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Early season primitive squirrel...
Blacktail:
that is good shooting billy..and a little meat for the pot...the size of that point is unreal and it did its good...thanks for sharing..john
JW_Halverson:
Oh great! Now how are you gonna smoke the ribs? >:(
Even the biggest of these tree rats ain't much target, and getting those ADHD tweekers to sit still long enough to shoot is plenty tough. Can you imagine poor squirrel school teachers dealing with young squirrels? "How I Spent My Summ...DOG!"
TRACY:
Heck yeah! Nice shot
Tracy
billy:
Thanks guys! Yeah that obsidian point was TINY....but it killed him so fast it was unbelievable. It was an Eastgate style point, with two long barbs. One of the barbs broke off a few days ago duue to rough handling. The other broke off when I hit the squirrel, as well as the needle sharp tip.
And yes, that is quite a long arrow, probably 33 inches or so. But it's spined for that bow and shoots beautifully. I also have some reed arrows that are a bit lighter and fly faster, but at close range like I was with this squirrel speed isn't as important as accuracy. Hell....accuracy is EVERYTHING. The bow is entirely primitive....grip is braintanned deerskin I tanned myself, and the string is twisted deer sinew that I made. I've used that bow to kill a number of squirrels, as well as a raccoon and that little sinew string is still holding up after several years. That bow has been shot hundreds of times, so if you don't believe a sinew string is durable, let me tell you from experience....they are!
handirifle:
Wow, great shooting, and great job on the bow and arrows. If I am not mistaken, the real enemy of a sinew string is water, am I correct?
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