Thinking/ bow hunting pheasant!

[stickinmaster]

Any of you try traditional/or even compound hunting pheasant with a bow.

I was wondering if anyone could give me some info on how or were to get the fletchings to make the fooffy arrows. Don't know if that's what they are even called! or perhaps were i could purchase some pre mede and even cut to length arrows, preferably at a descent price, figuring on loosing more than a few

[boneaddict]

I've thought about it, but certainly haven't done it.

[bobcat]

I think you should try chukar with a bow!        
 
I've seen guys doing it out on the Fort Lewis pheasant release site. Never did see the guy hit anything though. Saw him shoot quite a few arrows up into the sky. I don't think I could afford it. 

[elkslayer99]

The arrows are flu flu arrows made only to travel around 25 yards here is a website http://www.trueflightfeathers.com/flu-flu.htm

[longknife]

Nugent dose it, but of course he is filthy rich

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

That is one of the things that got me into using a recurve, we would throw discs in the air and try to hit them.
with A LOT of practice it can be done.
We would use regular arrows and be in a large field, with a recurve they really don't fly off into "the wild blue yonder" and we could recover the arrows.
Lots of fun, especially with 4+ guys trying at the same time (another non-shooter throwing)
I only managed to hit a few myself, but a couple guys I shot with could hit 6/10 or so...
I have not shot any pheasants, but have gotten a grouse in the air (luck)
(  could use Lumenocs to help recover arrows  )

[Old Dog]

I have attempted it.   Using flu flu arrows I never lost any.  They only fly about 75 yards off my longbow, and because I never hit the birds Kalle has gotten real good a retrieving arrows.

[Grizzly95]

I wanna try for geese this year, if I can find a waterfowler willing to let me try. I am new to waterfowl so I basically have no calling skills.

[Wa hunter]

T :bdid:here is no way I would get my dog involved she could impale herself on an arrow.

[Stilly bay]

a good pointer is almost as important as the bow, since you will have more time to set up for a shot.

don't use broadheads or any other type of point that could injure the dog when/or if he tries to retrieve a bird.

hunting pheasants with a bow is about as much fun as you can have while clothed.

[stickinmaster]

The arrows are flu flu arrows made only to travel around 25 yards here is a website http://www.trueflightfeathers.com/flu-flu.htm

Right on thanks for the site!

[stickinmaster]

a good pointer is almost as important as the bow, since you will have more time to set up for a shot.

don't use broadheads or any other type of point that could injure the dog when/or if he tries to retrieve a bird.

hunting pheasants with a bow is about as much fun as you can have while clothed.

I have a good pointer that will hold one tight enough for the closest shots, i've been wondering on how those bird snares would work on knocking a bird down. That way the arrow should not even be in or around the bird

[stickinmaster]

A cabelas version like this

[Stilly bay]

I never cared for the snare heads,  they seemed to slow arrow down a good deal and i never had much luck unless I hit the bird dead center ( defeating the purpose I think) not to mention if the arrow comes down in a tree its staying up there unless you climb. they also make one hell of a whistle as they fly.

I always used judo points, or ace hex heads.

[Button Nubbs]

I have seen chris brackett do it. He made some homemade heads. He drilled out 2 holes in a field tip and then put coat hanger through both holes to form an x. Seems like a pretty cheap way to make some heads.