WHY STUMP SHOOT

[hunterjt]

NEW TO TRAD AND WONDERING WHAT IS IT ABOUT STUMP SHOOTING, WHY NOT SHOOT AT A TARGET. JUST ASKING BECAUSE I HEAR ABOUT IT ALOT. IS IT TO KEEP ARROWS FROM BEING LOST?

[Izzy]

To me its about finding varying targets at different ranges,angles and situations.Its also a good time to scout and maybe bag dinner if small game season is open.Its just good to walk in the wilder parts of the world instead of being on a target range.Get out there and try it, youll see what Im talking about.Try it with Ace Hex Heads.

[hunterjt]

THANKS FOR THE INFO ILL LOOK INTO IT.

[poison arrow]

Get an arrow puller!

[MSwickard]

Fun way to practice and shoot unknown distances.

[The Whittler]

Stumping is right up there with 3ds, maybe even more fun especially with others.  

It's like Izzy said.

[Doug in MN]

Great practice, in the woods shooting at varying distances and angles as mentioned above. It does nothing but help your skills.

It is also great fun and any day in the woods is a good day.

Almost forgot some of them stumps are just begging for it anyway.

Oh and stumps are good, rocks are bad, but you will discover that on your own. God it would seem has placed a far amount of rocks by stumps did he know.

ENJOY !!!

Doug D

[BobW]

yep, about sums it up, plus stumps don't cost the money 3-d targets do.....  

[Gray Buffalo]

Think about it. A flat face doesn't help your mind learn to judge distance. Shooting at 3 dimensional objects will in time train your mind to know the distance without thinking. MHO

[razorback]

It's just plain fun!!!!!

Take a kid a make it even more fun. My daughter and I hunt "snarks" all the time around our place. Can't kill enough of them pesky snarks.

[Friends call me Pac]

For me shooting at a target in the backyard gets kind of boring.  I get use to shooting the same distance and I loose interest.

Stumping on the other hand spices my practice up.  No two shots are the same and you can make the shot as hard or as easy as you want too.

[JEJ]

Aim, shoot, miss stump, hunt for arrow ... life is sweet! While stumping I scout, look for arrowheads, practice "real hunting" shots, work on range estimation, stalk any animals I happen upon, etc. You will enjoy it, give it a try.

 

[David McLendon]

Because they're always in season, there is no bag limit on them. You don't have to drag them out and gut them, they don't jump the string, and all you have to do is move ten steps and it's a whole new target.  :D

[ripforce56]

Weather in Northern Mi has gotten real springlike as of late and I have been stump shooting while walking our 3 dogs for 3 straight days! The unlimited variables of shots is what I like about this type of shooting, it real helps to simulate hunting shots that you cannot get by static target shooting!Ya I have had to look for a couple of arrows in the snow but it is well worth it! Plus it is great just to be shooting outdoors again!

[hunterjt]

SOUND LIKE FUN LOOK LIKE ILL BE STUMP SHOOTING AND IT DOES MAKE YOU STAY OUT IN THE OUTDOORS LONGER. ILL GIVE IT A TRY.

[Herb Calvin]

Hunter, take it from another Ohio bow bender, shoot at the same target all time time, you'll have trouble hunting.

[Raging Water]

I have been stumping with rubber blunts, I have not tried with BH, Bodkins, or Field tips.

Should I be?

I'd love to have the arrow stuck in the stump but does it come out? Do the arrows break?

[Bill Skinner]

It's another excuse to wander around in the woods carrying my bow.  Bill

[Wannabe1]

Yep, just like everyone already stated!  

[sleepingbear]

Get a bunch of Judo pointed arrows and go out in the woods with a fellow trad shooter.  Its not often you can mix fun with friendly competition outdoors.   Better than chores and you can shoot in all types of weather.