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mcgroundstalker:
A chapter in Fred Andersons book "The Traditional Way" gets into stump shooting in a most inspiring form. Although entitled "Alone", this form of archery practice can and is used by small groups of people everywhere. I have spent many hours alone killing leaves, branches, weed-puffs etc...etc...Such is the call to do so, takes me from my home in NYC to a 125 mile drive up into Greene County where I have a second home and many acres to roam.

So...My question stands...Are you a Stump Hunter? How far will you go to have fun and why?

>>-----> mike

BigRonHuntAlot:
I love to Hunt.., stumps included. LOL Luckily I don't have to travel to shoot them. If I did I would drive as far as you do or farther to do so. The why? is easy, Cause I love it.  :bigsmyl:    :wavey:

Yolla Bolly:
Yes sir---I am.   Just got home 45 min. ago---picked up my nephew this AM, and we drove about 40 min to a piece of BLM land along the Sacramento River.  Probably walked about 3 miles---but I must qualify "stump"----down here in the lowlands, most stumps are from valley oaks, which rot slowly and stay hard----shooting one is usually the equivalent of burning a $10 bill.  Instead, we find patches of grass in the occasional limited areas of rock free dirt in this volcanic landscape, and shoot at small branches or distinctive leaves, whatever.  I usually glass the surrounding surface, to avoid shooting rocks---not always successful, but it does decrease the incidence of broken shaft suprises.  
Sometimes we travel up higher, to the foothills or mountains to the east or west, where the conifers grow---there were really can shoot stumps.
Why do I do it?  Fun, exercise, practice that simulates hunting situations,  and any excuse to get out of the flatlands into the country in which I feel most comfortable.

Today, I could have legally hunted quail, squirrels, rabbits, even a pig if I had bought a tag for such,  but we came home with only some trash that slobs had left and big grins.

Stone Knife:
I just went out today with my son. I'm blessed because all i have to do is walk out the back door and were shooting. I would travel if need be. I will go as far as i can afford to have fun in the woods. If I'm out i like to shoot stumps just to keep in practice, and i never get sick of seeing if i can hit "that". I like to deer hunt but just roaming around with no real destination just joking around with my son and see what we can shoot at, we make up real hunting scenarios using stumps and whatever instead of animals. We stalk up on them and let the arrows fly then congratulate or bust on each other depending on a hit or a miss. If i see a squirrel or rabbit I'll take a poke at them. It's good relaxation, time spent with family, friends or a chance to get away alone. Our lives speed by fast I'm gonna go as often as i can before it ends. You cant go back and redo it.

Alex.B:
Stump shooting is a daily thing for me. One arrow, fifty arrows, 10 seconds or one hour. As close to meditation as I will ever get.  :)

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