So if I want to walk through the woods and do some stump shooting....

- what kinds of non-living stuff should I shoot at (stumps?)

- are field points the choice?  I'm worried about breaking off inserts off my alumiminum as deep as those can go in.  Judo heads?

Judo is a must...or hex....but judos are harder to loose.

Stumps, leaves, mushrooms, pinecones, small shadows,   .......

Rubber blunts work good too.

You need to look for very rotten stumps, or you will tear up alot of arrows!

Does it place "too much" stress on the arrows to hit something with very little give (like a stump or a tree?)

In grass or soft stumps the judo is unbeatable.  I prefer steel blunts that are the same weight as my broadheads cut to net.  If you use laminated birch as your hunting and stump shooting arrows you can shoot at anything you want.  My only thing with the birch is that they don't shoot the same out of all bows.  I learn more about my shooting in a couple of hours of stump shooting that I never can learn in my back yard or at three D shoots.

Boys and Girlz,

be careful of stump shooting as some Game Wardens don't have a sense of humor about stumpin'....something about them thinking you're actually hunting out of season.

I'm snowbirding in Arizona right now. Talk about breaking arrows! Everything is either a rock or something spiny. But it is still a hoot to hike around the desert and 'stump' shoot.
And even judos don't survive very well; I'm using 38 special cases, so when they break, I'm not out much.

Note: this is why its good to shoot wood out of one of ur bows ...buy ya pile wood shafts , fletch em up , judo , blunts , rubber blunts and have a blast!!!!! pack lunch and make a day of it ...my son loves it too!!!  :)no rocks in the Louisiana bayou ...      

Stump Shooting, as it's called is a great way to practice with your trad bow. Use HTM Blunts or Judos that are the same weight as your hunting broadheads. You will have alot of fun and as stated above learn what you can and can not do (yet) with your bow/arrow combo.

... mike ...    ...

What part of WNC are you in, maybe we could go fling a few sometime.  I am in Jackson Co.
Cris

Don't overlook the obvious targets - other people's garbage.  Makes for an entertaining, and rewarding venture.  You fill your "game pouch" (thats a Hefty Bag), you will have done wonders for your shooting, and Mother Nature.

BobW

ChrisW,
I'm in Waynesville (Haywood County)...lets' hook up.

I'm not making my arrows (shooting aluminum) but I really need to do that.

I mostly use judo points.  I take longer shots if I'm not sure how rotten the stump might be (bleeds off some energy). Rubber works well when things are hard.

My 13 year old and I stump shoot with Judos a few night a week.  We walk around the yard and woods picking out targets and letting 'em fly.  As far as targets go we shoot at leaves, bare spots in the leaves, stumps, branches etc.  It doesn't seem to matter if the other person can see exactly what you pick for a target.  Just put a shaft close to it and they know what to shoot at.  Standard shooting equipment includes a screwdriver to assist in arrow removal if something decides to hold on tight.  We shoot aluminums and seldom damage a shaft unless we do something stupid like slapping a limb.  It's a great way to spend some time with the kid.

In my state, we can hunt coyote 365 so i always have an excuse for stumping. Like BobW, I shoot a lot of cans and plastic bottle that the slobs leave around. The I pick them up as I go and clean the woods up.

Savate.....As Mike said, be carefull stumping on Game Lands or Forest Service Land during closed seasons. I wondered about it myself so I asked one of the local wardens (I'm in Waynesville too). He said if you are in the woods with a weapon, you are considered to be hunting  :(  .I suppose if you were on small private woodlot you might be OK but I wouldn't try it on public land.
As an aside, you and Chris are welcome to come shoot with us at our club (Black Rock Archery). We are in Chris' neck of the woods (Sylva). Its an indoor range, but it's nice when the weather is bad. We have a few trad shooters but need more.

My hunting licenses are on me all the time I'm stump shooting (aka roving), even when I'm not hunting.  I've heard enough stories about conservation officers unacquainted with the honorable and ancient practice of roving that I don't want to take a chance.

For the same reason, my name and address go on all  my arrow shafts before I seal them, whatever arrowhead I will ultimately put on it.  That way I never have an "Uh, oh!" moment trying to explain why I'm apparently flouting the state regulation that requires I have my name and address "on each arrow" whenever hunting deer, moose, bear, or turkey.

u can take tennis balls with u or even some of the foam nerf balls work great and there reusable.
just give em a toss ,and shoot em were they lay!

I wonder if stumping is legal in England somehow I dont think so...
Any of the Tradgangers over here know cause I would love to do that.