Comments on: Small Game Hunting Weapons – Rifles

By: tadah!

tadah! — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:23:59 +0000

a snare trap. a fiber glass rod about 4 feet long, a piece of nylon rope (shoe lace thickness) about 2 feet long, and a 12" long piece of wire (coat hanger) bent into a u shape.

tie the rope to the end of the rod, make a sliding noose with the other end of the rope, stick the other end of the fiber glass rod into the ground about a foot or more deep, bend it over until the tip of the rod touches the ground, and with the U-shape wire, straddle and secure the tip of the rod onto the ground. open the noose and set feed in the center of it. when the bunny comes to eat the feed, it will get tangled in the noose. the jerking actions of the bunny trying to escape will cause the tip of the rod to slip out of the U-shape wire, making it retract upwards to straighten, the rods retracting whipping force will instantly tighten the noose and kill the bunny by choking it or holding it there until you whack it dead to take it off.

for pigeons, use fishing lines instead of nylon rope.
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By: randy

randy — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:21:59 +0000

the good old fashione d"throwing stick" works great, Just find a branch or root that has a larger end to it, carve the other end to fit your hand and practice with it. A "bola" also works well with practice. Simply use three pieces of cordage or rope about 3′ long. Tie one end of all three together. Next, on the end of each cord, tie a rock weighing around an ounce or two. I’ve done everything from using another rock to chip a narrow band around an oblong rock to the cord stays tied in place, to placing the rock in a bag or animal skin and tie that to the cord. Grasp the end of the cords that is tied together, twirl it over you head and release it in the direction of the animal. It spreads open and entangles the legs or stuns/kills the animal if the weights hit it. A simple snare works very well, you can find diagrams online easily or pick up a book on outdoor survival skills. A home made bow works if you have access to the proper types of wood, like ash or yew for example.
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By: beedsarefunak

beedsarefunak — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:19:59 +0000

You have some nice answers.
My favorite survival weapon for killing small game and game birds is the Apache throwing star.
Its easy to make and if practice enough with you can take birds flushed in the air/ I have a friend that can do this, he can flush a grouse and hit it in the air as it takes off. I am not that good but I have killed lots of rabbits and a few grouse with it.
Here is a link about it;
http://www.dirttime.com/apache%20throwing%20star.html
I disagree with the fellows use of cordage, rawhide works better. You wrap it with wet rawhide and let it dry. This will cause the rawhide to shrink and hold tight. I also char the ends in a fire to make the wood point stronger. I also made one by wielding two metal rods together and sharpened the points on a grinder. This metal one will penetrate so far into a tree that you need a pry bar to get it out.
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By: hopstarr

hopstarr — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:17:59 +0000

Self bows are relatively easy to make…try googling, there are plenty of instructions on line.
Atlatls are very formidable…try worldatlatl.org

Wrist rockets made with surgical tubing are very deadly with marbles or 1/4" steel bearings at close range and as easy to master as a bow.

Paleo rabbit sticks are very simple (what the boomerang evolved from)

Commercial blow guns with the plastic/piano wire darts are fairly easy to master, but are very close range weapons. I have had good luck nailing sparrows around the house with one, but not big enough for squirrels and rabbits.
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By: little big mama

little big mama — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:15:59 +0000

Have you ever considered a atlatl? They require some practice but can serve your purpose well. Stalking the game animal is the most difficult part of atlatl hunting.
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By: Nate

Nate — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:13:59 +0000

I think that your best bets would be to either keep practicing with that slingshot or look into building a trap.
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By: James F

James F — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:11:59 +0000

if you do a search i think that i have seen something about co2 cartridge with a valve used as a pellet gun but the blow gun thing would be the most fun and it works has been for thousands of years
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By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:09:59 +0000

If you played baseball for 11 years like I have, you can throw big rocks and kill them. I've killed crows like that. If youre good with woodworking, you can build your own recurve bow.
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By: Wakey

Wakey — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:07:59 +0000

if you cant get a dog how about a harris hawk or red tail buzzard?
so you cant get sub 12 ft/lb air rifles there? damn, how about a shotgun? here its alot easyer get a shotgun than a fac air rifle and costs £40 for 5 years

i’d check your laws, you may find sling shot, bow, blow pipes, spears are probably illegal to hunt with.

you can always get a trap, snare (may have a legal issue?) and not worry about any lead shot.
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By: steven a

steven a — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:05:59 +0000

You might try an old school sling shot, the David and Goliath type. It's just a couple of leather thongs and a pouch. You may be surprised at how quickly you can get accurate and they are quite powerful.
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