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I know of one hunter-gatherer tribe that does this. 1. They start by learning how to track animals so well that they can identify an individual from among a he
by FredPret 2y ago
I know of one hunter-gatherer tribe that does this.
1. They start by learning how to track animals so well that they can identify an individual from among a herd's tracks. (in other words, crazy, crazy good)
2. Long before the hunt, they bury water in ostrich eggs under strategic trees
3. They then throw a rock at some antelope which then flee in panic.
4. Track the juciest individual (this is key - you have to chase the same animal for days on end)
5. Repeat rock throwing, individual tracking, and strategic water drinking until the animal's muscles stop working. Then you get it with an arrow.
- m3kw9 2y agoWhy not just shoot it with an arrow or are they glutton for punishment?
- FredPret 2y agoI’m not clear on this. Perhaps I’m wrong about the arrow in step 5 and they really don’t have arrows in the first place, killing the animal with a knife. Or perhaps they can’t get close enough with their arrows on day 1. Some of these antelope are really large and aggressive - you wouldn’t want to wound one.
- PhasmaFelis 2y agoIn the video I saw, the guy did the killing blow with a stone knife.
- Loughla 2y agoHonestly. Hide in bush, shoot the animal with that arrow previously mentioned. That seems much better?
- renewiltord 2y agoMuch easier if you’re closer to beast and it is tired. For instance, if we wanted to catch chicken as child we had to first tie it to tree so that we wouldn’t miss and then shoot it with bow and arrow. Otherwise you miss too much and arrow gets blunt. You want to maximize arrow usage because it’s hard to make.
- danielheath 2y ago"Hide in bush" doesn't work particularly well unless you have a way to mask your scent from the target.