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Why not just shoot it with an arrow or are they glutton for punishment?

• FredPret 2y ago
  I’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 ago
    In the video I saw, the guy did the killing blow with a stone knife.
• Loughla 2y ago
  Honestly. Hide in bush, shoot the animal with that arrow previously mentioned. That seems much better?
  • renewiltord 2y ago
    Much 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.