Cross bows are a bit stronger than regular bows so make a big box and pack it heavily with clothing. It may still not be able to stop a crossbow though so be careful
I did this a few weeks ago, after getting my first bow. I used an old comforter from Goodwill, $3. It works great, and the arrows can be pulled out with my thumb and one finger! Thanks!
Very nice idea and effective. I just don't happen to have any spare blankets! I use cardboard as I can get all the free cardboard I wan't from work. I will be making a video later today of a life size deer target from just cardboard! But If I ever need a go to portable target, your trick is the best, thanks for sharing! God bless!!
I made a small travel boss from the waste layered foam from an old larger boss after the middle had been shot out. The sides from the middle are usually fine So you gather the side material and layer it up. When it is to the size needed wrap the cube with kitchen film as tight as you can. If you want to be tidy cut off the ragged end and wrap that with the kitchen film.
This is what I use for a target. I use old clothes and old bedding. I get a week with each box most of the time, shooting 2 or 3 hours a day . I get my boxes from the local store.
i have made target of newspaper bags 8" by 10" 20" by "25" al l around 5"thick with house wall Insalation solid foam so they dont pass to far through and the interior of the bags i fill with pine needles it is some time a little painful but the results are good and i have done it with carpet cut about an inch square they all work quite well
Hey sean love your videos, i had a question i recently just bought a bone collector target and it has 2 sides to shoot your actually tips into, my regular bow is fine but my crossbow the arrows just go so far in that i need to get pliers to get it out and it ruins my arrows.... my crossbow shoots 360 fps, i wanna shoot my actually tips to see if it shoots different but its hard because they go in so far, even with practice tips they go in so far.. i need advice on how i can shoot without this problem cause i wanna be on for the season, and not ruin anymore arrows!!
If I were you I would just spend money on getting a broadhead rated target. There are some on the market for around 50 dollars in the USA such as this one amzn.to/2xtWAij. Also, I would never use pliers to take an arrow out of a target. Get a rubber arrow puller like this amzn.to/2xuvaca They are super cheap and work well. You can also use a bar of soap and rub it on the end of your arrows which helps them come out of the target easier or get target release fluid to put on the ends of your arrows which makes them come out easier amzn.to/2jl0kwn. I hope that helps. God bless you.
You would need some form of firm foam to work on a broadhead I would think. Broadheads just have to much slicing power and that cuts down on the friction due to arrow shaft, so the target would need more than just a blanket.
Sean's Outdoor Adventures Something else I have used is packing material from boxes or shrink wrap. It's easy to get from lowes and Home Depot. I took a large box and stuff with packing material as a backstop also for shooting 60-100 yards in case I mess up and don't shoot good so I don't loose a arrow. And if you go to a thrift stores can sometimes get blankets for little of nothing if don't have one. Good tip though keep up the good work.
Yeah, actually, a local archery shop used to use diapers as their target in their store. There is a First Quality near hear and so he would go get the rejected ones that were going to get thrown out anyway. They worked pretty well. And, yes, the babysitter, AND WIFE would not be too happy about that lol!
I just bought a crossbow today. Tomorrow I’m making a cardboard box / blanket target! Thank you
Cross bows are a bit stronger than regular bows so make a big box and pack it heavily with clothing. It may still not be able to stop a crossbow though so be careful
I did this a few weeks ago, after getting my first bow. I used an old comforter from Goodwill, $3. It works great, and the arrows can be pulled out with my thumb and one finger! Thanks!
Great, I'm glad it is working for you. God bless you
Oct 1st is the opener here in NY. I can't wait. I wish I was going on a bowhunting trip. Very cool target idea
Exciting! I wish you the best! God bless you
I'm so glad that I found this channel! If I harvest my first deer this year, you definitely had a hand in it. 👍🏻
That is great to hear. I am glad you feel that way. Thanks so much and God bless you.
I did it! I got one on opening day. Take a look if you get a chance, please! ☺️ good luck!!
Congrats!!! God bless ya!
Nice! I have a big box I shoved a lot of shrink wrap into and taped up. It also works really well.
Awesome. God bless you.
Very nice idea and effective. I just don't happen to have any spare blankets! I use cardboard as I can get all the free cardboard I wan't from work. I will be making a video later today of a life size deer target from just cardboard!
But If I ever need a go to portable target, your trick is the best, thanks for sharing! God bless!!
Enjoy it. God bless you.
Opening day is this Saturday in southeastern PA. Been putting myself to sleep dreaming of proper shot placement.
Awesome, hope you have an awesome day! God bless you!
Hello from Portugal i love your channel
Hello from Pennsylvania! God bless you
I made a small travel boss from the waste layered foam from an old larger boss after the middle had been shot out. The sides from the middle are usually fine
So you gather the side material and layer it up.
When it is to the size needed wrap the cube with kitchen film as tight as you can.
If you want to be tidy cut off the ragged end and wrap that with the kitchen film.
You could probably use something like ratchet straps to wrap the layers tightly together which would help to stop arrows. Enjoy it. God bless ya.
This is what I use for a target. I use old clothes and old bedding. I get a week with each box most of the time, shooting 2 or 3 hours a day . I get my boxes from the local store.
Awesome. Great. God bless you.
i have made target of newspaper bags 8" by 10" 20" by "25" al l around 5"thick with house wall Insalation solid foam so they dont pass to far through and the interior of the bags i fill with pine needles it is some time a little painful but the results are good and i have done it with carpet cut about an inch square they all work quite well
Awesome
Good job 🦌
Thanks, Dan. God bless ya
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Thanks God bless you
Hey sean love your videos, i had a question i recently just bought a bone collector target and it has 2 sides to shoot your actually tips into, my regular bow is fine but my crossbow the arrows just go so far in that i need to get pliers to get it out and it ruins my arrows.... my crossbow shoots 360 fps, i wanna shoot my actually tips to see if it shoots different but its hard because they go in so far, even with practice tips they go in so far.. i need advice on how i can shoot without this problem cause i wanna be on for the season, and not ruin anymore arrows!!
If I were you I would just spend money on getting a broadhead rated target. There are some on the market for around 50 dollars in the USA such as this one amzn.to/2xtWAij. Also, I would never use pliers to take an arrow out of a target. Get a rubber arrow puller like this amzn.to/2xuvaca
They are super cheap and work well. You can also use a bar of soap and rub it on the end of your arrows which helps them come out of the target easier or get target release fluid to put on the ends of your arrows which makes them come out easier amzn.to/2jl0kwn. I hope that helps. God bless you.
Awesome!
Thanks
Hey is a box with a lot of scrunched up (compacted) newspaper good enough for a 50lbs compound? The box is about 20-30cm wide.
I don't know, I have never tried newspaper as a stopper for arrows.
Thanks for the quick reply, guess I'll have to try it out. Good video by the way!
Thanks, and, you are welcome. God bless you
Lol, that's hilarious but informative.
Lol, thanks God bless you
you could probably even use a shovel worth of sand at bottom of box to stabilise box ? sand being no hard on arrow heads n all :)?
Sand could.be messy once you start putting holes in it.
What fletches are you using?
I'm uainf 4 inch plastic veins. th-cam.com/video/frFDgHesBnk/w-d-xo.html
Can u use it for broadheads
No, I don't think this would work for a broadhead, just for a field point.
You would need some form of firm foam to work on a broadhead I would think. Broadheads just have to much slicing power and that cuts down on the friction due to arrow shaft, so the target would need more than just a blanket.
Thanks for the help God bless
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Something else I have used is packing material from boxes or shrink wrap. It's easy to get from lowes and Home Depot. I took a large box and stuff with packing material as a backstop also for shooting 60-100 yards in case I mess up and don't shoot good so I don't loose a arrow.
And if you go to a thrift stores can sometimes get blankets for little of nothing if don't have one.
Good tip though keep up the good work.
You are welcome. God bless you
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I wonder if a new box of diapers would work? Something tells me it would but the babysitter wouldn't like me very much.
Yeah, actually, a local archery shop used to use diapers as their target in their store. There is a First Quality near hear and so he would go get the rejected ones that were going to get thrown out anyway. They worked pretty well. And, yes, the babysitter, AND WIFE would not be too happy about that lol!