Need a source for Burlap for animal targets

[StickBowManMI]

Our Traditional league shoots animal targets that are made at the club using burlap. We are seeking a source for the burlap that is similar to that used in the Ames targets. Can anyone supply a possible source and a telephone or web site address? Thanks for your help.

[NY Yankee]

Go to a garden supply store or greenhouse farm market or maybe even Lowes/Home depot. We have it around here. Try the garden store first.

[StickBowManMI]

Thanks. I'll try those sources. How is the weather in NY? I moved to Michigan from Goshen, NY about 3 years ago and I miss the hunting that I had in NY.

[KELLEY40]

I had a hard time finding them but live close to the amish and got 10.
Good Luck......Ron

[Dick in Seattle]

I make mine by buying burlap by the yard from Joann's.   It's usually $4 a yard, but they send out bunches of coupons for 50% off one cut of fabric.   I buy maybe 12 to 16 yards at a time.  it's 48" wide and I make up to 4" square bags out of it.    I have cutouts of animals in masonite and spray paint them on.  fill with plastic from the boat yards.  They throw it away after using it to enclose boats for spray painting.   Here's one of my targets:

 

[Bowferd]

Have a good friend that feeds horses and he saves them for me. A little favor from time to time and no charge.

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Try going to coffee houses, you can ofter get the burlap bags for little or no cost.

Bob

[Stone Knife]

Your multi talented there Dick.

[Flinttim]

Any good upholstery shop can get you burlap.The new synthetic burlap might be better for outdoors.

[Rick Wiltshire]

I have bought burlap bags from WalMart that are sold as pet beds without stuffing.  Work well for me.

[JoeK]

Feed store here sells used coffee bags about 38x24 for around $2. Just fill and close one end. Perfect.

[Gator1]

Garden Store supply I just bought Burlap for .99/a yard...

I couldn't belive it..

[Dave2old]

I pay 50 cents for coffee bags at the local yuppie latte shop ... then get huge amounts of heavy plastic for free from the post office (they apparently use it to "shrink wrap" pallettes of packages), stuff the coffee bags with the plastic -- stomping it down as firmly as possible -- then sew up the open tops of the bags with baling wire, and have really excellent targets for a total cost of half a buck each. They are lightweight and you can paint on them, and move them around your range for various shot angles, place vertical or horizontal. The burlap weathers outdoors really well, except the squirrells like to steal big pieces of it in fall for their nests ... in which event I just slip the old bag/target into a fresh bag and you're set for another season. No good for broadhead practice of course (for that I use a dirt pile). Dave

[Gator1]

Great Idea on the Coffe Bags???

What are the dimensions on them???

[leon]

Feed and Grain store.I get mine 50-75 cents.

[StickBowManMI]

Thanks Guys for all the great suggestions, I am going to follow up on all of them. Have a great Easter Holiday!

Tom

[Minuteman]

You can stuff the burlap bags full of plastic grocery sacks. They stop target points real well and removal is super easy.

[mjlaychur]

Garden store burlap seems to deteriorate faster than fabric store burlap, I don't know why.

[bretto]

Construction supply places, made for curing concrete comes in a roll thats 10'x 28'. Good luck, bretto

[bayoulongbowman]

If anyone knows where I can get some bags for my cub scout troop let me know , we want make targets..ty...marco