One thing to consider when you are shooting or even hunting is what is behind your target? You need to make sure that there is nothing behind your target. Believe it or not your arrow can fly about 100 yards past your intended target if you miss. The best thing to do if you are practicing at home is to make sure that you have a backstop behind your target. A good backstop would be a couple of square bales of hay or one large round bale of hay. These make good backstops because your arrow is not ruined if you hit them. If you use a piece of wood as your backstop it will usually stop your arrow but it could also ruin your arrow. Another good backstop is a special cloth that can be purchased from an archery retailer. The downside of these backstops is that they are pricey. The picture at the top shows this system being implemented. Even though you have a backstop behind your target you should still exercise extreme CAUTION! Even with a backstop behind your target you still shouldn’t allow people to be down range, anywhere between you and the target and behind the target. This must be enforced because when you miss the target the possibility of it hitting something before it hits the ground is great. When an arrow hits or glances off of something that is hard its direction will greatly change. There have been times when I have missed the target from 20 yards away and hit the rubber mat under the target and my arrow came back to me and stopped at my feet. Therefore since the trajectory can change so much it is very important that you don’t allow people around your shooting area while you are shooting.
While this is as big of a deal while hunting it is still something to keep in mind. When you are hunting you need to make sure that there’s nobody around you. Another important thing to do is to tell people where you are hunting at. This will allow them to avoid certain areas where you are hunting and will reduce the risk of an accident. Another thing to consider is your backstop. Since most people hunt out of a tree stand the usual backstop for them is the ground because they are shooting at a downward angle. However some people shoot out of a ground blind. When hunting out of a ground blind or when hunting from a tree stand you need to make sure that you have something to stop your arrow. This could range from trees to dirt as long as your arrow can stop in a reasonable distance you should be fine. The overall point is that all people involved with shooting sports need to make sure that the projectile they are shooting has somewhere safe to stop. The likeliness of an accident to occur is drastically reduced when range safety is implemented.
While this is as big of a deal while hunting it is still something to keep in mind. When you are hunting you need to make sure that there’s nobody around you. Another important thing to do is to tell people where you are hunting at. This will allow them to avoid certain areas where you are hunting and will reduce the risk of an accident. Another thing to consider is your backstop. Since most people hunt out of a tree stand the usual backstop for them is the ground because they are shooting at a downward angle. However some people shoot out of a ground blind. When hunting out of a ground blind or when hunting from a tree stand you need to make sure that you have something to stop your arrow. This could range from trees to dirt as long as your arrow can stop in a reasonable distance you should be fine. The overall point is that all people involved with shooting sports need to make sure that the projectile they are shooting has somewhere safe to stop. The likeliness of an accident to occur is drastically reduced when range safety is implemented.
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