Groundhog with crossbow question.

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  • george g.

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    Jan 11, 2009
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    Edgemere
    Should I use a fieldpoint or expandable broadhead?I finally need to get rid of this pig before my puppy has a run in with him.
     

    george g.

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    Jan 11, 2009
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    Edgemere
    It's been here for years,tried the trap on multiple times.I didn't mind it with my old hound, but don't want it around my puppy.
     

    engineerbrian

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    Sep 3, 2010
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    Fredneck
    I’ve shot them with Rage broadheads and it stops them cold. The one time i shot one with a fixed broadhead it didnt go as well as i planned :o
     

    Melnic

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    Dec 27, 2012
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    HoCo
    Amazon sells the Generic Rage heads for about $1 a piece. I’ve shot several dozen deer with them. At that price they are disposable.

    I was going to say this. There are CHEAP broadheads and expendables that NO WAY I'd hunt deer with at 30 yards but at 15, should be fine.

    My first broadheads were cheap and spun off like a paintball at 25 yards or more. changed them and all was good in this world
     

    engineerbrian

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    Sep 3, 2010
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    Fredneck
    I was going to say this. There are CHEAP broadheads and expendables that NO WAY I'd hunt deer with at 30 yards but at 15, should be fine.

    My first broadheads were cheap and spun off like a paintball at 25 yards or more. changed them and all was good in this world

    My corn pile is 26 yards from my tree stand and i’ve lost count of exactly how many deer i have shot with $1 mechanical heads. They work great!
     

    outrider58

    Eats Bacon Raw
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    Jul 29, 2014
    49,963
    Take your pick...

    First one was in a have-no-heart trap. Second was with a Shwacker expandable.
     

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    cww

    Active Member
    Jan 28, 2010
    539
    Kill it fast and hard if around the house or near the hole, so use the expandable. I shot one with a fixed BH right behind the shoulder 15 yards from the hole and it took the whole 30” arrow down the hole.
     

    pbharvey

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    Dec 27, 2012
    30,178
    I recommend using pizza for bait...



    Lol I saw that this this morning and was going to send it to some people but I didn’t want them asking me what I was doing watching videos of groundhogs eating pizza.
    It’s oddly fascinating.
     

    XCheckR

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    Mar 20, 2013
    4,230
    HdG
    If the groundhogs are arming themselves with crossbows...we have some serious problems.
     

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