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Just curious as to what all kinds of critters you folks have taken with your bows? For some reason this question popped in my head after missing a grouse a couple weeks ago and missing a running pheasant this weekend.

A couple of grouse, three bull elk, one cow elk.

Deer, and a bobcat last Saturday.

Archery season has been open since the 15th of Sept. here in NH. Shot 119lb. Doe 10/13 at 7:30AM.. Muzzle loader starts this Saturday 10/28/07. It's been really strange weather and unusually warm for us this time of year. I'm on vacation for the next 2 weeks so hopefully more brown on the ground. Ken

Will these do? [img][IMG]http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q247/masterhunter1/tomsanimals007.jpg[/img][/img] [img][IMG]http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q247/masterhunter1/tomsanimals006.jpg[/img][/img] [img][IMG]http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q247/masterhunter1/tomsanimals003.jpg[/img][/img] the Antelope in the last pic. there are several others but I dont have pics of them.

RM& Roosevelt bull elk..( over two dozen)
Mule, whitetail & blacktail deer( over 30)
Javelina.. 19, Mtn lion.. 6, Black bear.. 8,
Jackrabbits and cottontails: truckloads.
Grouse of three species..uncountable.Pheasants 6( on the wing)
Porcupines 3, Foxes 2, Coyotes( called in 9..Bobcats( called in 5, Nutria, dozens.

Crows, starlings, feral cats..can't divulge..:)
Hope to hunt moose, caribou, Alaskan brown bear antelope before I get too old to travel far..:)Jim

Mule Deer, Elk, Black Bear, Antelope, Coyotes, Grouse, Rock Chucks, Gophers, Jack and Cottontail Rabbits, Snowshoe hare, Carp, bound to be a few others but that's most of what's legal to hunt here in Idaho. Of all, stalking and taking a coyote was my best, although Mule Deer and Elk stalks are close seconds.

Deer, coon, turkey, red squirll

Deer, coyote, rabbits, woodchucks and one pheasant!

Hunted elk and caribou without success.

whitetail, mule deer,javelina,feral hogs, porcupine,coon,skunk,opossum,quail,dove, squirrels, rabbits, rattlesnake.

About anything I could have a chance at locally. Between whitetail, javelina,and feral hogs, I quit counting somewhere over 100 animals.

I've been skunked on killing an elk or a bou with my bows, but the hunts were not skunks!

Jeff

Deer, squrriel, feral cat, rabbit

Many whitetail deer, a few turkey, coons, possoms, rabbit,squirrel, yote, hogs, feral cats, badgers. Next year hopefully I can add Elk.

Just a few whitetail, squirrel, groundhog, wild hogs.

deer, squirrels, and a fox

Deer, squirrels. More grouse than with a shotgun. Ground hogs and a few fox. A bunch of bunnies. I have also killed about 4 different kinds of trees, mostly hard woods.

With a bow: 37 whitetails, 4 black bears, 3 caribou, 1 woodchuck, 1 chipmunk, 1 brother and an electrical outlet (110).

black bears, caribou, whitetails, dall sheep, grouse, ptarmigan, turkeys, and lots and lots of bunnies

10 Whitetail deer, 1 Cottontail rabbit, 1 Groundhog. The groundhog came after many many misses. I can get in range in an open field, but they spot me when I draw, and jump the shot.

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Wwe HAVE to hear THAT tale of the brother & AC outlet..:)Jim

Jason, I 'cut my bowhunting teeth' on western Maryland pasture groundhogs with the recurve bow before I was 15.

Cheap solid fiberglass 50# Pearson bow and wood arrows with bodkins..:)

Learned to belly crawl & stalk and shoot laying down when necessary..

Harder to lay on one's belly and shoot,( need great low back & stomach muscles for that) ..laying on one's back is a bit easier..

Either takes practice..but can be done well to 30 yards..:)

Kneeling shots work well too, but if you have little cover, they'll spot you IF they are used to being hunted by man.

Killed a bunch of groundhogs three yards from their escape holes by anticipating their move and sending the arrow so it skewered them as they dropped down to run before they hit the dive hole..:)

Also wounded several and dug them out with the help of my big dog..THAT was interesting..:)Jim

Just setting the bow up in the kitchen, aligning broadheads and such. Drew one back, made a perfect sight picture on the outlet and instincts took over.....Mr. Brain told Mr. Finger to pull.

The brother one...... hey he shot me first! Or, that was the story as I pleaded my case to my mom. Those old 20# fiberglass bows did not have a whole lot of energy. But my one coat took a hole through the arm by the bicep. Sucker missed the arm but hung in the coat. I looked like a movie extra in a spaghetti western as my brother laughed. That is when I shot between his feet and missed. Thank God for those old leather shoes. Now he was dancing like an Indian too. Lucky to have survived childhood.

Deer, squirrel, rabbit, coon, opossum.

Dave,

"Mr. Brain told Mr. Finger to pull..."

Had a conversation with someone else about practicing form and drawing indoors where he said his 'head told him to let go' when he got on target and at full draw..

I counseled him to avoid premature ej-ARC-ulation and never let the bow shoot him..:)
An archer must consciously loose the shaft when ready..

Thanks for( as Paul Harvey once said) the REST of the story..:) Glad no one was hurt.Jim

About 2 dozen whitetails, 2 mule deer, 2 turkeys, 2 javelina, badger, coyote, racoon, groundhog, squirrel, rabbit, opossum, armadillo. Clipped a few hairs from the belly of a bobcat.

I have tried that line on a few women to no avail.

50-60 Deer, I lost count & two Foxes.

1 Bull elk, 1 Mule deer buck, 1 Blacktail buck, 3 blacktail does, 1 Black Bear.

I'm going to be in South Dakota next year chasing antelope.

In 2009 my wife and I are going to South Africa for 10 days. Looking to add a few plains game species to my list.

Hopefully I can have some late season luck this year and fill either my deer or my elk tag(s)

WT deer, feral hogs, squirrels, rabbits, bullfrogs, snakes, many various birds (as a youngster), carp, gar, feral cats (as many as I can), possum, armadillo, raccoon, and maybe an aquatic turtle or two.

I've been at this, bowhunting since the mid 70s-
white tail 40-50
blacktail 5-10
mule deer about 5
antelope 2
caribou 3
elk 4
black bear 3
turkey 8
coyote 1
some small game

Deer, woodchucks, and a couple of squirrels.
Took my first shot at a turkey this year-missed him, still cant figure out what the heck happend.

Buffalo, Deer, Fallow, Blackbuck, Hog, Kudu, Dall, Gemsbok, Jackal, Black Bear, Impala, Duiker...

Two Pennsylvania ground hogs.

1 whitetail buck, 1 mulie buck, 1 cow elk, 1 female cougar plus rockchucks, jackrabbits and cottentails and grouse. Nothing huge, but the big stuff were all my first. I have been getting more into rifle hunting lately...kind of backwords from most people.

Blacttail deer, mule deer, rocky mountain elk, rooservelt elk. One coyote, a few rabbits a bunch of ground squirrels and one badger, probably a few other small critters.

Whitetail...not sure how many. Blesbok....1
Muledeer....6. Big Horn Sheep....2
Coyote.....1. Numerous small game
Black Bear...8 or 9
Elk.....same as bear
Mountain Lion...1
Caribou....2
Black Wildebeest...1
Blue Wildebeest....1
Gemsbok....1
Warthog....1
Feral hog....1
Javelina....1
Water Buck....1
Eland....1
Springbok....1

About 30 or so whitetails, pheasants (on the ground), a badger, grouse while hunting elk, and once when I was sixteen, the neighborhood electrical power.

I've been on two hunts for elk but have not taken one, something I would still like to do.

Gdv

Forgot turkeys - two. Next fall, Lord-willing, I'm going to hunt whitetails seriously again; I haven't done so in years.

Gdv

Did you get a pass through?

So far-
Cottontails and jack rabbits
Squirrels
Porcupines
Grouse
Mule Deer
Elk
Black Bear
P & Y mountain lion
Several thousand carp

2 mule deer
1 antelope
1 turkey
...that's all...

Raz-

I was shooting at a squirrel on a telephone pole, foolishly with a real broadhead. I missed and cut a cable - schwacked it as a surgeon friend is fond of saying. Yup, that did it. Thankfully, it was early fall. The repair man came to the house with my arrow in his hand; there was no way out of that one.

Gdv