Bow hunting ground hog and rabbit?

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  1. elkguide

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    Should work!
     
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    It would be like a guillotine attached to an arrow.
     
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    hahaha. why not a mechanical claw that opens on impact. it will just pull the lungs, heart, and liver out in one shot. yea sure you will need something like 150ft-lbs of KE on impact, but thats just a technicality.
     
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    Woodchuck are my favorite game animal to hunt.
     
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    I thought that he was talking hogs. They are a blast to shoot with a bow. A little bit scary on the ground with a bow. Some will have a friend with a shotgun in case they charge. It is all most impossible to do a follow up shot when you stick one at 30 yards.
     
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    me and a friend have been talking about shooting rabbits with the bows but we aint done it yet....I know we gotta get certain broadheads for it but would it be ok to do with my Mathews no cam? its gotta 65 lb draw......would I just end up losing a bunch of arrows?
     
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    "Game animal"??????? I have never been able to eat them. Way too tough and stringy meat.
     
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    Don't think that whatever breed bow you shoot matters as long as you can hit what you point at.
    Now when it comes to losing arrows......... if you hit what you point at no, BUT.............
     
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    hahaha....yes! you are exactly right....

    I was mainly concerned about if there is a certain draw weight that is the norm for small game with a bow. just finished my first deer season with a bow and NEVER small game hunted with it.....so still a newbie lol
     
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    Well a rabbit definitely doesn't need quite as much KE as an elk but most times I like a lighter weight or turned down draw weight bow for quick, less stress shooting.
     

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