Bowfishing Pics HERE!!!

[Esoxmn]

ralph...should we start eating skunks and raccoons now? they are native? how bout the coyote i shot the other day?

mmmm , any recipies?

[carpshooterdeluxe]

[andrew chadwick]

[BuckKiller]

Originally Posted By: esoxmn

sure, here ya go!

http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1626,153191-243202,00.html [/quote']

mmm... sounds tasty. maybe ill need to start picking those buggers off the road

[HarleyK50]

Stop the stupid arguments, get back to the photos.

[King_Fisher]

Another 20+

Just heard the spawn is on!!!

[mrklean]

thats a pig nice job

[HarleyK50]

That is what we like to see, keep up the good work!!

[King_Fisher]

Thanks guys. I will be getting out again Friday but then I'm headed to the cabin for the weekend, but not before I stop at my buddys in Alexandria and shoot a couple more pigs. I'll post again Tuesday when I get back.

[Islandlaker]

I have thought of bowfishing. It looks like a lot of fun. I have a smoker so whatever I kill I would smoke. I just don't get seeing someone shoot 60 fish, and just throwing them out. It seems wrong, and it gives "outdoorsmen" in general a bad name. I understand it is legal, I am just a normal guy I have no authority to stop anyone from doing what they legally can. But I have a right to voice my opinion, and that is; it sickens me to see the useless slaughter of so many fish. Now with that being said can I make a suggestion? What about donating them to a food shelf, or a homeless shelter. Then you could shoot as many as you want, and the fish could go to a good cause.

[Jameson]

... useless slaughter...

I disagree. Pulling large numbers of carp from a lake can help improve that lake for other fish, and wildlife, namely waterfowl.

May I suggest that you catch a bunch of carp and try donating them to a food shelf or homeless shelter. Please let us all know what their reaction is.

[King_Fisher]

I have thought of bowfishing. It looks like a lot of fun. I have a smoker so whatever I kill I would smoke. I just don't get seeing someone shoot 60 fish, and just throwing them out. It seems wrong, and it gives "outdoorsmen" in general a bad name. I understand it is legal, I am just a normal guy I have no authority to stop anyone from doing what they legally can. But I have a right to voice my opinion, and that is; it sickens me to see the useless slaughter of so many fish. Now with that being said can I make a suggestion? What about donating them to a food shelf, or a homeless shelter. Then you could shoot as many as you want, and the fish could go to a good cause.

I would love to find a food shelf that would take carp!!! Ha ha. I don't know anyone that has even tried to eat a carp.(besides smoked) They are bottom feeders, that means they eat all the other [PoorWordUsage] and lord knows what else laying on the bottom. Also, typically when you bowfish, you shoot the fish and put it into some kind of barrel or bag, all the while the sun is beating down on it pre-marinating it. They don't make a cooler big enough to hold any kind of numbers. Not trying to be rude but thats pretty funny.

[mrklean]

if you are able to find a food shelf or anyone that wants to take them post and im sure pleny of people would donate them. I know that some hog farmers would take them, but if you able to find a food shelf let use know

[Neighbor_guy]

If you want to start an argument about the "ethics" of bowfishing, start a new thread and we can all argue about it there. I am sure it would get a big response and run to 5-9 pages in a hurry.

If you want to post up some pictures of bowfishing, or look at them, do it here. Right now we have 5 pages of this thread, and only 8 total pictures.

Stop the bickering and show some PICS!!!!

I am in the final stages of getting my boat issues figured out, when I do, look out, I am geting back in the game. I will post pictures when I do. Untill then, I want to see others harpooning adventures.

[fishuhalik]

I second that!!!

[MattL]

I came across this guy while out after some carp today. I told my buddy before we went out that I want to shoot a nice gar and managed to do just that...

46" long, I couldn't get an accurate weight but he is about 10 pounds.

I think they are a real interesting species and would be somewhat unique on the wall. Does anyone recommend a taxidermist in South Central Minnesota or South Metro that is capable of mounting a gar? I am open to suggestions.

[Neighbor_guy]

Now THAT is a worthy picture. We dont get gar here in the north metro, but somehow, someway, someday... I will get a chance to stick one.

Well done.

[StillwaterAaron]

Matt,

Josh Knuth does the best work in my opinion and he specializes in the rough fish. He has great turn around time and is amazing.

[riverrat56]

Sweet pic MattL, we got into a big school of gar the other night when I went out for the first time, but all were little and real tough to hit!

[HarleyK50]

Where can you find Gar like that??

[King_Fisher]

Some weekend fun!!

27 pounder

[mrklean]

sweet gar pic, nice job

[camo_marc]

Sweet Gar MattL!

[TylerS]

Here's my personal best. Shot it on my first time out last season, too. 36 lbs.

[The J-Man!]

WOW! That's huge!

[mrklean]

that is a ox right there how big?

[Neighbor_guy]

Back in the game!!!!

Took me a while and 2 lakes to come up with a group of fish. Stumbled on a HUGE pod of fish 200+ sunning themselves is a giant bed of currly leaf about 4 feet deep. They were hanging in the pockets and the trails from were outboards had run through it. This was my biggest @ 34" with a 22" girth. Spawned out female. She is my best of the year so far. Gets the heart going

[carpshooterdeluxe]

good stuff guys! the next two weeks are going to produce some absolute monster shoots, in terms of size and quantity of fish! setting the alarm early saturday morning...going to try to break the 50 fish mark, in waders. no boats for us!

[LOTWSvirgin]

I came across this guy while out after some carp today. I told my buddy before we went out that I want to shoot a nice gar and managed to do just that...

46" long, I couldn't get an accurate weight but he is about 10 pounds.

I think they are a real interesting species and would be somewhat unique on the wall. Does anyone recommend a taxidermist in South Central Minnesota or South Metro that is capable of mounting a gar? I am open to suggestions.

I amm gettin one mounted I caught last year. I brought it to wild life creations in lakefield. Awesome work reasonably priced good guy to.