Building a Better Blowgun

~ Small Game Hunting ~

I have spent over 15 years hunting with blowguns. I found the standard .40cal with wire darts unsuitable for hunting, so I set out to make a more effective blowgun for dispatching game. I've found almost nothing else on the internet about serious blowgun hunting, so I decided to create this page. It contains, most importantly, instructions on how to build your own 7' blowgun with razor-broadheaded darts. This is much more than the toy blowguns you see for sale, it is a serious tool for hunting small game.

Table of Contents

1. Blowgun

2. Darts

3. Broadheads

4. Videos

5. Hunting Pictures

6. Blowgun Fishing

7. Using your kill

8. Learning from my Mistakes

9. Frequently Asked Questions

A sucessful rabbit hunt with the blowgun and darts featured on this website.

Daniel Mannix's book  "A Sporting Chance" (1967) is the only book I have found that deals with serious blowgun hunting. It is out of print, so I have made the blowgun chapter available for download either from HERE or from the Alternate Link.

Feel free to e-mail me at:  blowgunhunter@yahoo.com

Since 1/27/01