I just made my own bow target.what you could do is get a box the size of the target you want and then cut other cardboard the size of the inside of the box then fill it up with several single pieces so it would be like a solid cardboard bow sorta.

get some ethafoam sheets,they are closed cell foam that self heal like rinehart targets.make a vice from two treated 2x6's top -bottom type and all thread as long as you want the target to be and some washers with nuts.tighted untill the compression is what ya what you want then shoot it till ya get fletching deep then replace the damaged layers.for a back stop hang a horse stall mat on the back side loosely.i drill holes in them to fit between top bord and top of the foam before tightening the all thread and allow to hang freely.mines 4'x4'.for the target face. i use paper targets and pin them down with landscape mat staples stiff u shaped wire and punch a hole threw a bottle cap,thread on wire till in the center of the u of the wire and tack the paper target on the corners to the front of the foam and shoot.u could cut some wire coat hangers and bend one end to make a small loop then bend the loop sideways to keep from going threw the foam and paper. the paper targets have alot of different shapes,games etc....hope this helps,i would show mine but my cameras broke,sorry.shoot well,shoot streight and shoot often.

collect lots and lots of cardboard boxes. Ask stores like hardware stores if you can look in their dumpsters etc. cut cardboard in strips 6" to 1' thick and as long as you can cut them. roll the strips lengthwise in a " @ " fashion. keep adding strips by connecting strips lengthwise with duct tape when roll is desired diameter duct tape outside with several layers of duct tape. Shoot the "BEJEEBERS" out of it. Throw remains into recycling bin, repeat.

-Wasteland Man.

You could use some plywood as your back stop.

I don't know if you still need advice, but you can stack cardboard, and you will need a lot of it, (check local alcohol stores and grocery stores) stack it up, put a board under and on top. Then take a ratchet strap and go around it and tighten, pulling the two boards together, compressing the cardboard.

Actually, you don't really need to have multiple layers. One layer of corrugated has generally been enough to stop my arrows. If not, a second layer always worked in a hurry. Really all I'll do is use a spare box, so it has two sides already. i've never had an arrow go all the way through, even at point-blank range. Of course, I have a pretty weak (28 pound) bow I got for a song.

Have you tried construction foam from a spray can? Also, if you have access to cheap silicone, (and lots of it) it might do the job.

What I always do (I have a 60 pound compound bow) when my store-bought archery target starts falling apart, is collect all the foam pieces that fall out, and stuff them back into the hole. I usually try to find some extra foam/cardboard somewhere to stick in. Then I cut some thick cardboard out to fit it, and just duct-tape it on. I buy the really cheap DT, and just wrap a TON around the target, so it's basically covered. But you don't have to cover the whole thing.. It makes it last quite a while longer. And if it falls apart again, you can possibly repeat the process over.

Tie a lot of pieces together and turn it sideways so all the thin edges are facing you?

I don't know if there is one, but I have used a bag of mulch to fill an archery target before.

Archery target, fast, homemade cheap. works great, takes 15 minutes to make.

Materials needed:
12" high neatly stacked newspaper
-large cardboard box, sides cut to 8" (save the remaining cardboard)
-duct tape

Procedure:
fill the shortened cardboard box to the rim with newspaper, kept stacked neatly. Newspaper is 11 1/2" x 12 3/4", so your box is easiest to fill if it is a near multiple of that footprint. do not allow air gaps at the edges or seams (if
your box can take multiple stacks of paper). try overlapping 1" stacks of paper to hide seams, so arrows wont find "soft spots" in your target and pass through. cut a piece or pieces of additional cardboard to cover the newspaper you have just stacked. Now duct tape around the box in the middle, making a cross (+) in the the front and back to aim at!
you are ready to use your target. my arrows, (field tips) with a 60# compound bow, pass through 3 to 4" of the paper and are not difficult to pull.

Be safe and have fun!
-"Fletch"

My grandfather made a pretty neat target once. I see if he can email me pictures!

Heres a good idea thats tried and tested: a papier mache target. I use one all year round, when its had it, it gets put back in the vat and reused, I use old newspapers and wallpaper paste, and form them in a trash can lid, once dried out they are as hard as any factory target and cost very little to make.

I assume you're firing into the plane of the card? Why not think laterally? Make a whole pile of strips of corrugated card, with the corrugations running between the two long sides. Make three sides of a wooden frame in a U the size of your target, and make the strips as long as the target is wide. Stack the strips up inside the frame until you get a centimetre or two above the top of the frame, then screw on the fourth side of the frame - this will compress the strips, and lock them in place. The arrows will pierce the target and then wedge in the holes of the card. If that isn't enough, either make a second frame to go behind the first, make a whole new frame that's thicker, of just stand further back and improve your aim. BTW, why no glue?

. Bales of hay work well.

I was into archery for a while until we moved into the city. My target was a large cardboard box that a bicycle came in, about 5' t x 2.5' w x 8" d. We cut down an old foam-rubber type mattress to fit inside. The cardboard punctured easily to keep arrows from bouncing off, and the mattress quickly slowed down and held the arrows. The farthest out the back of the box I could get the (field point) arrows was about an inch, with a 20-lb. (I know it's light, I was younger) bow at about 15-20 yards. I could simply prop the box up against a fence, tree, or hay bale, and I could use pushpins to attach various targets. Worked great, I don't know if that's what you're looking for.