My yard keeps eating arrows.....

[LostArra]

Pulling arrows from 3/4" horse stall mats is being added to the Strongman contests.


The suggestion to tap it out with a wooden block is a good one.

 

[JGBowman]

It will probably stop the arrow, but it will also most likely cause some problems to your FMJ's as well. I tried some FMJ's several years ago at our club when they had Pacific Target butts with those heavy rubber stall mats on the back side of them. Within 3 weeks the front 6-8" of those FMJ's wobbled like crazy.

I was ready to get a stall mat until I read this.

 

[87TT]

Not a perfect solution but my yellow lab will stop and sniff the arrows most of the time. I watch her and have found countless arrows. works more than not

 

[JGBowman]

Not a perfect solution but my yellow lab will stop and sniff the arrows most of the time. I watch her and have found countless arrows. works more than not

That's actually really awesome

 

[5MilesBack]

I was ready to get a stall mat until I read this.

I would just get some bales of hay or straw and build whatever size backstop you think you need.

 

[Bender]

If you have some arrows that snaked under the grass, try walking around barefoot. Cheaper than a metal detector

 

[Piscatory_4]

Fill a garbage bag with plastic wrap and grocery bags. It'll stop anything and when it's shot up.....put it in a new bag.

NOT FOR BROADHEADS THOUGH! I've done that, ugh! 50# plastic dog food(or horse feed) bags work well, takes awhile to fill them. I have several around and they stop arrows with target tips right now. And they are about the size of a deer vital area. Homemade silhouette targets with sticks for legs and limbs for horns.

 

[Piscatory_4]

Since it's your own property why not just build a dirt or sand berm8 foot wide and about 2 feet taller than the target you are shooting at, right at the edge of the woods.

 

[Mountain_Life]

2x6 frame, sized as big as you need. Carpet nailed to the front and back, bottom side out. Fill with whatever clothes, sleeping bags, etc that you can find. Just make sure to cut off zippers and metal buttons if you're shooting broadheads into it. Field tip arrows pull out easier than any target I've used. Broadheads require a little fiddling with if they get hung up before the back carpet.