Archery Geese and Ducks?

[konrad]

I read a post on one of these sites regarding the hunting of geese (and other waterfowl) with archery equipment.

I submitted a question to the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Here is the response:   


Konrad,

This doesn’t sound too crazy, it’s a question we get more than you would think.  Yes you
can hunt waterfowl with archery equipment, no tag required.  You would need a small game  license and duck stamp.  Here is a link to our archery regulations as they pertain to hunting big game http://search.leg.wa.gov/pub/textsearch/ViewRoot.asp?Action=Html&Item=1&X=513133348&p=1 please review before going afield.  Since the archery restrictions are put together for big game only, we go under the assumption that you can use whatever broad-heads you want when hunting for small game.

Hope this helps,

Cody
Wildlife Program 

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I think perhaps a turkey ground blind would work well for geese???
K

[Button Nubbs]

I have heard of people using the gobbler guillotine style broadheads for this. Or perhaps the homemade coat hanger broadheads that chris brackett made would work well.I would really like to give this a try, in an open field of course... I really want to try phesant too!

[NWWABOWHNTR]

Some guides even offer archery only goose hunts on certain days.....

[h2ofowlr]

We did this a few years back.  I ended up using a recurve out of a pit blind.  That worked well.  Geese might be a little smart for the larger blind. 

[carpsniperg2]

we have done duck but not geese pond jumping

[bowtech721]

ya i wanna try it some more... done it puddle jumping but other than that it sounds like a real challenge

[bobcat]

Sounds like a good way to needlessly wound a lot of birds.

[carpsniperg2]

bobcat :bash:don't stir the pot on another thread. have you tried it? 99% chance no. i have and evey bird we have ever shot from pheasants-ducks we have got and not lost.

[bobcat]

bobcat :bash:don't stir the pot on another thread.

Why not?      Just stating my opinion. I'm sure I'm not the only one who would think that way.

[fishermanjoe]

bobcat don't stir the pot on another thread. have you tried it? 99% chance no. i have and evey bird we have ever shot from pheasants-ducks we have got and not lost.

 

How many birds have you shot in a flock that only got a few pellets and flew off wounded?

[BLUEBULLS]

we've done this quite a bit in the last few years and we've found thta you wound and lose far fewer birds with an arrow and broadhead than you do with steel shot.

A 1-1/8 or bigger hole anywhere in a critter of that size and they usually dont go far.

It's a blast

[bobcat]

I don't care how much fun it may be, it's unethical in my book.

[BULLBLASTER]

I don't care how much fun it may be, it's unethical in my book.

just curious, is turkey hunting with archery tackle unethical also?

[BULLBLASTER]

to the people who archery hunt geese and ducks, are they flying when you shoot or are they landed. a guy i know shoots them as soon as they land near the blind. is this the norm?

[bobcat]

I don't care how much fun it may be, it's unethical in my book.

just curious, is turkey hunting with archery tackle unethical also?

Well no, turkeys are shot on the ground, where a guy can be pretty sure in making a killing shot. Shooting ducks or geese out of the air I just don't think anybody can be good enough to hit them in the right spot every time.