quirky targets

Cú Aranel

since its summer and the weather should get better (lies all lies), have decided to make a mini range at home. was on flybow the other day and really like the 3d animal targets(my family and neighbours are starting to worry bout my sanity). though still not sure bout how i'll lay it out and stuff. have a small wood, wit a hill in it and plenty of fields which i may use. Anyone hav any helpful suggestions?

oscarBravo

Probably the best advice I can give you for 3D animals is: backstops. If you miss, you want to make sure the arrow doesn't go too far. Try to make sure there's something behind each target that will stop an arrow - not a tree; they're bad for arrows.

If you get a chance, you should call up to Flybow and see the course they have laid out. It's all in fields, but there are some shots through trees that should give you some ideas. Harry and Cornelia would be delighted to have you shoot there. Better yet, round up a few friends and make a day of it.

Cú Aranel

Cool, thanks. i will definatley try and call up to them, live in westport so isn't too far away at all. hopefully will get time off work to go soon, though it will probably be the end of june before i get round to it. love the idea for getting a few together to shoot, meant to plan something like that for ages! oh and your right bout arrows and trees not being a good match, have learnt that the hard way!!

oscarBravo

If you're around at weekends, that's as good a time as any. The course is open 7 days. If you want to take a look by yourself some day, I'll introduce you if you like - I only live a couple of miles from Flybow, and Harry and Cornelia are friends of mine.

By the way, that's an open invite to the board - if anyone wants a taste of field archery, you might as well make a weekend of it in Mayo. Also, the next Mayo shoot is on May 22nd. IFAF membership is required for insurance, but it's possible to get temporary membership for a day.

Panserborn

Was at my first field shoot on Sunday in Meath, absolute great craic! Blasting arrows up and over trees, roads and ..........eh .......... people (not on purpose) makes such a change from 18m target shooting. A word of advice for first-timers like me - have the most embarressing bright coloured fletches and nocks on your arrows, makes them a whole lot easier to find! :cool:

baggins

Panserborn wrote:

have the most embarressing bright coloured fletches and nocks on your arrows, makes them a whole lot easier to find! :cool:

HA!! I knew my fletches would come in handy some day!!!

Cú Aranel

Ah!! as panserborn knows already, already have those ''embarrisingly'' bright hot pink flights, though i got them for the lovely colour of course, even if they did repulse some people- u know who u are!! am tempted to get lime green and pink onmy new arrows....

Renegade_Archer

Shot one 3d shoot in my life, hated it. Turns out Im utterly dependant on fixed distances. Oh well.

madrab

Renegade_Archer wrote:

Shot one 3d shoot in my life, hated it. Turns out Im utterly dependant on fixed distances. Oh well.

Damn it why cant i think of a good slag to go with that!

:mad:

oscarBravo

Renegade_Archer wrote:

Shot one 3d shoot in my life, hated it. Turns out Im utterly dependant on fixed distances. Oh well.

I've often wondered how someone as skilled as yourself (from what I've read here) at fixed-distance shooting would cope with not only variable, but unmarked distances.

I've shot with a couple of people who use distance-calibrated sights on field rounds. They have to estimate the distance to every target, and adjust the sights - makes for slow progress, especially at walk-up shoots, where you have to move closer to the target if you miss your first shot.

Me, I'm an instinctive let-loose-and-pray type of archer.

Not a particularly good one, at that...

Cú Aranel

hhmm.. am none too acurate on fixed distances let alone barebow, though am okay at shooting out doors, lots of fields around the house. though think wil try and watch fr.ted for some guidance. the one when their on holidays in the river dancing caravan wit noel furlong! i think the 'small...far away' principle will be vital!!! though how to implement it on mving targets will be difficult....

Renegade_Archer

We have one of those "let loose and pray" archers here in UL, Yann Coussot - maybe you have come accross him. Hes good at what he does, but everytime I see him shoot I die a little bit, deep down inside.

oscarBravo

Renegade_Archer wrote:

We have one of those "let loose and pray" archers here in UL, Yann Coussot - maybe you have come accross him.

Yann is a regular at IFAF shoots. He shot a Mongolian horse bow (IIRC) at the last Mayo shoot.

Renegade_Archer wrote:

Hes good at what he does, but everytime I see him shoot I die a little bit, deep down inside.

Snob.

fun bus

Cant wait til you get them 3-ds aranel!! gonna be LIVING in your house for the summer if ya do!!

Cú Aranel

your more than welcome fun bus!! Mr Mrs aranel would love to have ya! really want a bear or wolf, but they cost a small fortune!! i wonder if i could borrow(steal) my bro's form and fusion costume...i wonder would he miss it... think wil get em bout early june ish, dependig when steve is free to collect them. im so excited.

Renegade_Archer

Would be a lot easier and cheaper to just use bales and field faces(i.e. pictures of animals)





Regards


Ewan

baggins

Point of note:
Ewan is NOT going to give in and allow you to shoot 3D targets, regardless of how long this conversation goes on. Just so you know

Cú Aranel

i'm argumentative too and dont give in!!! weither right or wrong!!
i'll compromise and have a mix, butts in some places and 3d cute animals in others. not gonna use bales as they are messy and just annoy me! Am hardly not gonna put in 3ds seen as the whole purpose was for me to create a 'mini 3d target range' thingy!! :rolleyes:

Renegade_Archer

Hey its your money, Im just being my usual helpful, cheerful self(on the inside), pointing out the alternatives

Cú Aranel

seriously, all ideas and suggestions much appreciated!! i spend money which i don't have and will never have quite regularly so there's no point fighting it now. if i dont spend it on the targets chances are i'll blow it some night when out, and the targets look like a better use/waste of my money!!

Panserborn

How about we get some real wolves and stuff them with hay - everyone is happy!

Cú Aranel

good luck finding one! last one killed by british wolf hunter in 1786 at mount leinster in carlow. scary how i know that, but i had a class on it! by all means go hunting!! as long as you do the taxidermy i don't mind where ya get the targets(legal or illegal!!)

halenger

Go hunting if you really want to but leave the bow at home. Bow-hunting being illegal in Ireland after all...

Renegade_Archer

Podge podge podge podge podge podge podge podge.



Podge.




*sighs*


Do you *like* the sound of jokes flying over your head?

Cú Aranel

Panserborn wrote:

How about we get some real wolves and stuff them with hay - everyone is happy!

how stupid of me to forget there's always dublin zoo! a high population in a relatively small area........ :cool:

quigo

You could always go to the Safari park there, let some of them loose and have a good old fashioned hunt. It would be a bit like the ghost and the darkness movie.

Cú Aranel

do u mean 'ghost in the darkness'- the film with the man eating lions?
knowin me and my aim, the my fellow hunters would be in more danger then the animals!! I have my fluke shot moments!!

quigo

Yeah that's the one, not a bad movie, (it is called "the ghost and the darkness" though) we could use muffin as bait to lure them out into the open.... he can run pretty fast when he wants to

Cú Aranel

hopefully not too fast, we don't want them to get frustrated, easier wit bait, animals are slower after they've eaten!!

quigo

True, we could shoot muffin (just wing him) to slow him down to even out the odds...

halenger

Renegade_Archer wrote:

Do you *like* the sound of jokes flying over your head?

Yes.

I see certain things I respond a certain way. I might read the posts closer if they didn't require selecting the entire thing to make it visible. I'm really not bothered enough though.

Cú Aranel

quigo wrote:

True, we could shoot muffin (just wing him) to slow him down to even out the odds...

All we'd need then is a video camera and someone to commentate ala david attenborough(prob spelt wrong!). think it would be a good promotional 'documentary' for freshers. could be entitled:
REASONS TO JOIN THE ARCHERY CLUB!!! :eek:

Reku

C&#250 wrote: »

All we'd need then is a video camera and someone to commentate ala david attenborough(prob spelt wrong!). think it would be a good promotional 'documentary' for freshers. could be entitled:
REASONS TO JOIN THE ARCHERY CLUB!!! :eek:

Or "Why Archery is cooler than Athletics:"!

quigo

Well it would be interesting reality tv, Muffin Vs three hungry Lions, not sure if he would go along with it, probably have to tell him they’re imitation lions...

oscarBravo

quigo wrote:

...interesting reality tv...

Now there's an oxymoron.

quigo

Generally I'd be in agreement with you, but survivor was entertaining.

Cú Aranel

dangerous reality tv can be v.interesting, unlike bb, why do people watch other people sittin round eating and getting fat (and find it interesting), can they not watch that at home?
anyways, perhaps u could get muffin to do it without telling him the whole plot. leaving info out isn't lying, its absentmind-ness!!!! :rolleyes:

baggins

Much as i love debates on reality TV, i must go back to the point where muffin was bein used as bait. We wouldnt have to tell him they were imitation lions, just give him the alternative of runnin from quigo... I reckon he'd take the lions

quigo

So are we all in agreement that Muffin is to be "encouraged" to navigate a safari type setting inhabited by starving blood crazed Lions, while we all document his adventure, from a viewing gallery safely above armed with bows to "slow him down" should he be lucky enough to evade the poor Lions.

Renegade_Archer

Speaking of reality TV, I emailed the producers of The Games(you know, the celeb mini-olympics thing on channel 4) and suggested archery, briefly explained the olympic head-to-head event, URLs to get further info etc. If they are coached properly could actually be a pretty cool thing to watch.




Regards


Ewan

baggins

quigo wrote:

So are we all in agreement that Muffin is to be "encouraged" to navigate a safari type setting inhabited by starving blood crazed Lions, while we all document his adventure, from a viewing gallery safely above armed with bows to "slow him down" should he be lucky enough to evade the poor Lions.

I dont see any problem with this....

Isnt it amazing how the original idea was to hunt the lions (actually it was wolves originally) but now it has become killing muffin. Shame on you quigo (or not)

PS dont you have to spend the summer with him?

Cú Aranel

yes, its amazing how things change. its gone from my original post to set up a 3d range to hunting fellow archers while they're being chased by lions or wolves(depending on how evil we are on the day!) how peoples minds wander when we have little else to do(speaking 4 me nywy)
If uve no qualms with hunting a fellow team mate, then i as a stranger wont complain(havent any sentimental attachments..).
so i agree!!!

baggins

C&#250 wrote: »

when we have little else to do

Well, you are speakin for only yourself there. I know that both myself and quigo are supposed to be doin exams at the moment. We just have an awful fondness for the idea of muffin in pain.

Cú Aranel

baggins wrote:

Well, you are speakin for only yourself there. I know that both myself and quigo are supposed to be doin exams at the moment. We just have an awful fondness for the idea of muffin in pain.

ah but ur ideas wil develop more when ur exams r over. mine have, imagination has run riot= forming sinister plans and i only finished my exams ten days ago!!
:rolleyes:

baggins

Sinister plans, eh?????

I think this calls for madrab, wherever the hell he's gone. He's usually a good one for sinister plans, and he finished his exams a year ago!!!

quigo

PS don’t you have to spend the summer with him?[/QUOTE]

Yeah I suppose you're right, especially with him finding us a really cool place to stay in the US. Im sure we'll come with something equally sinister in the states to do , open to suggestions......

Cú Aranel

baggins wrote:

Sinister plans, eh?????

I think this calls for madrab, wherever the hell he's gone. He's usually a good one for sinister plans, and he finished his exams a year ago!!!

now i hav a goal. more evil plans, am bit notorious for the dares with evil plots ive gone thru wit, though were quite funny! u could take a leaf out of jackass book(the one with steve o and da crocs) by straping raw steaks to muffin! just incase he didn't look appetising enough!!

baggins

Steve o and crocodiles...... Didnt see that one, but i can guess. I was gonna smear him in rams blood or somethin....... At least that way we could eat the steaks.... mmmmm steak. time for a late night snack....

quigo

Snack eh? sounds like a plan

Cú Aranel

baggins wrote:

Steve o and crocodiles...... Didnt see that one, but i can guess. I was gonna smear him in rams blood or somethin....... At least that way we could eat the steaks.... mmmmm steak. time for a late night snack....

why rams blood? is it better than that of a yew?!!
i watched too much jackass, and to think people say it isn't educational. i learned a lot, maybe not used in everyday life, but pranks etc.

we could make the muffin hunt into a credit card add. :rolleyes: tickets to dublin zoo bout 30 euro, muffin(r any1 4 dat matter) being chased by hungry lions-priceless!!

baggins

I like it. i'll get onto mastercard right now.... hold on, havent i got an exam in the morning??? oh crap, i dont remember