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Another shoot shaft attempt
Mesophilic:
I have a repellent that works pretty good but it stinks like urine from a week old dead camel so I don't like to use it on anything we plan to eat.
I did collect 4 more wild rose shoots that are arrow shaft diameter, and 5 that are large diameter. Wouldn't have thought wild rose could grow like this. The longest is about 3/4 inch at the base and 6.5 feet tall. Don't know if I can trim them down to arrow diameter but might make good main shafts for atlatl darts if I can get them straight and dry without checking.
Todd Mathis:
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--- Quote from: WhistlingBadger on November 04, 2019, 09:11:00 pm ---So far, so good! I recommend removing the thorns before you try to shoot them, though.
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I live on the wild side >:D
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You certainly would survive the zombie apocalypse though....
WhistlingBadger:
--- Quote from: Todd Mathis on November 06, 2019, 06:21:59 am ---You certainly would survive the zombie apocalypse though....
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I was thinking fantasy arrows! It would make about as much sense as some of the "fantasy swords" one sees for sale on the internet sometimes...
Our redtwig dogwood is usually nice and red, so it's easy to spot. Not sure about the toxicity, but the inner bark is said to be a mild narcotic when smoked. Can't say as I've ever tried it, but if you see your deer acting weirder than usual, you'll know why.
Hawkdancer:
--- Quote from: WhistlingBadger on November 06, 2019, 05:51:22 pm ---
--- Quote from: Todd Mathis on November 06, 2019, 06:21:59 am ---You certainly would survive the zombie apocalypse though....
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I was thinking fantasy arrows! It would make about as much sense as some of the "fantasy swords" one sees for sale on the internet sometimes...
Our redtwig dogwood is usually nice and red, so it's easy to spot. Not sure about the toxicity, but the inner bark is said to be a mild narcotic when smoked. Can't say as I've ever tried it, but if you see your deer acting weirder than usual, you'll know why.
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Got to keep info that the redwig secret from the white man! He'll figure out a away to tax it or abuse it! >:D (lol). I know that willow bark was (is) used in mixing kinnikinnick for smoking, so the redwig probably was too! Mountain mahogany and river birch may also work for shoots. Got to carry the plant id book on trips to the hills!
Hawkdancer
WhistlingBadger:
I could see birch being good. I've read that mountain mahogany is an excellent bow wood (Wyoming's Medicine Bow region, town, and forest are said to be named for the mahogany that grows there) but I've never seen a straight piece big enough to make an arrow, let alone a bow.
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