shotgun.

Dave

saxman · Post by **saxman** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:07 am

Michigan was full of squirells & I could have shot enough for a family meal.

R.J. · Post by **R.J.** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:38 am

It can be done ! ...

The picture was from this thread I posted last year ...

http://www.excaliburcrossbow.com/phpBB2 ... ght=rabbit

Wow .... looking back ... a huge difference in snow fall from last years seasons end to this years seasons end !

LondonDave · Post by **LondonDave** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:30 pm

Very cool! Hopefully I get a chance to do the same this weekend.

The more pics of see of your hunting trips the more I love to go out with you guys some time!

Dave

Partikle · Post by **Partikle** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:35 pm

saxman wrote:Michigan was full of squirells & I could have shot enough for a family meal.

If you need more, come on up and get them.

xbowkidd · Post by **xbowkidd** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:04 pm

well i thought i would give this a try on my time off last week. had some beautiful weather before it all melted.

a perfect day in the bush.

i only got one but it was a heck of a good time.

LondonDave · Post by **LondonDave** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:33 pm

That's awesome! Looks like a nice head shot. Did you use a Judo point?

I haven't had a chance to try it out yet. We went out with the dogs and guns on Saturday but came home empty handed. All of our snow is pretty much gone now and my available time has become limited. Maybe next weekend depending on the weather.

Dave

xbowkidd · Post by **xbowkidd** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:37 pm

i didn't have time to sight in with judo points so i just used field points.

xbowking · Post by **xbowking** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:46 pm

Nice shootin xbowkidd , i have been out a couple times but no rabbits came buy , i bought one of these small game heads G5 they are supposed to be awsome on rabbits , i hope to find out soon , has anyone else tryed these S.G.H from G5 ?[img][img]http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff24 ... 289571.gif[/img][/img]

R.J. · Post by **R.J.** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:22 pm

Cool pic's .... Congrat's on the crossbow rabbit !

Downunder · Post by **Downunder** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:46 am

I bought some 100g G5 SGH recently for rabbits but have not tried them as yet... they look absolutely lethal !!! With my Vixen I've tried Grasshoppers behind field points and find them very good and generally robust in the conditions here. I have also tried the thumper screw-on blunt and also very effective, maybe a little more knock-down energy?
Where I hunt rabbits is on a riverbed which has a lot of scrub... gorse and broom etc, there are heaps of rabbits, with a .22 its not hard to knock down 20 or more in a couple of hours on a sunny afternoon, they are classed as a pest here in New Zealand and land-owners are responsible for controling the population so is not hard to get access for responsible hunters. Recently I've changed from rifle to Vixen... much more challenging and talleys much smaller !!! The cats love 'em and accasional one on the plate.