burlap target filler

[BowHuntingFool]

[Doc Nock]

couple of extra thoughts:

1) Ames pillow target stuff best over my 10 yrs of use with shrink wrap throw outs like posted above.  (Sears, or anywhere that gets stuff on skids, it's ALL shrink wrapped today.

Shrink wrap will stop anything if stuffed tight. It will stop shafts so fast, if you use helical fetch, you'll have to screw your field points back tight each shot!  

2) if you buy the animal shapped targets from U-Stuff-It, the legs, ears and antlers require lighter guage material... they suggested and were correct that the store shopping bags and a blunt shaft to shove em up into the small parts TIGHT is the best approach...then the body can be shrink wrap stuffed!

Hope that helps.

[dbishop]

Anybody ever open up one of the bag targets like the morrels?  What do they use.  I haven't shot mine out yet but it seems to be filled with pillow stuffing and some burlap.  There is something else in there that is harder but I can't tell what it is.....yet.

Dave

[pow-bow]

Old tarps seem to be all over once you start looking for them, they work great.  And the tip on the lumber yards is a good one.  Any lumber yard has lots of plastic tarps the wood is wrapped in for delivery.

A good source for burlap is coffe roasting shops.  I pay a buck each for them and stuffed with plastic they make a great target.  Feed bags work good too.

[$bowhunter$]

what kind of coffe roasting shops are you talking bout? closest coffe place near me is star bucks and there still half an hour away.

[BowHuntingFool]

Cooper seed sells large burlap bags for under $3 each......

[S. Brant Osborn]

Any old or new cheap blanket

[overbo]

POLY 100# FEED SACKS FROM A LOCAL CO-OP OR LIVESTOCK FEED STORE LAST MUCH LONGER THAN BURLAP.STUFF THEM W/ ANY TYPE OF PLASTIC AND DOUBLE THEM UP AND HANG THEM SO THEY SWING ON IMPACT.DO THIS AND YOU WILL HAVE A TARGET THAT LAST FOR YEARS.

[$bowhunter$]

Originally posted by overbo:
POLY 100# FEED SACKS FROM A LOCAL CO-OP OR LIVESTOCK FEED STORE LAST MUCH LONGER THAN BURLAP.STUFF THEM W/ ANY TYPE OF PLASTIC AND DOUBLE THEM UP AND HANG THEM SO THEY SWING ON IMPACT.DO THIS AND YOU WILL HAVE A TARGET THAT LAST FOR YEARS.

that worked for awhile after about 2 good rains the plastic started to crumble at the touch.

[Zmonster]

All this talk about bags got me searching, and I found this.

40"x54" Woven Plastic Bags

 http://www.gemplers.com/product/WP4054/40x54-Woven-Plastic-Bags#TAB-TECH

Smaller sizes available too, but the way I shoot its safer going with the bigger one.

[JamesV]

Loose cotton if you live in the south. Stuff burlap or plastic feed bags with it. Great for field points, just keep it dry...........

James.............

[pow-bow]

Coffee shops I'm talking about are the ones that roast their own or sell green coffee beans.  They usually have lots of old burlap coffee bags.  I zip tie em shut and hang so they swing, they last a long time in SE Alaska weather.

[overbo]

$bowhunter$,
I've got poly feed sacks stuffed w/ black 6 mil plastic that are over 10 years old and have been outdoors from day one.Not sure what type of sack you are using?

[TDHunter]

Even Better then plastic:

Go to the Grocery store and as them to save the shrink wrap that comes on all their pallats (holds the boxes in place). It works fantastic!!

[Barney]

I use the lumber tarps from the yard. Usually 1 or 2 will fill it. After you get a weak spot "worn" into it, just pull out the tarp and stuff it back in.

[raghorns]

Shrink wrap.

[Gav]

Hi All,
I kind of excited here. I usually just lurk a bit but now I have something useful to share.

I built a 5'x5' 2"x12" frame on wheels as a target the kids would have a hard time missing. Chicken wire holds in the stuffing and I faced it with burlap from Jo-Ann Fabrics. I used strips of tractor tire inner tubes (free from tire store) for the center part, about 2'x2'. You get a great stop and can pull with 2 fingers. Then I filled in the rest with mattress plastic wrap (also free from the mattress store,they always have a lot of heavy weight plastic available). It has works very well and is still going strong for 5 years now.

If all you need is stuffing I think finding a mattress store will fill you needs at no cost.