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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: dan d on May 05, 2012, 06:42:00 PM
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If you have never went stump shooting you should definatly try it ! I had a blast today. I went out with longbowguy around my backyard. I was surprised how well a cedar arrow handles a judo point, then again I was surprised how well a judo point works !
We just picked out small trees, weeds, junk anything to shoot at, 20 yards to 70 yards !
I'm going to save up some plastic milk jugs & tie them to my low hanging pine branches or fill them with a little sand so they don't blow away & we will have better targets yet for next time around.
I used to think I would destroy or lose arrows trying this, We did a lot of shooting today & didn't lose or hurt a cedar arrow.
If you haven't tried stump shooting, you really should, I enjoyed it as much as a good 3D shoot. :archer:
Dan
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One of my favorite pastimes.....can't beat a good day stumping and great practice for hunting!! Check out the Rockwood 2012 stump shoot on the events forum, great photos of an even better time!
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Oh yea stumping is a great time. You will lose and destroy arrows before it's over with. That's all part of the fun and it helps stimulate the economy. Keeps arrow builders in business.
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Stumpin is a great time.
I am glad you had a great experience, they usually are!
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I like the milk jug idea. My wife's lovin' what I've done with the place, myself.
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Great fun and great practice! After shooting on your
comfortable home range it really puts things in perspective. Changing things up a bit really adds quality to your practice. :coffee:
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I love stumping, post some pics of your next outing if you have a chance.
-Jay
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Great stump shoot commercial Dan! One of the funnest things you can do with your bownarras. Ain't them judos something?
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I love stump shooting! My family owns about 20 acres that is about 5 minutes from my house so I get to go all the time.
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Really enjoy stump shooting. Loads of fun and a great way to practice. Enjoy going with my son, about the only time I out shoot him. He uses a compound but I still love him.
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I went yesterday also. Only ruined one arrow on a super hard stump. Mushroomed the end of a 2117 and broke a nock on another.
Not a bad day for a two mile hike and a hundred shots or so.
Also seen a herd of elk.
Beats shootin targets in the yard.
John
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Stumping is IMHO the best way to prepare for hunting. I don't even own a bag target anymore. I shoot hammers or ace hexes in my back yard all the time.
Here's a picture of my first shot with my first wood arrow just a few days ago.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v88/PowDuck/Archery%20Stuff/75a2ee5d.jpg)
Anything will do, this "target" was just a small clump of dead grass from the mower. A weed (not that any of us would have weeds in our yards) :) or a leaf.
Stumping just adds to the fun of shooting trad.