Backyard Range

[2216]

I am about to move in about a week and the good news is I'll be abel to shoot in my back yard. I shoot a lot and looking forward to setting up a nice range. Lets see some "home ranges".  

[jamesh76]

Congrats. I love just walking out the door and being able to shooting. Its also easy to get that one shot per morning on your way out the door.

[Rusty in Fla.]

I can't imagine not being able to shoot at home. I think if I couldn't shoot out back I'd be shootin IN the house.

[Terry Lightle]

I shoot in my yard,do not have a range just stumpshoot with Judo points

[michbowhunter]

Here is the new practice stand  :rolleyes:  
OK...I really built it for the kids as a tree fort, but dang it's fun to shoot out of!

I can see a few new 3D targets in my future    

[Friends call me Pac]

Crazy but a blast to shoot

[Plumber]

are you staying in maryland where are you moving to?

[South MS Bowhunter]

Charles, here's mine follow the link, it is picture heavy so didn't want to override your thread with my hobby  

http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=105031#000000

[scharms]

I have a 300 yard rifle / pistol range right out my backdoor.  But I only have a couple of block type bow targets.  I need to get some 3D targets out back one of these days...

[2216]

Thanks guys it is nice to see your different set-ups. My youngest would not like to see her stuffed animals abused, but that is a great idea. I will post pics both before and after. I will probably have one or two 3D targets and a hay bale stand with rachet straps at 50 yards. Thanks again guys you rock.

[2216]

Plumber, I am moving to the south end of Columbia. The drive from Eldersburg to Silver Spring is driving my wife nuts. When she is stressed I get stressed. Moving to a smaller house but a much larger yard. I noticed two large doe and what seems like an eight point right in my back yard. My neighbors are feeding the deer. I wonder what reaction they will have when I start launching arrows at my 3D targets, the will probably call the police. Welcome to Columbia!

[hnt2mch]

 to the right of the last tree is a 15 ft ladder stand and i put out the 3d deer heard in the opening behind the tree line as hunting season gets closer

[ber643]

Like South MS Bowhunter,  Here is the link to mine - a current thread, w/pics and videos.

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=106158;p=1

michbowhunter, great looking tower/treehouse - when you gonna put one in my yard - LOL (One suggestion - when posting pics, hit Enter twice between pictures so they don't run together.)

PAC told me about theirs (on a visit here) and it was a kick to see it in a video. (I left a post through Facebook, PAC)

It takes time (in my case, years) to get targets built up. Only new ones I ever bought were bag targets on sale at WalMart (after hunting seasons), and the big round foam one at a shoot. All the rest were second/third hand and cheap, or I couldn't have afforded them - LOL.

Know this, 2216 - ANY home range is better than no home range. I started out (20 years back in Maine) w/one cardboard box stuffed with newspapers and magazines, and as okla bearglaw said, you can stump shoot at first (and also, after, you start gathering/making targets). Best of luck, and we will be looking for your thread and pics when you get going in your new place.

[Bails]

Caleb's 3D shoot , I just gotta try that one , but only if the optional music is playing over loud speakers .

[Red Beastmaster]

My home range consists of two bag targets, a 3-D turkey, and a foam blob for broadheads. I also have a feedsack bag course on a path in the woods.

[emt137]

It's not really a "range" per se, but I recently finished up this backstop for my bag target and couldn't be happier with the outcome.

   Backyard Target  

If I had the room, I would definately have a set up like some of these guys!  Makes me jealous.

[ber643]

Just doing some more target shifting yesterday and today and probable will be adding more, new pics to my thread today or tomorrow.

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=106158;p=1