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blow guns
madcrow:
I can't see shooting ducks and geese with blowguns. I stick to the small stuff. I have never had a squirrel get away from me after being wounded. Knock on wood.
Hillbilly:
--- Quote ---I haven't read of any cultures using a blowgun that did not simultaneously develope a toxin for the darts.
--- End quote ---
The Cherokee and several other Southeastern tribes including the Choctaw and Yuchi used blowguns (and still do-there are several Cherokee in my area that still make and use them-amazingly accurate, too), and they didn't use poison at all that I know of. The Cherokee at least didn't. They use river cane blowguns that are 6-8' long, with split locust darts a foot to a foot and a half long fletched with thistle down. A blowgun like this will take out birds, squirrels, and rabbits with no poison.
armymedic.2:
i shot a few squerrils and a bunch of birds with darts, worked really wel, i use the store bought wire "hunting" darts.
mullet:
I've played darts with one and it's a lot of fun. Hilbilly's friend, Barry Mc Caull had a real nice river cane one at Pat's 1st Camporama. It worked great.
Ian Johnson:
I've gotten one squirrel in the backyard with my cold steel(real good blowgun), and lots of frogs
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