Resurrected Range.

[Todd_ID]

Contact Rinehart.  Invite their R100 shoot, and you be the host.  They bring the targets.  (For a large cut of the profit, I'm sure.)

[wormfood]

I am really thinkin that when I get the second loop of the walk through done it might be easier to do a half safari half 3d shoot. Kinda like a soft start just to get a few people coming out to the club. If I go this route it should be a lot easier to come up with a dozen or so 3d's instead of trying to find 30 or 40 right off the bat. From the shoots I have been invoved in it always seemed like a lot less of a turn out for a safari shoot but I have to start somewhere. Thanks for the ideas and support guys.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

Is there an area you can use for overnight camping?
Contact TBW or WSB and see if they would be interested in a weekend shoot, set-up and take-down is pretty intensive for a one day shoot.
Also, if you contact a distributor, then you might be able to get a discount for a large order, get a few people to buy their own targets at the discounted price, and take them home after the shoot.
Unfortunately the grant program through the WDFW has been suspended, so you are pretty much on your own.
An interesting idea would be to arrange a "Top Shot" type competition, with pre-registration for the event, plan on using the whole range (pistol, rifle, shotgun, archery) and an aggregate (combined) score for winners.
Use 10-15% of registration money to buy a few targets for event, maybe a few donated prizes from local stores, raffle, snack-bar, cash payout from registration of ,..say 25-30%, figure clean-up and sanitation (port-a-potty) another 15%,account for 10% for misc. cost over-runs.....leaves 30% left over to invest in more targets for range........
Not sure how many people would be interested in something like this, but  it is an idea, and would involve the whole range, and all shooters (not just Archery), could become an annual thing...

[OlympicElkJunkie]

The Blacktail Foundation does a shoot every year near Corvallis OR and they get their targets by first off all having some of the proceeds go to their nonprofit and then asking for target sponsors. They must get some kind of a good deal because I have sponsored targets and they were pretty inexpensive.
http://www.blacktail.org/shoot.html 

[Special T]

Well here is an idea for targets that is more labor intensive than costly. I have made several burlap bags filled with plastic. I currently have a couple of big potato gunny sacks that i filled with old blue plastic tarp material. I also have one that is old plastic bags and constructions plastic (Visquine) they work well on field tips. I shot a course near Baker City OR that had only those kinds of targets. They took 2 long 5-6' fence posts and strung the bag up between them.  The other kind of backstop i have seen that is more labor than $$$ is a compressed carpet backstop. They use those at the Chinook club in Camas wa. they use some 4x12 treated or cedar and cut carpet 3-4' long by 18in wide, stacking the stripes on top of each other. You can either compress the carpet by using a hydrolic press and banding them with galvanized banding, or can use 4' long all thread and compress them down that way. They last nearly forever but take a lot of labor especially is you don't have a press to use... another kind i have seen is a compressed cardboard backstop in the same way. They must be covered in order to last. All of these are just for flat targets. If i were starting out with a new course i would try and plan out 30 permanent targets 15 in each group. Any targets to get you started will work. I would work more on the layout and trails of the course... The biggest part of you thought process should be maintenance. Our club uses compressed hay bails. We used to have to pack them i by hand until we widened several trails to accommodate ATV's and the trailers we use. If you have any other questions feel free to PM me.

[NWWABOWHNTR]

Almost all the target manufacturers have "club" discounts.... rinehart included.  The Rinehart 100 takes a bid process, to get them to come here or to your range.  Get with local archery pro shops in your area, get in tight with the owners.  They will help support your club, through doantions of door prizes and even getting you targets at or close to their price... which is even cheaper than your club prices.... Silver Arrow, Whidbey Bowmen and Wilderness all go in each year for our orders to split shipping costs.... There was a comment about getting TBW or WSB involved... TBW would be a good bet, if you have area for camping etc.,..... might be a good place for next years WAJAM... contact snapshooter on here... he can talk to you about the TBW...

[wormfood]

I am really thinking of a safari/3d mix for a couple of fun shoots maybe end of Oct. early Nov. If I can get some old 3d's that need a lot of repair for free or extremely cheap maybe a late season warm-up with broadheads.

[D-Rock425]

I think half and half could be a fun shoot.   If you get a date I will volunteer to help for the weekend.

[wormfood]

Looking at Oct. 29th if things continue to go well.

[D-Rock425]

Is it going to be just a fun shoot or will you be doing awards? Try to start collecting door prizes now.  Most shooters remember shoots with good door prizes.

[bowhunter851]

IF YOU NEED an extra pair of young hands to help you.. ill be glad volunteer to help i only live about 10 minutes away

[TheHunt]

Give me a PM if you want.  I am a member of that club and use it for sight in and use to shoot shot gun up there a lot.  You have a natural land offering up there that can provide some real challenging shooting.  You can talk to Arlin at Cabelas to see what he thinks to get started.  He might give you a smoking deal on their targets.