Life Size Leopard Targets

[Rare Breed]

Does anyone know of paper life size leopard targets at different elephants for sale? I bought a red pig light and want to hang it in a tree on my farm. I want to attach a series of life size leopard pictures in different positions attach them to a board and hang it in a tree beneath the light. I will then practice at night sitting as in a blind, turning on the light then shooting the leopard target for practice for 2026

 

[Rare Breed]

not elephant…positions for sale

 

[Sarg]

Yes you had me there for a bit, as Elephants are definitely different from Leopards !

Thread 'Interesting African Animal Paper Targets'

Jan 25, 2023

Someone left these in my indoor archery club range for us to have a little fun. I'd never seen these before in the usual retail websites like Lancaster and I figured I'd pass this along for those here who might find them useful for practice. At first I thought they were out of print with a copyright of 1983 on them. But I went looking and it turns out the printer, Finnwood Products (www.finnwood.com) sells them. The site is pretty simple so I'm guessing they are a small family run business. There's a few others in their Safari line including lion, leopard and even some small monkeys...

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Something might help here & I see Bakers Targets do custom work ?

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We shoot this series at our Club Shoots & PH training.

This is what your after ?

 

[buck wild]

You are certainly serious about your practice

 

[Rare Breed]

Lou Hallemore who wrote Chui told me to do this. He said the surprise of shooting in that type light is what causes most to miss or wound when they do

 

[deewayne2003]

Why use 2D paper targets when you could go 3D?

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[BourbonTrail]

Why use 2D paper targets when you could go 3D?

Jumbo Realistic Jungle Leopard Plush Stuffed Animal | eBay

With its stunning yellow, gold, black, and white color combination, it is sure to catch the eye of anyone who lays their eyes on it.

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Our friends bought us a bunch of those when our kids were tiny… I always threatened to go on a backyard safari because of how obnoxious they were. My wife quietly donated them when I wasn’t looking.

Missed opportunity.

 

[Ridge Runner]

You are certainly serious about your practice

That's not as serious as getting a Delta Mckenzie 3D leopard target.


Part of the Pro 3D target family, the African Leopard 3D Archery Target stands at a lifelike size of 30 inches from the ground to the top of its back.


$612.99

Pretty sure they would not hold up to big bore or high energy calibers very long. Though my little standing bear using 22LR to 22Mag calibers work well and the scoring sections are replaceable.

Alas, that was years ago, before Delta bought Mckenzie. Not sure of the quality of today's targets.

 

[Bivy]

@Rare Breed...I seriously commend your willingness to practice at this level. I did the same prior to my leopard hunt. I found photos that I liked in a Google search and uploaded them using Staples to print poster/banners. I think it cost $30 apiece; the quality being poor up close, but perfectly sufficient at shooting distance.

It helped tremendously to train my brain to pick a spot and execute a lethal shot.

 

[cajunchefray]

Why use 2D paper targets when you could go 3D?

Jumbo Realistic Jungle Leopard Plush Stuffed Animal | eBay

With its stunning yellow, gold, black, and white color combination, it is sure to catch the eye of anyone who lays their eyes on it.

www.ebay.com

Can you imagine the horror from the antis ?

Seriously, my wife did NOT like it when I used her lifelike giraffe (just 20" tall) when I used it for practicing rifle mount and scope choices.
I quietly put it back on the shelf.

But I do have some nice pictures of eland, from a local wildlife place, that would be a good candidate for big poster targets, I have to check that out at Staples.

 

[K-man]

Safari press sells a pack of the big 5 targets almost lifesize for about $30. I have used them before. They have the vitals on the back side. I suggest mounting them to sturdy cardboard or thin plywood. Good luck with your practice!!

 

[Rare Breed]

Our friends bought us a bunch of those when our kids were tiny… I always threatened to go on a backyard safari because of how obnoxious they were. My wife quietly donated them when I wasn’t looking.

Missed opportunity.

wish they were standing as Lou Hallemore told me never to shoot a cat lying down which was my mistake on my lion otherwise I would buy every single one of your lifestyle kitties…lol!!!

 

[K-man]

If you have trouble locating the paper targets from SafariPress let me know, I'll look around. I may still have one unused I can send you.

 

[Rare Breed]

Thanks so much but I was able to order from Safari press so good to go!!!

 

[Hunter4752001]

Did you order direct from Safari Press? I couldn't find any targets listed on their website.

 

[Rare Breed]

I did. In terms of targets they only have the big 5 for $25. My plan is to take the leopard and replicate him many times, staple them to a board and hang in a low tree on my farm. Each animal target has different distances to shoot to give your scope the same image as if it was at 100 yards. For example, If I want the same image of a leopard through my scope at 100 yards I only need to set up 48 yards away. The lion is closer and the elephant is further away.

 

[Rare Breed]

lol, I may have the lion and elephant wrong on distance but on their website they tell you the yards away to get the 100 yard image. For my leopard 100 yards practicing with my red pig light should be perfect!

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

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[Ridgewalker]

Just a thought, but I made corrugated life size croc heads before my hunt. You might consider trying that. In red light it likely looks close enough. Doing a search, I haven’t located life size leopard targets.
Best of luck!

 

[BourbonTrail]

One idea for you @Rare Breed , use a clay target on the backside of your target to give you instant feedback if you hit the vitals.

We used them on the front side of the full size Buffalo target and it was great feedback on where we were hitting.