Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Shooting and Hunting => Topic started by: Joec123able on September 14, 2014, 07:43:25 pm
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Lately I've been getting real irritated because I haven't got to shoot any arrows in many months just because of the fact that I have no clue where to go shoot. What people can't understand is that I don't want to go shoot my bows at a boring archery range where you shoot at the same thing over and over. I love walking through the woods and shooting my bow it's so much more fun. I went out and asked 5 people yesterday if I could shoot my bow near the woods by there houses they came up with reasons to say no. Idk I just wish I had some woods I could walk through and shoot my bow without being bothered!! I'm so jealous of people who live right in a wooded area where they can walk right out into the woods and shoot you have no clue how blessed you are. Anyways id like to hear where you guys shoot ?
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I find many places to shoot but get what your saying
I have lived in town for a good while and still shoot anytime I want in the back yard or behind the church which is also in town
when my boys were young we sometimes had to fix the nieghbors siding or replace a shingle on someones roof , but that is all just part of the growing up experience !
have fun and don't stress over it!
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Is there an archery club in your area that has a 3D/field range?
I'm one of those "lucky guys", but feel your pain.
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I'm glad you guys understand. knoll I don't think there is I've looked online and only find things about the bass pro archery range which idc about lol
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I shoot in the yard or in the garage mostly. This time of year I take a deer target next door to my parents yard and shoot off of a second floor deck. I go to several 3D shoots throughout the year and enjoy the wooded range.
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I live in the country and have a 35 meter range in my back yard.yes i'm lucky in a way but still have to drive 100 km a day for work!a grocery bag stuffed tight with other bags will do as a target with field points,easy to carry and does the job!
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I like to walk down the road and shoot the cans and stuff then after a few times we take a bag with us and pick it all up.
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I shoot my bows in inthr front yard, go out on the BLM land and shoot or go to the lake where I can shoot, or head up in the national forest, all legal places to shoot, I'm also trying to start a three d stick bow tournament
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There are a few trad 3D shoots around here in NE Kansas that I try to get to. Usually I just shoot out back since I live in the country and have a range set up.
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I can get a good yardage in my back yard shooting corner to corner. The way I shoot if I miss the target the garbage cans take the brunt. If it gets passed the garbage cans there is a block wall.
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go talk to a game warden or go to the blm office, you will find out where you can go
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I'm fortunate that I live in a rural neighborhood. I can shoot in my yard, across the street in the woods or climb the ridge at the end of the street and shoot in the woods 'til my heart's content. Hope you can find a good place to shoot soon......keep talking to people and asking around. Never, ever give up.
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Went out once again today asked three people all said no lol what a sad world we live in where I can't even use nature without out worrying about who owns it lol
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Where do you live? Just because someone doesn't like you to shoot near their home doesn't make it against the law. Check the local ordinances. Worst case scenario is that you find out that you have to go some place else. I am lucky that my neighbors don't care.
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Where do you live? Just because someone doesn't like you to shoot near their home doesn't make it against the law. Check the local ordinances. Worst case scenario is that you find out that you have to go some place else. I am lucky that my neighbors don't care.
I live in iowa land of cornfields and Yes I understand.
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I live in town too, and even though there is a range with a variety of up-hill, down-hill, and other targets, it's a 1/2-hour drive, and a small fee I couldn't afford to pay every day. Another is an hour away. There are some indoor ranges, and I can shoot at a foam target safely in one stretch of my backyard. I feel for you. I too want more than a foam target in my yard for the kind of practice I need, and I don't always have the time to go to one of the ranges. Here are two options.
I shoot at a stick or old dog toys in a nearby public field. I just hammer a pole into the dirt and let arrows go at it or drop a dog toy on the ground. There is a shallow hill behind the stick when I shoot flat, or I stand atop the rise and shoot down at the stick. It's helped me a-lot and it's a 5-minute walk. The neighbors have long since adjusted to my eccentricities.
I have a friend that shoots into his garage from the street. I've joined him a couple of times. He just hangs an old flannel sheet up to catch any arrows that miss his target. Sometimes the target is a whiffle ball or a tennis ball hanging from a string. It's amazing how well the fabric will catch the arrows without tearing. It has to hang loose, not be stretched tight. It still makes me nervous though. I'm paranoid that someone will botch a shot and an arrow will go into a yard or a window.
If you could find a safe place to put up a fabric backdrop in your yard that might help you get some extra practice without running too far away. It's not the same as the woods, though.
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The neighbors have long since adjusted to my eccentricities.
:o
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Went out once again today asked three people all said no lol what a sad world we live in where I can't even use nature without out worrying about who owns it lol
I wouldn't let someone I don't know shoot a weapon on my property either. The owner becomes liable for your judgement (good or otherwise) and is at least partially responsible for your actions.
Patrick
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I guess I didn't know how good I had it. I have woods across the road, a practice treestand in the yard, unlimited public land within 2 miles and I also shoot in my basement. I hope you find something.
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I also live in the country and just walk out my door and into the woods. I also hunt at my house. Thank you for making a lot of us realize what we take for granted. It seems like in Iowa there would be plenty of public land to shoot on
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You guys definitely got it made wish I had woods to walk straight in
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Backyard mostly off the same stool I hunt from...Different yardages one arrow at a time, one arrow at a time. Hardly stump shoot, usually hunting when I'm in the woods.
Don