Bow Hunting for carp

[Jsharpe]

Can you do anything with the carp?

[rasbo]

Can you do anything with the carp?

I knew some guys that smoked them,Ive never tried

[tlbradford]

It is some of the most fun you can have with your clothes on.  Moses Lake and the surrounding lakes, channels, locks are where we would go when I was in high school and college.  There is a bow shop in Moses Lake that used to put on a derby every spring.  They had great door prizes.  I can't remember the name for the life of me though.

[callonetta]

IMHO smoked carp (big ones) taste better than Chum salmon any day.

[BLKBEARKLR]

smoked carp???

[callonetta]

I guess it’s an acquired taste, when I was in Germany I got invited to Christmas dinner at my g-friend’s house, lo and behold the main course was steamed carp, the whole fish, I almost got sick but I just had to eat, the beer helped a lot; after that the old man loved me, we hunted and fished every time I had time off and he showed me how to cook from carp to snails.

[bowhunter1972]

looks like fun

[bowhunter1972]

nice carp 509er

[509er]

nice carp 509er

Thanks. 
it is a lot of fun

[Archery King]

I love shooting a recurve for this, much faster shooting in mercy water    thi is so much fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Archery King]

i shoot 21 other carp that afternoon 

[fc2038]

sure looks fun!

[Alan K]

Try this carp bowfishing!

I actually have a friend who's family is pretty well off, and he and his dad were nice enough to pay my way and go on this hunt/shoot whatever you want to call it with them!  We actually went with Brackett Outdoors, the guys in the video.  Man it was a blast!

I've yet to try bowfishing for the ones that don't jump out of the water, but I might have to try it out.  Nothing like a nice day out on the water.

[Intruder]

I guess it’s an acquired taste, when I was in Germany I got invited to Christmas dinner at my g-friend’s house, lo and behold the main course was steamed carp, the whole fish, I almost got sick but I just had to eat, the beer helped a lot; after that the old man loved me, we hunted and fished every time I had time off and he showed me how to cook from carp to snails.

I've heard of alot of people eating deep fried carp too.  You gut and scale the fish and then score it.  Bread it thoroughly and deep fry it.  Supposed to be pretty darn good.  I'd try it at least.

[Bofire]

I grew up in Moseslake, from 1954 to 1969. I am proud to say I have killed carp in most every way. fishing gear, bow and arrow, spear gun, dynamite, 30/06, 22 rifle. I have herded them, trapped them, netted them, Macheteed them. and snagged them

I love hunting the swamps, go in really early before the water roils up, stalk through the tules in 6 inch water, very quiet, bow and arrow or 22. nail them sitting and they never saw you.
stalk and nail them when they launch, very fast action, a bow is good, forget sights pure instinct shooting. Trap them at the spill way at the south end, use chicken wire and wooden frames in the spillways. once they are trapped dive in with a machette cut them up!!!
A guy fed them to his pigs, we killed hundreds a day this way.
Another fun way is stalk them like above but dont use fish arrows, wear cut offs and tennis shoes, stick a field arrow in them and "run them down in the shallow water" its a GAS!!!! stick them again or grab the arrow.
Of course some sissys use boats!!!!LOL
Planted hundreds under fruit trees.
Carl