Unusual targets

[Cryogenic]

I get bored shooting a simple foam block with shapes on it.  My "fun" target is a cardboard box taped to the front of a foam target with the opening of the box facing out.  I have strings hanging down into the box with various arrow-safe objects attached (foam balls, etc).  When I hit one of the objects, the arrow penetrates it and pins it to the back wall of the target box.  I find this far more gratifying than a simple paper target.

What kinds of fun targets do you all use?

[nineworlds9]

In a pinch I like washed out aluminum soda cans and 20oz plastic water bottles, good squirrel sized targets to shoot at with blunts.  I recently thought about trying a large water melon maybe wrapped in something clean non-toxic like cardboard etc. to simulate a critter, simulate pass throughs, haha.  Let your imagination run wild.

[Roadkill]

Finishing up a garage door opener, modified to run continuously.  Velcro tabs on the chain and on the bottom of styrofoam fish and squirrels.  They run around in circles but pop off when hit

[VictoryHunter]

This is a great idea! All I have is a cardboard box stuffed with more cardboard.

[Bldtrailer]

garage door opener flipped on the floor pulls a 3d target on a cart(remote controled)
spinning  turkey heads on a drill, turkey body(headless) and behind it is a battery drill with  long armed X made out of stiff baleing  wire with  foam heads(insulation foam)on each arm, that fly off when hit ,cut in the shape of turkey heads in line with body.
Pingpong ball on air stream(shop vac) lite fishing line keeps it on the air stream till arrowed in the center  
and old stuffed animals rigged to move

[nineworlds9]

Originally posted by Bldtrailer:
garage door opener flipped on the floor pulls a 3d target on a cart(remote controled)
spinning  turkey heads on a drill, turkey body(headless) and behind it is a battery drill with  long armed X made out of stiff baleing  wire with  foam heads(insulation foam)on each arm, that fly off when hit ,cut in the shape of turkey heads in line with body.
Pingpong ball on air stream(shop vac) lite fishing line keeps it on the air stream till arrowed in the center  
and old stuffed animals rigged to move

This reminds me of the scene in the movie "Three Kings" when the guy says "Well, I don't really have a day job."    

Awesome.

[Bldtrailer]

       
This is what RETIRED(& crazy) trad. guys build for Trad archers of  NJ Shoots

[Cmane07]

Well nothing quite that imaginative but I have an old nerf soccer ball that is really fun to kick and shoot while rolling and bouncing.

[nineworlds9]

Bldtrailer!  I LOVE IT!!!

Gosh kids and grown up kids (haha) must eat it up.  Nice job.

[T-Bowhunter]

That is a great Collection.

[KOOK68]

Foam balls from the craft store in different sizes. Break a toothpick in an half, one in the ball, one in the target and a piece of mono to suspend the ball. Really makes you concentrate

[njloco]

How about a shop vac, with a ping pong ball blowing in the exhaust, good luck !

[Lordswarrior]

1st find a big field

2nd put old softballs, baseballs, and golfballs on homemade stands made out of wire hangers

3rd shoot at them all day with flu flu's until you're tired of bending over to put them back on the tees  

[paoliguy]

My kids like to shoot balloons. I just toss a few in the backyard and let the breeze blow them around. Honestly, dad kinda enjoys it too!

[Bldtrailer]

If you want add babby powder to your balloons or sparcals it makes the pop that more fun!!

[Bldtrailer]

home made pop ups,
take a feed bag divide in 3rds and sew sides into long pillow shapes then stuff with plastic shopping bags till hard mount on wood base & staple to base With staple gun and make a hinge(I use old safety belt)  attached with screws make wood base  w hole drilled and use a spike  to hold it to the ground,use wire staples to attach pull up cord and make eyelet for pull up cord    paint any "face you like"& have fun

[ddauler]

Beer cans and judo points the noise when hit adds to the fun!

[Bldtrailer]

old fashion turkey shoot place a big sheet of card board between the turkey body (nail to body w roofing nails)and spinner(to hide the heads coming up) and make sure back stop is far enuff back so arrows that miss(we all miss) will not affect the spinner, adjust speed of drill with a c  clamp or zip tie, use bungee cord to hold drill inplace                  
Heads will fly off when hit    

[Jakeemt]

The zombie is my fun target.

 

[Mudd]

Pull tab ring off a soup can.

 

 

 

Also a floating 1/4 nerf ball(small)

 

God bless,Mudd