Stump shooting

[oldfarmsblueman]

I tried stump shooting last spring while shed hunting
and looking for sign that I missed that hunting season.
The one thing I found out is not all stumps are soft and
carbon arrows don't hold up well after a number of hard
hits.Is the stump shooting a thing from the old ceder
arrow slow bow days?Is there a way to do it with a
faster bow?Not warp speed ;D,like 220fps.Is there an
arrow I can get that will hold up better and not cost an
arm and a leg

[lockmaster]

The best thing is to not actually shoot "stumps". Get some "Zwickey Judo Points" and shoot at cans, clumps of grass, small mounds of dirt...and the most fun is "tennis balls". Just toss them out in different spots....(up hill, down hill, level etc.), and shoot at them. It's always best to use cheaper arrows...but the arrows will "flip" with the judo points and you won't lose any...even though they may take a "beating" if you shoot a lot!

[BT]

Stump shooting in archery is a cover phrase like plinking with an air rifle.
Like Lockmaster said, the idea is to use Judo points and then just take shots at anything in front of you as you walk.
Kind of like kick the can.

[smj]

My compound is at nearly 300 fps with a 450 grain arrow. I shoot stumps all the time! Not the hard ones, but those that are in advanced decay. Dirt piles, grass patches - free of rocks - are also good. Once in a while, the stump is a solid old brick and it can indeed create a few issues for your arrow... The judo tip is a good choice, but you can also shoot those big rubber blunts, too. I shot a few of those last year and found them to be pretty good. Judo tips will bent, the rubber blunts will compress. The judo will catch in the grass and most of the time you can find the arrow... Watch out for waist high grass and weeds, even with a judo tip you can loose one once in a while. I think that there might be less arrow damage with the rubber blunts when you hit that iron wood log - but you may have to change the tip afterward if it compresses down. Also, a rubber blunt will bury itself in the grass pretty good, so pick a good target and try to hit it! A flu-flu with a judo might be the best combo for stump shooting with a compound. Just stay within your range!

[BT]

I never had good luck with the rubber blunts myself.
I don't know how you get away with it SMJ ;D....I broke a few arrows on hard wood and then began concentrating on other targets

I used to use the Rubber blunts with the recurve until I started wounding too many squirrels.
Thats when I went to the Judo Points.
I have lost a few arrows with the Judo points but not many.

Do you have an hills in Colorado?....those are great long distance targets!

[smj]

Dec 30, 2008 22:58:05 GMT -5 BT said:

I never had good luck with the rubber blunts myself.
I don't know how you get away with it SMJ ;D....I broke a few arrows on hard wood and then began concentrating on other targets

I used to use the Rubber blunts with the recurve until I started wounding too many squirrels.
Thats when I went to the Judo Points.
I have lost a few arrows with the Judo points but not many.

Do you have an hills in Colorado?....those are great long distance targets!

I never shot anything living with the rubber blunt... Even the stumps were dead already! The judo point, on the other hand, works great for small game. They rip through a grouse just like a broadhead when shot out of the compound... A dull broadhead to be sure, but they go through just fine!

Yeah, I suppose we have a few hills in Colorado... Kind of ego targets though, very hard to miss unless you are way to far away, or pointing the wrong way, like at Kansas... Prairie dog mounds make great long distance targets. I'll shoot at those out to 200 yards. It is very considerate of those little doggies to pile the dirt up like that, and sort out the rocks, too.

[BT]

Yeah, I used to love flight shooting....just reaching out to see how close you could get or even hit them
Back home there were a lot of old farm fields that had been abandoned and left to nature which eventually would have lots of ant hills.
I loved to stand at one end of the field and shoot out toward them with the recurve and even the compound at times.

[SPIKER]

Oh man..BT, do you remember that stump I shot with the Judo point down at skip's while small game hunting ?

That arrow was toast! The Judo wedged into it, and the arrow split at the insert...