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Think of yourself as a kid and make it fun! We shot ballons blown up and filled with some bady powder. The kids love the puff of smoke, when they hit the ballon. We also shoot clay pigeons, Cabelas sells a clay pigeon holder (half circle holds the clay w/ a metal rod to stick in the ground), think it's called a Rooster Holder. Made for 22 target practice. Once again big smiles when the kids break that clay. Hang a gallon milk jug ful with water, shoot away. If shooting w/ friend and want a little competion, make urself a "T" w/ pulles (two) and a rope . Hang a gallon jug (Quart container, water bottle or whatever size plastic bottle) on either side of the "T". The both jugs haning in the air at same height first guy to empty the jug...wins. The 2nd place winners jug will hit the ground. My wife says I'm the biggest kid, always have a smile when shooting w/ the kids.
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I have a second home in The Catskill Mountains with lots of wooded area for stump shooting, but... Can't get up there as often as I'd like to. Living and working in the city leaves me to "hunt animal crackers" in my backyard! That's Right! Makes for good bird food when I'm done.
... mike ... ...
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George S. Patton Posts: 3384 | From: new york | Registered: Oct 2006
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quote:Originally posted by lpcjon2: Friend,focus ,fun,and form.shoot at small ping pong balls and add things to get you on your game again.
This last Saturday, I got together with about 12 friends, we had a great time, most of them had the "Other Type Bows" but I shot on the same line as them at 30 yards.
We were trying to see just who could nail the wiffle golf ball with just one arrow shot. I have nailed them at 15 yards kneeling, so I tried to do the same at 30 yards kneeling.
Oh well, I got close anyways.
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"I don't bowhunt for a living... but I live to bowhunt the traditional way!" Posts: 423 | From: Kalispell, MT | Registered: May 2010
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WARNING: If you take out a bunch of worn out, mostly weird, stuffed animals, hang them from a tight rope in front of your large targets and then have the neighborhood kids shoot at them, there are whimps that will get into your fun. My argument was that it is ok for kids to play death and destruction video games, but a stuffed dragon that my dog chewed up? How cruel, but fun; it is 3d small game practice. I have another collection ready to go, kids and adults have fun shooting stuffed toys, especially if they are free hanging. I would agree that carp shooting is fun, but everything around here is flooded this year.
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quote:Originally posted by Mitch-In-NJ: Can't beat the advice everyone here has posted. When I get bored I get the flu-flus and judos and shoot at pretty much anything but a "target".
That said, skip the hornet nests hanging from the trees. Learn from my mistakes.
That brings back some painful memorys from when I was a teenager! There was just somthing about a big ol grey hornets nest that said try and hit me if you can. I guess I also made a good target for the hornets!! Posts: 64 | From: N.C. | Registered: Aug 2006
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quote:Originally posted by Mitch-In-NJ: That said, skip the hornet nests hanging from the trees. Learn from my mistakes.
You HAVE to share THAT story on another post!!!!
It made me cringe just thinking of the outcome!
This was a long time ago and the story has been embellished with age, but here it goes.
I was about 11 years old and had just graduated from my yellow, glass, shoot from either side bow (my first ever) to a Browning 45# recurve.
I lived in Union, NJ back then (around 1975) and for those of you who know the area, there were woods still. Today, those woods are all gone.
There was a wooded lot about a mile and a half from my house that bordered my best friend's house. That's where we played Army, cowboys and indians, etc.
So I get my new bow and decide to go "hunting" with my best friend, Eric. Pulling about 30# at my draw length and carrying around some old Gamegetters my uncle gave me tipped with blunts, we set out.
Must have killed me about a dozen skunk cabbages and missed a couple squirrels when I see this hornets nest hanging about 15 feet up in a tree.
This is where I prove that adolescent boys are truly brain damaged.
In my mind, those hornets would never know that "I" shot at them.
Yup. Brain damaged.
Let me pause for a second... Eric started backing away as soon as I started to draw. Why? I don't know. Perhaps he had intuition or experience. Regardless, he was almost at his house when I loosed that arrow.
And missed.
The first time.
Arrow number two hit its mark with a satisfying "thwack!". I jumped and did my happy dance (I don't really have a happy dance, this is one of those embellishments I spoke of) and turned to see Eric hopping over his fence and into his yard.
The satisfying "thwack" was followed by a disturbing "thump" as the nest hit the ground at my feet.
My happy dance quickly turned into my panic run.
I remember little else except for the buzzing and stinging and what I was told after.
Seems Eric ran inside and got his father who saw me running off toward my house. Fast.
Faaaaaast!
He hopped in his car to chase after me but I was in my house (over a mile away) before he could catch me.
It was two weeks before the swelling went down and I could go out and play. It's been 35 years since I've shot at a hornets nest.
I still give them a wide berth when I see one in the woods. Hell, it could just fall.
Lesson learned.
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You can always go REAL trad and shoot in the buff! That ought to keep it interesting,at least for the neighbors...LOL
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When my accuracy falters... I get back to the basics. I put my bag target up on the bench.. I shoot in the garage... No aim... just blind baling and concentrating on my basic form from addressing the target, through draw and release...
By going slow and blind-baling so to speak... I fix my lil lazy spots in my shot routine... I find my accuracy recovers...
I think shooting a bow is like dealing with women, if you have confidence, it works so much better and goes much smoother! And not to mention is much more fun!!!
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Bring in the Belly Dancers! This sounds like it would be fun.
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Casher from Brookshires Food Store in Albany, Texas during 2009 Pig Gig Posts: 2278 | From: Camden Point, Missouri | Registered: Jan 2006
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Well if you run out of targets to plink at with your judos I'm sure your wife/gf has plenty of targets lying around in the closet. Just watch them high heels thou cause they can be trickey buggers to hit when they move so fast. That should liven things up around the house too.
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Have fun, don't take it too seriously. We're not perfect, and sometimes accuracy needs to take a back seat to enjoyment. Relax, and enjoy the release of the arrow, and its flight.
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all of the above make crazy shots little stuff through stuff over stuff . if your not breakin arrows your not havin enough fun. accuracy is fun for me too but it even more fun when i consistantly make stupid crazy shots.
get out of the back yard go on and adventure meet some new people teach someone learnfrom everyone. life is and adventure adventure requires risk.
-------------------- form is everything! shoot well shoot hard. Posts: 757 | From: LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA | Registered: Feb 2005
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This time of year, I try to go find some carp. Or like others have mentioned, get a bit creative with targets such as tennis balls, balloons, barn cats...oops!...er, I mean...stuffed animals, etc.
Actually, I have sparrows that nest up in my old barn. So I will sometimes take my kids on a "guided" bowhunt for sparrows...
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