Throughout their history, Choctaws have hunted wild game to supplement the food that they were able to grow. Hunting maybe less important for survival today, but it is no less important as a sport. Deer, rabbits, squirrels, and game birds such as doves and turkeys are hunted. Most Choctaw hunters today use the same kind of weapons as their non-Indian counterparts, but this has not always been the case. Blowguns and rabbit sticks were once used.

The blowgun, a hollow cane anywhere from five to seven feet long, was used to kill small game, usually birds. The hunter blows to propel a dart, carved from wood and padded with cotton or thistledown, through the cane. Choctaw craftspeople still make blowguns, but today they are more likely to be used in demonstrations and contests of accuracy than for hunting.

The rabbit stick was another important weapon for early Choctaw hunters. Carved from a hardwood limb, rabbit sticks are usually about eighteen inches long. Most of the stick is carved into a handle so that it may be easily held and thrown. About five or six inches of the stick are left in its natural state, forming sort of a wooden hammer. Hunters threw these sticks to kill small game, usually rabbits. Occasionally, Choctaw hunters still hunt with rabbit sticks just for the sport of it, but like the blowgun, these weapons are most often used for demonstrations and contests of accuracy.

The same is true of the bow and arrow. Choctaw hunters used the bow and arrow until the 18^th century, when they obtained rifles and ammunition from English traders. Some Choctaws may use commercially made bows for hunting now, but no one makes bows for hunting.