Patent ID: 7455298

Claim:
A three-dimensional animal shaped archery target comprising: a) a freestanding foam animal target having at least a body portion, said body portion having a defined kill zone; b) a tunnel within said kill zone located horizontally and perpendicular to the vertical central longitudinal plane of said body portion extending though said body portion; c) a foam insert member slidable within said tunnel; d) a malleable clay based material forming a central longitudinal core located within said insert; e) a removable barrier member located at one end of said tunnel; and f. a slide-in foam panel defining said kill zone independently covering an opening to said tunnel forming an integral part of said foam body said panel having exterior three-dimensional contours conforming to contours of said foam body portion surrounding said panel and said slide-in foam panel further comprising grooves cooperative with ridges located within said body portion adjacent openings to said tunnel.