r/Archery • u/BusinessSafety9891 • 11h ago

Target on the Go

I'm going on a bikepacking trip this spring and want to bring my recurve bow for target practice in my downtime. Since I'm on a bike, I obviously don't want to carry around a heavy target. Any ideas for a DIY target in the backcountry? Could a bag full of dirt work? Using field tips on a 35-pound bow. TIA

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u/Wapiti__ 11h ago

if you have any hand saws with you, you could cut the top of a sapling stump off and use that. Or maybe bring a folded burlap tarp and shoot it.

I havent seen any foam targets than aren't cumbersome to some degree, and think they'd be too weird to carry on a front or rear rack.

Bag of dirt doesn't sound bad, but I haven't used one personally.

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u/AcrobaticSir2216 9h ago

A paper leaf bag filled with leaves or really anything can be good. Just compact by hand whatever you put in it

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u/lewisiarediviva 7h ago

Put blunts on and shoot at a cardboard box. Or a milk jug. Or a tennis ball. Or an apple. Or a bush.

Actually, the flimsy grocery bags make great targets blowing slowly along the ground in a breeze. But make sure and don’t let it get away, and clean up after.