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Wanted "bird point" article feedback...
Pat B:
Thats cool, Dick. Looking forward to checking it out in person this weekend. Pat
David Long:
I imagine the ancient hunter sometimes had a hard time coming by good stone. It was in short supply under certain circumstances. Perhaps you mentioned this in your article, but why not use the resource economically as long as the smaller points work reasonably well?
Dave
D. Tiller:
David, we find points this small even where there are abundant resources. Kennan found some while we were out at Glass Buttes, OR one huge source of obsidian and they were still using small points!
DBernier:
Well sad to say I brought the arrow and foreshaft you saw above in this thread to Hickory for some of the guys to see. A fellow picked it up from the table and snapped the tip off. It ended up in the tall grass and after looking several times over the weekend could not find it. I don't think it was on purpose but this is an object lesson for me. Guard your artifacts.
Dick Bernier
David Long:
Interesting D. Tiller. Thanks for adding that observation. Seems a little complicated to me though. We all know once you find a formula that works in an archery setup, we're inclined to keep in. If most living (hunting) was done far from a large stone source, perhaps even near one the economical habit of small points would be practiced. Whole lot easier to carry smaller than larger points too. Just pointing out that there are considerations in addition to ones directly related to lethality. I should shut up until I at least read the article though :)
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