Primitive Hunting Techniques

[TNBearcat1]

I am interested in learning about primitive hunting techniques. Especially making bows and arrows, spear hunting, flintknapping techniques, snares, traps, spot and stalk hunting, etc.

Can anyone recommend a good book that might cover most of these topics or would be willing to share advice on this.

Thanking all in advance,
TNBearcat

 

[Timber]

http://www.hollowtop.com/spt_html/spt.html

This is a link to the Society of Primitive Technologies. From there you can join, read articles or purchase back issues of the magazine they publish bi-annually, The Bulletin of Primitive technologies

http://ic.net/~tbailey/Primitive.html

This is their home page, it contains a very long list of links to other sites of interest.

The bulletin of Primitive Technologies is one of the best sources I've ever seen. Many of the articles I've read were not only very practical and applicable but were also of anthropological standards. I believe that many of the contributors are not only very passionate and extremely skilled practioners but also archalogists and anthropologists.

There seemed to be very little in the way of ego inflating and seminar selling speeches, much heavier on data. Take a look for yourself.

I will say that these people do not so much speak to those who wish to simply survive after being stranded, but rather to living and recreating these technologies.

 

[coyotlviejo]

Check out "Outdoor Survival Skills" by Larry Dean Olsen. I cut my teeth on this book long before I even knew who Tom Brown was (Tom Brown WHO?). It covers all the topics you mention, plus much, much more. I believe they reprinted it in the mid-to-late 80's, so it should be fairly easy to find if you order it at a bookstore.