bow hunting pheasants

[bowhunter73]

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Have you ever tried bow hunting for birds, Pheasants to be exact. I have seen this on TV and thought it looked fun. What info does anybody have on this as far as bow set-up?

 Do you lighten your draw weight?
What do you use for arrows?
Broad heads?

 I would like to try this with a 12 Gauge back up. Also are there any laws that go along with this
Outside of the regular laws for pheasant hunting

[Bobby Bass]

Did it years ago we used. I think they call them Flue Flue arrows. Big feathers with a prong on the head. They only fly about 35 yards or so. Of course back then there were lots of birds so it made it interesting.. We did it for grouse and as long as you had a small game license you were fine.

[thunderpout]

Yeah, I've used the flu-flu arrows with whats called a judo tip, which is basically a feild/practice tip with small inverted springs around it to keep the arrow from passing through your target... they're great for practicing around the yard...

[Wolfer1199]

I took a guy out a couple years ago in eastern CO, he used a recurve and made his own arrows. He had big feathered arrows, with a quill onthe head. When he shot they fell straight tto the ground nice and slow after they lost enough speed. He winged one, and we found it about a mile later. It was really exciting to watch. You don't have much time to get the arrow off, like lightning fast snap shots. Probably the fastest i've ever seen someone darw and release a bow. Let me know how you do. Should be interesting. I guess the new thing is shhoting geese on the ground once you decoy 'em. That looks like something i'm going to try.