New Vermeer Target Rolled Out

non-typical · June 28, 2010, 09:35:00 PM

Vermeer 505 Super I baler that is:

BOWMARKS · June 28, 2010, 09:39:00 PM

You should have painted the dots in a Smiley Face.

ChrisM · June 28, 2010, 09:44:00 PM

What ever you do don't shoot abroadhead into it. It took me about 30 min to get min back.

Cyclic-Rivers · June 28, 2010, 10:03:00 PM

Those cows will get spotulism

mountain trapper · June 29, 2010, 12:28:00 AM

I prefer to shoot the wound ends.

Shawn Rackley · June 29, 2010, 12:31:00 AM

i agree with chrisM. i shot a zwickey delta into one and never got it back and broke my arrow lol. they are fun to shoot from long distance though.

Mudd · June 29, 2010, 12:40:00 AM

A local farmer left one on the field for me. I haven't gotten over to shoot it yet but maybe tomorrow?

I just had a thrill go though me just thinking about it...lol

God bless,Mudd

June 29, 2010, 12:51:00 AM

What would the shipping be on that target.

non-typical · June 29, 2010, 05:17:00 AM

Lawrence that depends on which tractor ya' use to haul them.

Mudd, you out to come on out before I move them all out of the field...it's great practice to shoot from bale to bale at different ranges and angles like natures 3D course.

Mudd · June 29, 2010, 06:33:00 AM

Send me an e-mail or a pm with directions, phone number in case I get lost and a a general idea of which days would work best for you.

See the old saying was also a wise one too!

"You got to be careful what you ask for, you might just get it!!"...lol

God bless,Mudd

cohutta orange · June 29, 2010, 07:39:00 AM

That's not a blank bale. I have them here too. Very hard to get a good stalk on. They work for hiding behind and finding whistle pigs though.

non-typical · June 29, 2010, 08:50:00 AM

Mudd,
sent you a pm.

Tom

4 point · June 29, 2010, 09:22:00 AM

Mine has lasted 3 years but I did shoot one side out. It was also the John Deere model so it might have been a little better quality.

Shaun · June 29, 2010, 09:56:00 AM

I shot the end of one ONCE. 20 minutes of digging to get my arrow back. The center of the end (natural place to aim)is particularly soft.

Stone Knife · June 29, 2010, 12:21:00 PM

That sir is a bonifide renewable resource

Shakes.602 · June 29, 2010, 12:26:00 PM

Got Farming Relation, and have Shot those Big Shaggy Beasts Several Times Myself!!

June 29, 2010, 12:48:00 PM

They make great warm targets where I hunt. One was left for two years, this spring it was missing. If it does not get replaced I will need to find a new place that has a warm up bale, it helps to have a really big target for the first shots of the day.

Jim Jackson · June 29, 2010, 04:58:00 PM

Shooting at the rounded sides of a round bale, one needs to be careful on those top two spots. Those bales are dense enough that you can have a skip occur if you miss high. It will really launch one for sure...not that I am personally talking from experience or anything...!

Ken Taylor · June 29, 2010, 05:07:00 PM

I shoot bales like that every November at my friends farm.

It's one of my greatest pleasures but...as others have said: shoot only target points, do not shoot into the ends, and make sure that it is a tightly rolled bale before your first shot.

I lost arrows or parts in all of those circumstances at the beginning. Also, if you do lose something, let the farmer know because apparently some of those cows will eat anything.

BenBow · June 29, 2010, 05:21:00 PM

Be dang careful if you shoot into the ends. Unless they have been rolled extremely tight arrows disappear and you can get hurt bad reaching in to try and find them. Also you don't want to leave them in there as they can mess up the farmer's livestock which ruins your relationship and possibly loose your hunting spot. I was raised on a farm and shot a few into them and dad wasn't happy.