Im new to bow hunting, is it ok to use bails of straw for target shooting?

Yes you can but you may need a back stop to stop the arrow from going out the back of them!


We use 6 bales 3 high front and 3 high back stacked and about a foot behind the others most of our shots go through just one bale and if we put 1 behind each other touching we damage feathers to much or vanes!Im new to bow hunting, is it ok to use bails of straw for target shooting?
WOW! Suddenly everyone here is a District Attorney with thorough knowledge of all laws in every district concerning bows, arrows, and the use of farm product output in support said bows and arrows.





How cute.... give em hell Lori.Im new to bow hunting, is it ok to use bails of straw for target shooting?
yes it is ok 2 use bales of straw, but just make sure they are very thick,sometimes if the bale of hay is not thick enough your arrow could go straight through and there would be no point of using hay!!!!!





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thats probably the best choise you wont loose the arrows and if you dont know get pricy
Should be fine, so long as the bales are tight. Once they get beat up and loose you can have overpenetration.


Also, be sure of your backstop in case you miss the bale or do manage to shoot straight through.
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yeah I dont see why it wouldn't be, just as long as ur out in open are without any houses around in about a 250 yard radius.
With the compound bows that are in the market today straw will not do very well in stopping an arrow. I would suggest buying a target.
Sure, why not? cheap, durable (more or less) wont hurt the arrows or points.
Yes, most people where I'm from use bales of hay or straw. It works just fine!
If it is legal in your area.


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I beg your pardon, but it IS illegal in some places. It IS illegal in my county on land less than 5 acres. I know this, because I DO shoot and have had to make other arrangements. This particular law went into effect when an arrow from a compound bow in one yard hit a child playing in another some 10 years ago. I did a quick google search and found out that there are MANY restrictive laws against bow shooting on private land. Some are due to the size of the lots and some are restricted in entire cities, towns, and counties. I'd suggest that you don't know as much as you think you do. (That seems to be rather common on Y/A)
Only if your shooting under 50 pounds and ';fat'; arrows it might work. The problems with new bows is that they are much faster than the bows from even 10 years ago, so if your going to use hay bails your going to have to stack them up a couple deep or lose your arrows. You may want to look for some dead stop targets at a garage sale.
Yes it is, i always used square bails of hay to hold my targets up with, they are very thick, and you wont mess up your arrowheads.
Of course it is...Bales of straw are inexpensive,make a great backstop, and won't harm or break or dull your expensive Hunting Broadheads if you are careful. Try and put bales that are held to gether with baling wire and not string for the obvious reasons. If once you try it and your arrows ';shoot thru'; you can remedy this by finding a metal strapping rig like they use on shipping pallets and band the 2 bales together tightly. It should then work on just about any arrow with the exception of crossbow bolts.
its fine to do as long as you make sure the bails are bound tight enough, if not you might be digging your arrows out! but its fine to use, plus its safe on the heads.
decal, would be best.