squirrel hunting

[ericmerg]

what will happen when i hit a squirrel with my 70# bow with a fieldpoint backed with a washier .. will that destroy 90% of the meat due to trauma?

[ron w]

Not if you hit him in the head......  

[ericmerg]

you just love making my targets small ron haha looks like i should start practicing

[Ceb]

Some them suckers seem so tough, it might just shake its head, pick that arra up and toss it back at ya!

[ericmerg]

if it throws a 600 grain arrow back at me after being hit by my 70# bow it deserves to live thats the chuck norris of squirrels

[Gdpolk]

It'll be fine unless you slam the sucker in the rear legs!  It would probably tear them up fairly good.  Out of a 70 pound bow, if you want to minimize meat loss, I might be more inclined to try a steel blunt or a steel blunt covered with a rubber blunt.

[ron w]

Just fool'n with ya.....I do aim for the front part of a tree critter. I use judos, rubber blunts with wood and Hammers with my carbons. Best of luck to ya!

[Ceb]

I meant to add in my earlier post, that you should be fine as long as you stay away from the hindquarters.

My preference though is a Ace Hex head or a Judo.

[JPE]

Caught one on the ground the other day. 43# BW 600grain arrow including 160 hex blunt, Took the top of his head completly off.  Jim Pyles

[joe skipp]

Too early to chase squirrels for me. Woods are still thick with foilage, hot, skeeters...and snakes are still out. I'll wait for Oct 1st when I can bowhunt those bigger rodents.

[ripforce56]

I use judo points and havn't ruined one yet, hitting them is hard enough most of time, they never stop moving!