Thats a good idea! My 10yr old and I rove the field and when we see an anthill we shoot from where we 1st saw it. Lots of distance guessing and lots of arrows under the grass! Fun but he has wisened up, now he pretends not to see the anthill until we are on top of it.

Just had a thought, What would happen if you mixed the sand, saw dust. If you poured anti freeze in it that might help freezing in the cold months.???

The simplest things are usually the best!  Great idea.

Do not pour anti freeze on the ground, it is toxic and not good for the environment, plus dogs/cats are drawn to it and if they drink even just a sip it will kill them.

If you are purosely shooting at dirt, is there a such thing as a miss ? interesting concept

Does the sand eventually take the finish off your arrows?

QuoteOriginally posted by KentuckyTJ:
Does the sand eventually take the finish off your arrows?

Was wondering the same thing...

I used the same concept for my backstop, of course I tend to over do things!



As a tip if you go to your local farm supply and pick up a bag of calcium chloride and mix in with your sand your freezing problem won't happen. thats what they mix with sand to put on the roads in the winter for snow and ice.

personaly when the ground freezes that hard I shoot in the garage, its 20 yards from wall to wall!

QuoteOriginally posted by moththerlode:
If you are purosely shooting at dirt, is there a such thing as a miss ? interesting concept

Not unless you hit the tree that fell when no one was there....

Now, there is something that I will do as well! Thx!!

How much sand did you use? Looks like I need one of those! Great job!

I use a pile of glacial silt as a backstop for my bag target and the abrasive fine sand gets all over everything. The scratches on my carbon arrows seem rather superficial, but I have found it to be tough on the inserts (sand gets threaded in with the field point). I try to wipe my arrows clean after hitting the sand or it gets all over my arrow rest and that can't be good for the bow finish.

A big ol'pile of mulch works good also.  Local Landfill sells it by the truckload cheap!

I use one large hay bale. Grass grows all over here

I like the idea, but I don't like the sand staying on my arrow and getting on my glove then gets in my mouth.

I've always thought that sod that was cut, then rolled and stacked lengthwise would work...but never tried it.

Looks good to me!

I'm gonna build one but I'm gonna build in 2 half boxes and put it on a hinge so I can keep it covered so the neighborhood cats don't make use of it.

Just wondering if that rubberized stuff you can buy for kids playgrounds would work.

That's the best kind. Most the targets on the market are too expensive IMO.