I dont know if it will help with Buck fever but it sure is nice to practice proper placement.. Sometime the deer get so big around here they loose their white target spots :wink:

Im slowly putting my own range together, theres 2 more bags a block and a 3d turkey to the left of that close rinehart buck but I cant get them all in one picture

 

Practicing with a 3D target is invaluble for learning where to aim on an animal at various angles. May or may not help you stay calm. I tell guys to start imagining where the 10 ring is on a deer as soon as they see one and start calculating the shot angle ( just like have been doing in the back yard with the 3D target. This usually works for most guys on Does... Bucks not so much.

 

They are nice to have just keep in mind they will wear out a little faster than a bag or block because your shooting at just the vitals where on a square target you can spread your shots around. But it is good practice for shot placement I hope I never find a cure for the buck fever though:wink:

 

This and unless you take it in out of the weather, mainly the sun you will have to replace more than core every year. As a tool it is great. Better than shooting dots. (no hate target boys)

 

3d TARGET all the way. Especially if you can put a treestand up and practice at different distances and more importantly, different angles. Pay special attention on where the arrow starts to (or would have) exited the animal, as it will teach you the proper place to aim. Flat targets do a very poor job of that.

 

I'm on year number 4 with my Glendale full rut original core and still holding up. And yes for shot placement and judging.

 

No doubt, especially in fading light. But be careful, I became so addicted to heart/lung combination shots I tore a tendon in my arm because i was using the 3D so much.

 

check out the delta "killzone" it is only 50 bucks, which is cheaper than buying a REPLACEMENT core for say the glen del. it is also 2 sided. I think it is the best way to go, also there is no worry about the legs and such... here is a big tip.. NEVER buy the "shooter buck" it is garbage

 

helps, I have only shot 2 buck with my bow and still shake when I see Doe...the only thing to help the shaking is by being close to the deer but that fever is the fever of passion man... moral of my story, get yourself a 3D target and shoot it from every angle possible!!

 

I have been looking at the killzone and it seems like it would serve the same purpose with shot angles and such. Am I correct?

 

im not sure that a 3D will help will buck fever (in some ways, thats what hunting is all about - you just learn to control it over time), but it will help you aim at spot where there isnt one. in other words, bags and other targets are loaded with spots - since deer arent running around with orange dots on them for you to aim at, its always good practice to shoot at a 3d type target so you have to pick a spot of your own.

Also, pay attention to the 3d target that you get - not all vitals are correctly placed on them, even within the same brand. i have found most to have the sweat spot to far back or no where near correctly outlined. If your talking about the Kill Zone target by Delta, then the vitals seemed to be correclty placed (a lot better than most).

Good luck to you.

 

Does anybody have the killzone target? If so, how do you like it?

 

I use a block target and put a piece of cardboard from boxes over it to get used to picking a spot on all brown to shoot at.

 

I also make cardboard silhouettes of a deer body that I pin to my bag target and move it around so my arrows are not always grouping in the same area of the backstop. Not quite as realistic as my free-standing 3-D target, but a great deal cheaper and pretty much as effective for learning to pick a spot on a brown target zone. The plus for a 3-D with antlers is that you learn to completely ignore the antlers while shooting, which is a bonus in the woods.

I learned long ago (35+ years of bowhunting) that there is no substitute for getting over the jitters than being in the proximity of deer. When I was young it was like someone had sucked the majority of oxygen from the atmosphere and I was suddenly on Mt. Everest. That is when you make stupid mistakes because your body is working against your mind.......or vice versa. Just going out in the woods and encountering deer or getting out on the edge of an active hay field with binoculars can help you get over the worst of the adrenaline dump. Watching a good hunting show or DVD where you get set up with an imaginary bow, draw at the appropriate time and then "shoot" the on-screen deer will also train your mind for real hunting encounters. Just remember that the thrill is why we are out there and you never want to become so complacent that it stops being a rush. You simply need to learn to control it and that takes time............:thumbs_up

 

I do 90% of my shooting/practicing on a 3D target or the deer vitals side of my block 4x4....for me I feel it is a definite help when it comes to proper shot placement and it allows you to practice more "real" so to speak.

 

It is always good to practice shooting what ever you are going to hunt.

 

Got the shooter buck by delta like outdoorsman3 was saying. And complete waste of money. Got a mckinzey now and I love it

 

I thought that delta and mckenzie were the same company?

 

If you have never shot a deer with a bow and never shot a 3d deer you are unprepared to hunt.

 

Growing up in zimbabwe I never even knew what a 3d
target was


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What they help with is picking a spot and learning shot angles. For years it was all I shot at. I have been at this for 20 years and close to season I still generally shoot at a 3d target the most. I work all summer on form and grouping come season I shoot 1 shot at a time and at a 3d target to try and replicate a hunting situation.


KOKEMO

 

One month before season I switch from paper to only 3D. I seem to have a completely different mind set between the two. I shoot at animals at different angles and from elevated stands. I ignore score rings. They are not always in the right places right from the factory. On paper I'm overly fixed on the X. on animals I only care about "is it a kill shot" I analize each entry and exit. for some reason I seem to shoot 3D better then paper.

 

I shoot animals much better than paper too bear


KOKEMO

 

I own 8 3d targets so i guess i think they are valuable aids!