Hunting today is much more efficient and easier than it was 200, 100 or even 25 years ago; technology has made it easier to navigate, track, hide and kill.

Primitive hunting takes you back to the way it was when hunting was truly an issue of survival; here is why it is gaining appeal.

Why Hunt Primitive?

A lot of people do it to build skills lost to our generation—lost to many generations, as a matter of fact. While these skills seem outdated today, they could be invaluable in the situation where modern conveniences aren’t available. Now

I’m talking about an end of world scenario, but what if you’re simply stranded somewhere? Without your camouflage or your deer rifle, you still need skills to hunt.

I love to hunt, and I absolutely love learning new ways to hunt. I took an interest in primitive hunting merely as a hobby, a way to get back to the earth and add a greater challenge to hunting. And a challenge it is!

Skills Pay the Bills and Put Meat on the Table

It takes a lot of skill to effectively hunt, and even more so when your hunting with primitive weapons. One must master the skills of tracking animals and reading signs. Knowing one’s chosen animal is vital as well. You must learn the animal’s habits, when it’s out, when it’s sleeping, what it eats: all these questions must be taken into consideration.

You should also be able to recognize different animal droppings; this can help identify not only the animal you’re hunting, but also possible predators hunting you. Speaking of predators, it’s important to know other animals’ habits around predators as well, as it can help identify an area you should take caution in.

Modern hunters still use these techniques, proving that mastering the basics is necessary no matter what form of hunting you are doing. No amount of technology will ever replace the mastery of the basics.

The skills required in primitive hunting can be more difficult. One must master their chosen weapon. These weapons can be snares and traps, spears, primitive bows and arrows, and even simple throwing sticks.

Hunting with these tools requires you to be much closer to your prey than with modern weapons, which can put you in much more danger when hunting large game. Someone starting primitive hunting should start with small game—rabbits are great animals to start with. Rabbits are plentiful, harmless, and challenging enough to build your skills with different weapons. The skills of tracking rabbits can be translated to hunting deer and pig as well.

To get a sense of why primitive hunting has appeal, think about how you navigate these days.

Most of us use GPS or our smart phones, even in the wilderness, but how would you navigate if those advancements were not available or were rendered useless?

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