DIY archery back stops/target

[GingerInTheMist]

I'm looking to build an archery backstop/target that will end up being a wall more or less. I shoot to the back corner of my yard (I live on a little more than an acre) and I have a neighbour behind me, I'd like to be able to have a wall I can put up/take down kinda easily so that I can practice without worry about arrows flying into the neighbours yard. At my local shop they said their archery backstop was fridge/freezer foam and some other stuff and that got me thinking about what I could do. Have any of you guys made anything similar to this? Any recommendations on what to do? I'd like to use it more for my compound than crossbow but if it could stop a 405 bolt that'd be nice too. Thanks

[topher]

I used blue foam from home depot... attached a hole bunch of end together.. worked good for field tips.. but was hard to pull out.. also after a few hundred bolts in the same area it was pretty destroyed... haven't tried it with a broad head yet...

[oaknut]

I font know just where to get some but I used to get heavy ethafoam board 5" thick from a welding shop in Ottawa. It would stop a few thousand shots with feild points before pass through. It would surely stop the 405 too.

[MikePal]

I have a 4x6 wood pallet that I stand up and screwed on a 3/4" rubber stall mat (4x6) from the feed store for $30. Works great as a back stop and will last for a long time (mines been up for 15 yrs).

They sell these mats at TSC and most livestock feed stores...stops an arrow dead with no damage or deep penetration.

[Snowwalker]

They make archery nets that hang from rope or wire and stop arrows. They hang free at the bottom and sides, so when an arrow misses the target butt it hits the netting. The force of the arrow pushes the netting
but then the net swings back the arrows fall to the ground. I think that is more likely what you are looking for, a target backstop.

[LowbanksArcher]

I haven't yet tried it myself, but I'm told loosely hanging carpet will stop a stray arrow. But if you're going to be taking it down and setting it up every time you shoot, the netting that Snowwalker suggested may be more convenient.

[oaknut]

I haven't yet tried it myself, but I'm told loosely hanging carpet will stop a stray arrow. But if you're going to be taking it down and setting it up every time you shoot, the netting that Snowwalker suggested may be more convenient.

Tried this one a while back.......Fail!
It would slow down the arrows enough to make recovery easier butfrom modern bows the arrows sail right through.

[MikePal]

Here's a pic of my setup..works well to keep the arrows from flying out into the hay field

The 3/4 rubber stall mat I used was given to me, but you can buy them at TSC etc. Wood pallets are free.

[GingerInTheMist]

I might try that, I've got rubber and pallets, only problem is it'll be heavy

[GingerInTheMist]

Do you have to order the net online?