Targets You Love, And Hate.....
 

What's your favorite 3-D target, and which one makes you mad before you even shoot at it?

I have a hard time picking my favorite--I like the bears and hogs, but I guess the deer is my favorite because that's what I hunt the most. The bedded deer seems to have my number though........

The one I hate is the McKenzie standing turkey. Not much of a kill zone to begin with, and if you don't hit that sucker solid your arrow is likely going off into never-never land. I'm not too great with the really big targets either--I don't get to shoot at them very often, and the size can really throw me off on the distance. I hate missing a 10-ring the size of a basketball!

Chad

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Hehe, I agree w/you about that dang jake turkey Chad! And they're even more intimidating when they're turned so that the kill is off to the side. Heck, I generally just try & center punch those suckers, no matter how they're set. ...Anyone remember back when a 'glance-off" was worth 5 pts? I didn't hate em nearly as bad then. Several of the smaller targets can (& have) get my goat; bobcat, beaver, red fox, etc...& I don't care for some of the newer deer targets w/scoring rings marked oddly for angled/elevated shots (esp when set up as a straight broadside shot). Still, the jake has to be the worst of the lot for me.

My favorite target is a toss-up between the big Rhinehart WT buck & the McKenzie caribou. Man, I haven't been shooting much & Cloverdale is only a couple weeks away! Yikes!!

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Hate the alligator. I've only shot at two, but I ain't hit one yet. Love the standing bear.

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The beaded buck for me.I have shoot low on this target so many times. I like all the small targets. (I like to hunt them tree rats)The wife and I are going order a couple of trgets. The beaded buck will be one of them

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I like the live Chad target with an apple on his head! Just can't seem to get him to stand still long enough for me to gat a shot though! He must have seen me shoot. :D;):eek::)[8D]

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I like the der and hogs/javelina the best, and that darn standing bear just kicks my A_ _ every time

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Mine would be the coyote, never score good on him or the moving javelina.

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Mine was the coyote, but after 2 targets and 500 bucks I have gotten rid of that fear.:D Climbing bear always gets me.

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Favorites have got to be the McKenzie standing bear and the Rinehart white howling wolf. The standing bear assures you of at least a "5" if you control your lefts and rights, and the white wolf just jumps out at you in a woodland setting. Least favorite have to be the McKenzie jake turkey and the Rinehart little black bear. Both have too small a "10" zone and always seem to be set up just outside my comfort range.

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My favorite target has to be the red hog from Longhorn. Or maybe their giant armadillo. It's kinda cool. The McKenzie buffalo would be right up there toward the top, but they always have that booger sitting out there at 50-60 yards. My least favorite is the dreaded McKenzie football turkey.

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My worst target is the leopard(too many spots to focus on just one)and the standing bear gives me trouble more times than not.Favorites are the alligator,deer,and mtn. goat.

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We have a moose at our club and for the longest time I would either shoot over or under. I just couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. It's generally a long shot 35 yards or so. Finally overcame my trouble by picking a spot, picking a spot and picking a spot[8D]. It was a good lesson to learn about concentration. Now I have to agree with others about that darn mckenzie jake turkey. One of the clubs I shoot at has this jake set in front of a stone wall, the archer is seated at a stump aprox 18-20 yards. Concentrate, concentrate, concentrate, I know, I know, I know[:@]. Needless to say I have lost several arrows to the "stone backstop" and that really messes with my mind. I get the greatest sense of satisfaction after making a nice shot on the deer targets, afterall thats primarily what I'm practicing for:D.

Jim

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Woo Hoo. I hit the gator at the Howard Hill shoot both times I shot at it. They were both 5's, but, that's OK. Met Chad there too. Really nice guy.

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Thanks PC--really enjoyed meeting you. Wish I could have stayed for Sunday, but I was afraid I wouldn't be able to move Sunday am after I stepped in that hole. I was ok though--at least as good as I get. Think that gator had nearly everyone's number--scoring rings weren't where they were supposed to be! Oh well........it was a great shoot anyhow.

Chad