So-called “primitive hunting” has gained renewed interest in the hunting world as modern hunting tools have become more and more sophisticated.
This trend has followed other outdoor pursuits, such as fishing, rock climbing and camping.
As the tools used in each have become more sophisticated and reliable, many outdoor enthusiasts have started to revert to more primitive tools to get a sense of how difficult it used to be to survive as well as to learn or relearn the basics.
In some cases, modern innovation has rendered the sport out of outdoor pursuits, making them much more pedestrian than ever before.
The same trend applies to hunting – our weapons, camouflage, survival tools, navigation aids – all have become both hyper-efficient and sophisticated as well as effective.
That has prompted many to get “back to nature” as it applies to basic hunting skills.
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Now you are talking….Bows are good…but why be sporting during the end-game? Modern cross-bows are very effective and quiet….and they are easier for novices to learn to operate….
Until something Breaks or goes wrong & then that becomes an expensive Repair Job… But in a Post SHTF world you may not have the Equipment or Spare parts to repair the Said crossbow. You have to resort to more Primitive but easily Built hunting Equipment… like a simple wooden bow & even having to make your own arrows & Fletchings…
OK! I’m talking simple stuff here….not the fancy$#%&!@*down at the survival store. I have a 100 lb crossbow made in a Hi-School shop class about 50 years ago….very simple, very effective. Bolts are easily constructed and at close range, even a sharpened stick will kill a deer. The main advantage is not having to hold the string for a time, as with the long-bow/compound bow. It doesn’t hurt a crossbow to stay cocked for a while…..and that helps a lot when Bambi comes by your blind and licks the salt, eats the apples and drinks the fresh water…and then it’s breakfast, lunch, and dinner!
Homemade arrows for modern bows are a recipe for disaster.
Michael Lessick Primitive Hunting also includes the skill of instinct shooting where you draw & shoot the arrow from having it already set in the bow, But you have the Bow in the relaxed position
Have mine 350fps
This is a conversation about survival….Hello!
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