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Stump shooting queastion

Started by battman, February 13, 2012, 01:33:00 AM

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The Whittler

Yea Maineac like snow banks lol.

battman

Thanks for all the help.I'm going to be using wood shafts.So I'll just be careful what I shoot at and take lots of arrahs.

Red Beastmaster

Hello, my name is Dave, and I shoot stumps, real stumps, you know, the kind that used to be a tree.

Shooting stumps that aren't stumps is for sissys! Man up and have at it!

I make stump arrows the same way Fred Anderson said in The Traditional Way............"cheap and lots of 'em". I use bargain wood shafts, fletch with drops from the chopper, blunts are .38 casings, and seal the shaft with bowstring wax buffed in with a rag. My record is 142 arrows lost or destroyed in one year.

I shoot for fun and if I have to worry about breakage then I ain't having fun. Happiness is an empty quiver at the end of the day!  :)
There is no great fun, satisfaction, or joy derived from doing something that's easy.  Coach John Wooden

Stumpkiller

Sure, stumps can be tough.  Shoot the old mossy ones.  

Douglas fir holds up better than cedar for a shaft material.
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lpcjon2

If you stump shoot in Jersey you will have more trash to shoot at then stumps. Just check with fish and game to be sure what stumps are in season...LOL
Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a
difference in the world, but the Marines don't have that problem.
—President Ronald Reagan

battman

I can't wait for this bow to get here.I lost interest in shooting and hadn't shot my compound in over two years.Now I'm getting excited about it again.

joe skipp

We all call it stumpshooting....it's more Roving around and picking out targets in the woods or fields at unknown distances and shoot at them.

It's the only form I practice I use. Roam the hardwoods and pick out stumps, small limbs, clumps of leaves...shoot uphill, down hill, kneeling etc..
Smaller the target...forces concentration. Longer shots, make you concentrate even harder.

Use Judos, Tiger claws, homemade points that won't bury in soft dirt or leaves. Here in NY, a great time to combine squirrel hunting and roving. Plenty of action and plenty of shooting.
"Neal...is this heaven?" "No Piute but we are dam close". Top of the Mtn in Medicine Bow Nat Forest.

ericmerg

hey joe i see you aint to far away from me in kingston sometime next squirrel season we should try to get together for a stump
any animal you see posted that i say i personally harvested was eaten

" if you have to question if your bow will work you dont have enough bow"

Pepper

I like to shoot at small sticks, and hedge balls, but hedge balls leave a sticky residue on the shafs, so don't use them as my primary targets.
@ Mudd; Mudd, you shoot those leaves on the wing or ground sluce 'em?
Archery is a family sport, enjoy it with your family.

PeteA

One thing I go also is shoot at a target close to the ground usually or at something with a up slope behind. Judos are a must.
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misfire

Stump Huntin is almost as fun as real huntin. The big plus for stumpin is that you can always find something to shoot at.

Small stumps...



Medium stumps...



Even big Ol' stumps...



Sometimes a branch will jump out to save a stump...



Plus there's things to see. Like these ledges...





Grab some arrows and get out there. Prepare to become addicted...
Mark

"The shortest distance from the earth to your mouth is the best." ~Wendell Berry~


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