Best arrows/tips for rabbit?

[The Baron]

I've started chasing bunny's with my son and I connected with one today with a GT carbon arrow and Judo point.  The arrow went through bunny's upper cheek and he ran off with about equal amounts of arrow on either side.  Luckily with all the thick brush (not to mention the injury) he wasn't very mobile and I was able to catch him.  But, the insert came out of the arrow and I lost the point, plus I wasn't too impressed that I had to chase down a head shot bunny.  I am using flu-flu fetching (which I prefer) and the bow is a 55# draw HH Badger.

So my question is - what is the best blunt for bunny hunting?  (my son is only 4 so I don't want any broad heads around)

Also, am I better off with a wooden arrow?

Thanks!
Rob

[Matty]

I had a very similar hunt a few years back. I was very disappointed as it didn't seem that the judo did the right job but it was all I had with me.  They were NOT LETHAL.  unless they were head shots.  I've gone to muzzys with a trocar tip and minimal cutting area. And the montec G5 only cause I had those.  I've seen the newer "small game" specific heads  hammers and hex style work real well too..

[Orion]

Rubber blunts work well on rabbits; not as good on squirrels, which take more killing.  I use hex heads on the latter.  If I'm hunting  by myself, I use old broadheads for both if they're on the ground. I like judo pints for stump shooting in grassy areas.  Kind of messy when you put one into a critter.

[RedShaft]

Vpa small game thumpers or cheap banged up broadheads for me.
I also use carbon arrow hey are more durable for me.

Also I just seen a company that came out with a machined head that goes behind your field point. It looks awesome. You firls point screws right through it almost like the old muzzy grasshoppers. But this this is just mean. Very similar to the vpa but it's an add on to a field point.

[dhermon85]

Sawed off field point with adder behind it is my 1st choice.

[dhermon85]

Do a search on small game heads. I remember a thread with a bunch of pics. Homemade heads etc.

[Sockrsblur]

Adder point(25gr) behind a field point is my first choice too. I leave the fp as is, no modification.

[Wapiti Chaser]

I use a hex head or regular field point and avoid flu flu fletch. Rabbits can be tougher than most people think.

[Roadkill]

You can use any blunt, and occasionally wounded game will occur.  I have a quiver of darn near everything mentioned above, all work, but there are times when one will only get partially dead bunny.

[Stumpkiller]

I favor the Ace Hex on a regular hunting arrow.  The GameNabber a second - though it doesn't work as well for roving as the "fins" stick in wood (and tug out entrails).

My bunny & small game arsenal:
 

[monterey]

Well, shooting blue grouse on the ground with field points and having two of them fly off with the arrow halfway through them (arrow hit ground on far side and stopped half way through) set me to thinking.

Ended up drilling a small hole through the field tip and then putting a small nail through the hole.  Cut the nail off with about 3/16 or a 1/4 inch protruding from each side and then bend them back just a hair to keep them from falling out.  Works on glue ons and screw ons.  Easy to remove for target shooting in camp and easy to replace when in pursuit of game.

[LBR]

From what I can gather rabbits are easier to kill in some areas than others.  Down here I will only use broadheads.  I've tried all sorts of blunts, homemade heads, rubber blunts, etc.  Nothing works as well as a broadhead.  You can cut the point off and leave them dull, they will still do fine--rabbits aren't hard to penetrate, and it's the massive hole that does the killing...although we have had to track several down that had less than perfect shots, it's rare to loose one that was hit.

[bofish-IL]

Our local Traditional club about 25 of us have hunted rabbits for many years. With a snow on we all chose to use blunts. Almost all the rabbits had to be chased down unless it was a head shot.

We went back to old Bodkin broad heads.

[mj seratt]

My wife shot a couple rabbits in South Texas, using Judos out of a 46 lb. recurve.  They ran off with her points twisted up in their fur.  She had to crawl into a cactus patch (with me offering encouragement) to get her arrows back.  That was it for rabbit shooting.  The locals told us to use those big rubber blunts to prevent the problem.

[KSdan]

Ace hex has sure worked for me. Like shooting them with a .22.

[Rays Arrow]

Check out the G5 Outdoors small game head.  They are not sharp enough to cut you but are wicked non the less.  Do a search on youtube you will find some vids

I have never had a problem with a cedar and a 9MM or an HTM over a 9MM, not stopping a cottontail. If the cedars are net length, I just use the 9MM.

[Scattergun2570]

Originally posted by Rays Arrow:
Check out the G5 Outdoors small game head.  They are not sharp enough to cut you but are wicked non the less.  Do a search on youtube you will find some vids

I found videos,but only shot out of compound bows

[T-D]

Here's a pic of a VPA SGT ( Small Game Thumper) 200gr.


 

[Izzy]

I like hex heads for rabbits. Much easier to penetrate than squirrels but still have to run them down at times.