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Title: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on January 07, 2010, 12:16:50 PM
So which target is your favorite,  list your top 3 that you like to see when you go to a 3D shoot.  Also in your honest opinion do you like more realistic targets such as deer, turkey, moose etc... or do you like some of the others such as the Velociraptor,  mosquito,  and others like that?  Just gathering some ideas for our next purchases for the Whidbey Bowmen and of course in regards of what most like for when we set up our shoots.  Thanks for the inputs!  
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: Ray on January 07, 2010, 12:20:27 PM
The bobcat. Usually up in a tree...
Turkey.
Javelina.
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: let.it.fly on January 07, 2010, 12:23:39 PM
i love realistic targets. and anything other then deer, lots of 3'ds have an over abundance of deer and turkey or pigs. im assuming because they are cheap. mix it up with some elk. a goat or two. maybe a sheep or moose. for gods sake no turkeys.!. and maybe if your bold, a granola eating hippie.
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on January 07, 2010, 12:31:29 PM
i love realistic targets. and anything other then deer, lots of 3'ds have an over abundance of deer and turkey or pigs. im assuming because they are cheap. mix it up with some elk. a goat or two. maybe a sheep or moose. for gods sake no turkeys.!. and maybe if your bold, a granola eating hippie.


Keep looking through the reinhart site and can't seem to find the granola subaru driver target.....  :chuckle:  Thanks for the inputs!
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: boneaddict on January 07, 2010, 12:40:39 PM
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv47%2Fboneaddict%2Fwolf1.jpg&hash=7582b87b50d128ccda7b19129ec70b0aa48c6b1a).
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: Special T on January 07, 2010, 12:42:01 PM
I think that deserves a HELL YA Bone!
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: washelkhntr on January 07, 2010, 12:42:17 PM
Oh, that is perfect! :chuckle:
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on January 07, 2010, 12:42:52 PM
hate being at work,  can't see the pic!  :bash: 
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: Special T on January 07, 2010, 12:49:32 PM
Wolf with many slivers in it!  ;)
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: Broken Arrow on January 07, 2010, 12:56:05 PM
The full size moose at the Tucannon shoot!
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: GoldTip on January 07, 2010, 01:17:54 PM
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv47%2Fboneaddict%2Fwolf1.jpg&hash=7582b87b50d128ccda7b19129ec70b0aa48c6b1a).

I've been to Bone's house and was not surprised thats his favorite, that is a picture of his personal target!  Although the grouping didn't look quite that good...... ;)
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: Broken Arrow on January 07, 2010, 01:23:39 PM
3D grouping? I agree....SSS grouping...spot on!
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: Special T on January 07, 2010, 02:21:54 PM
If your worried about a picture perfect shot on a coyote or wolf you need your head examined.  :IBCOOL:  If it dies it was a good shot.
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: boneaddict on January 07, 2010, 02:36:37 PM
I actually was making a point of making that an SSS grouping. LOL  I was pulling a bit to the left and thought thats "perfect" for a nice wolf shot.  :)

I stuck it out in my yard in front of the house and was going to cover it in white lights like my blackbear target for Christmas......well that lasted about 48 hours.  The first morning heading out to the truck and I rounded the corner I about crapped myself in the dark.  The second was a saturday morning and I about ran in to grab a gun as I spotted him out of the corner of my eye. He was promptly moved.
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on January 07, 2010, 04:36:11 PM
Nice Bone!  Was thinking to add another wolf to our inventory as in our state today it might be very well received as a target!   :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: carpsniperg2 on January 07, 2010, 04:40:17 PM
moose
mt.goat
bighorn
 :twocents:

the raptors and such are fun but not practical practice and shot placement :chuckle:
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: WAPITIHUNTER on January 07, 2010, 07:33:38 PM
My favorite is the Blue Whale. The easiest to hit.
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: hunt4 on January 07, 2010, 10:16:40 PM
you pick as long as they come from
http://www.rinehart3-d.com/products/#

I will be shooting 337 fps this year and "IF" i hit foam I want the guy thats pulling arrows  not to  strain his back....
you need to retire that BLACK BUCK and that 3 legged CAT oh and that ELK should be melted down or somthing...pretty funny last year group in front of us had that Elk quarted up on the ground standing on it trying to get there arrows out of it
pretty sure they broke there arrows :rolleyes:

Just poking fun at ya...you guys  have a great set up see you there

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I actually was making a point of making that an SSS grouping
i was thinking it was a little to far foward thinking that 12 ring should be in the back half of that target

Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: MLBowhunting on January 07, 2010, 11:08:58 PM
elk the mtn goat and the pronghorn
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on January 08, 2010, 07:17:17 AM
Hunt4,  we agree 100%,  last night at our monthly meeting we discussed new targets as we are ordering a bunch.  We are going 100% with reinhart,  and that elk as you mentioned is a pain...LOL  Lube up them arrows on that target!  Of course shooting my longbow I don't have as much problems as you guys with "training wheels"...  :chuckle:  See you and hopefully a lot of members here at our shoots this year!  Camping is available without hookups on site and if you want hook ups PM me or email me if you need any other help or info! 
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: let.it.fly on January 08, 2010, 07:26:33 AM
im so stoked for this shoot. i agree ease of arrow removal is a must. im shootin a pretty heavy arrow at about 320 fps. some targets will actually melt to my arrow shaft. its not pretty when it happens, then i'm left trying to scratch that crap off my arrow for the rest of the day. cant wait for this.
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on January 08, 2010, 07:40:49 AM
Also,  there is another shoot at Silver Arrow (Mt Vernor) the week before to get you in the mood!  They also have an awesome setup there.  I love this time of year!   :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: let.it.fly on January 08, 2010, 09:21:28 AM
we need a northwest archery events calendar. there is so much going on that im affraid i'm missing alot.
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on January 08, 2010, 09:31:25 AM
http://www.washingtonarchery.org/Files/2010%20WSAA%20Calendar.pdf    Just about every weekend you can make a shoot!   :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: boneaddict on January 08, 2010, 09:33:57 AM
TH mountain goat is my next purchase.    After all it is the second animal on my list after a wolf I want to shoot. 
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: Broken Arrow on January 08, 2010, 09:39:18 AM
thanks NW...good west side link
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: Todd_ID on January 08, 2010, 11:22:18 AM
My favorites are:
Bedded Ram
Monster Muley
Crouching Cougar

I like those not because I shoot them well, but they are cool to look at.  However, I'm pretty sure those are all McKenzies.
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: hunt4 on January 08, 2010, 11:31:11 AM
My favorites are:
Bedded Ram
Monster Muley
Crouching Cougar

I like those not because I shoot them well, but they are cool to look at.  However, I'm pretty sure those are all McKenzies.

RINEHART makes them to realy like the BIG Mule
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rinehart3-d.com%2Fimages%2Fproducts%2F110707092233.png&hash=6c90b29070fb5ed450a1b16986d96740fcab0506)
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Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on January 08, 2010, 11:33:49 AM
Everytime I take that Muley out for a shoot.... I can only dream to see one like that during hunting season! 
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: jackelope on January 08, 2010, 11:37:22 AM
i gotta agree with what was said earlier about pulling arrows out. i shot a target at Todd_ID's house that took the 3 of us and a small boy to get the arrow out.
 :)
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: let.it.fly on January 08, 2010, 02:58:01 PM
yea. what you said lope. i shot at skookum this weekend and they had a zip line doe that would havee been hard to pul on the ground let alone in the air. i almost stabed my face when my arrow finaly came loose. lol  :bdid:
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: Todd_ID on January 08, 2010, 09:58:33 PM
i gotta agree with what was said earlier about pulling arrows out. i shot a target at Todd_ID's house that took the 3 of us and a small boy to get the arrow out.
 :)


And that was a high end Mckenzie HD foam body.  If you weren't so frickin' tough to pull the 140# draw weight, then it wouldn't have been a problem!  All joking aside, the only issue we had was that we didn't lube the shafts before we shot that day...  Otherwise, it would have been a different story. 
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: let.it.fly on January 11, 2010, 07:14:58 AM
i spoke to a guy at tocama sportmen this weekend and he mentioned arrow lube. never heard of it
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: Galpster on January 11, 2010, 07:23:22 AM
Everyone needs a good bottle of lube!!
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on January 11, 2010, 08:26:59 AM
It is available at any archery shop... some real good ones out there.  Or you can just use a bar of ivory soap..... even with reinharts,  if you are shooting one of them bows with training wheels  :chuckle: you should always keep your shaft (arrows) lubed.   :twocents: 
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: jackelope on January 11, 2010, 09:33:41 AM
i gotta agree with what was said earlier about pulling arrows out. i shot a target at Todd_ID's house that took the 3 of us and a small boy to get the arrow out.
 :)


And that was a high end Mckenzie HD foam body.  If you weren't so frickin' tough to pull the 140# draw weight, then it wouldn't have been a problem!  All joking aside, the only issue we had was that we didn't lube the shafts before we shot that day...  Otherwise, it would have been a different story. 

i've since heard of doing that. i didn't know about lubing them at the time. i guess my new concern would be hanging on to them with the lube on them.
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on January 11, 2010, 10:49:10 AM
Just lube the first couple of inches at the tip. 
Title: Re: What 3D target is your favorite?
Post by: let.it.fly on January 11, 2010, 10:51:43 AM
everyone loves playing "just the tip"
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