blowguns/hunting

[woodsey]

I:ve Thought About It But Never Tried It , Hunting With A Blowgun,i Put The Plan Together Last Night Went To The Woods This Morning. After Chasing Squirrels For About Three Hours I Finaly Got One Then Two. As Long As I Been Practicing Survival I Think This Is The Most Fun Ive Had In A Long Time , Give It A Try If You Get Chance. Woodsey..........:d

[survivalhike]

That sounds like fun. There have been native cultures for hundreds if not thousands of years hunting for animals that way. Also, I have seen some higher end blow guns that look like they have some serious power and range to them.

[owl_girl]

Blowguns are fun. I’ve practiced with them a little bit but never hunted with them though I thought about it.

[U.S.Marine2111]

Why are you shooting at squirrels? I think you could get just as much practice shooting at a stationary target, are with a minimal amount of ingenuity you could rig up a moving target. I don't see the point to killing animals if you're not going to eat them. Not only that, you might just severly injure one, yep, a Marine with a soft spot for animals.

[owl_girl]

Are you gona eat the Squirrels woodey? If not then I agree with U.S.Marine2111 on that one.

[Sarge47]

Yuummm! Squirrel stew! MMMMM! Also save the tails for tying flies! BTW, Ron Hood, I believe it is, shows how to make a blowgun out of 1/2 " PVC pipe.

[survivalhike]

I'm not a big fan of killing animals either unless the situation dictates it. I'm not above eating fresh caught fish, but I am comfortable with that little slice of hypocracy. I hope you did eat them at least after you bagged them, though not personally in love with hunting I do respect other's rights to do so as long as they are using what they hunt and not just shooting at things.

[owl_girl]

I’ve never hunted because though I’m zealous fore the hunting part I feel so bad about the killing part, once I look into those beady little eyes I cant pull the trigger. So I take pictures of wildlife instead.
But I think hunting is more kind then buying meet from the store because the animals at the store are often kept in pore conditions and they don’t have a chance. Where as when you hunt the animal has a fair chance.

[woodsey]

yes i do eat them ,i eat every thing i kill,or gather,as for easy target go try it. these are not city squirrels soldier boy. woodsey....................

[owl_girl]

I’ve never eaten Squirrel before. But if I get the chance to try them I will. What do they taste like?

[woodsey]

like the dark meat of a chicken,just a little tougher. i practice survival so i dont depend on markets,chow lines ,or charity . ive spent 1 to 2 months at a time in the woods living off the land and it feels great knowing that can do it .... some like to just talk about it i love doin it, most people in a survival situation would die under most circumstances,nowing this practice gives me independence and confidence.

[owl_girl]

That’s why I am learning wilderness survival, to gain independence and confidence when I’m in the wilderness. There was a thread about that.

[FVR]

Yeh, so there Soldier Boy! LOL!

[woodsey]

it was a little tough learning to eat some things when i started practicing survival about 16 years ago, thats one thing a person has to prepare for is edibility, storys have said that some folks starved to death because they would not eat bugs,rodents,birds,ect. but know this when a person is hungry enough you got to get past the cute fuzzy wuzzy bunny thing , and the only way to do that is practice camping without taking a bunch of prepacked stuff with you. i dont want to sound like a heartless person,when it comes to nature i have nothing but respect... nature can give us what we need to survive if we learn how to do it. woodsey...................

[owl_girl]

I am soft hearted but not to the point where I’d let my self starve. I’m not a vegetarian and if I was hungry I would get past cute fuzzy wuzzy bunny thing. I’ve thought about hunting and if I was in a situation where I had to hunt I would. And yes I could eat a bug if I had to.

[woodsey]

i hope i didnt offend you owl, that was not my intentions,surviving in the wild is hard until you learn how to . then it is fun knowing you can do it without modern conveinience. woodsey.............

[owl_girl]

i hope i didnt offend you owl, that was not my intentions,surviving in the wild is hard until you learn how to . then it is fun knowing you can do it without modern conveinience. woodsey.............

Don’t worry I wasn’t offend. I know what you’re saying.

[corndog-44]

woodsey, sounds like you have the natural gift for the blowgun.

[U.S.Marine2111]

yes i do eat them ,i eat every thing i kill,or gather,as for easy target go try it. these are not city squirrels soldier boy. woodsey....................

Who the $%^& are you calling Soldier boy?

[U.S.Marine2111]

Lets clarify this, in the United States Armed Forces a "Soldier" is someone who is in the Army, I'm a Marine, there is a difference. It is also best not to add "boy" either.