Archery For Ducks

[TradMan]

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[ICEMAN]

How does that work, you letting birds land and shooting on the water, do your arrows float if ya miss?

[Shootmoore]

whats a snarro?  is that the deal with the clover leaf wires?  If so I had a couple of them for qual, they seemed to add a bit of drag but shot pretty close.  For archery duck and goose I used a broadhead backed up with turkey grabbers behind them.  Can't remember what they are called but basically a washer with snag points cut into them.

Iceman the arrows will float, at least aluminum will, I asume the same for carbon and wood.  For added flotation I rubber cemented the small hole in the insert to make them waterproof.  Keeps a airpocket inside the arrow.  Archery duck and goose hunting is a kick, my kill count went way way down when I used to do it, but each bird you got was that much better.

Shootmoore

[ICEMAN]

Sounds like fun.

[Stilly bay]

a snaro will fly NOTHING like a field point, usually a radical difference. you could monkey around with different spines and weight arrows until you find the right combo that would maybe make a snaro fly like a field tip on your practice arrow, but at this point in the game you would do way better with a small broad head with judo claws behind it. im not sure if a judo point would do much besides injure a duck unless you get him right between the eyes....of course if your recurve has sights adjust them accordingly and disregard every thing I wrote above.

good luck and post some pics... or even video footage.

[ribka]

Have done quite a bit of pheasant and some duck with the recurve and long bow. Guys are right don't use snarro head. Not enough velocity to bring down a duck. They work Ok for small birds like quail. Better to use 4 uncut feathers or a flu flu if shots are really close. I like unsharpened 2 blade broadheads. Arrows will float.

You will have a blast. Post some pics

[KLRKeith]

I use sharpend broadheads with flu flu's.  I've had ducks fly away with other small game points in them so I only use sharp broadheads.  Have fun it's a blast shooting a traditional bow as they cup their wings...

[carpsniperg2]

the snaro point is better suited for upland birds. it lacks the stopping power for the bigger waterfowl. i really like to use dull broadheads. you can buy them pretty cheap at some shops and yard sales. since they are dull they do not penetrate as quick and transfer more of the energy to the bird, resulting in better knock down. SHOOTMOORE the washer thing you are referring to is called a Adar point. they also make some smaller finer ones called grasshoppers.

taking any bird with a bow is a great challange i wish you the best of luck and hope you get some birds. its a kick in the pants to say the least.

[THE DUDE]

My recent efforts in the upland field with a stick and string have got me thinking that if I want anything to eat I have to take proven tackle at least a couple times.  I too have a goal of havesting feathered things with Flu-Flu's. It's not that you can't do it.  It's just that i can't seem to do it.