It's hard enough as it is to get near enough to deer to get a clear shot with a rifle, muzzle loader or bow and arrow. Stalking deer, among the spookiest of God's creatures, and getting close enough to toss an atlatl at one is going to prove to be almost impossible.
Not in my front yard! They move away if I throw a few stones at them, but otherwise they keep munching on the roses.
Hmmm... venison, right from the front garden...
And no newly-semi-rural liberal neighbors upset by the sound of gunfire. *\;-)
Get a large dog...something high strung and wiry and a strong instinct for game...like a german shorthair or a viszla, a coonhound, or mountain cur. Then whenever you see the deer, let the dog out. It’ll chase the deer for about a quarter mile before the deer get bored and decide to lose the dog. Personally, I’m partial to red colored dogs. I’d go for a Viszla, or a redbone coonhound. I currently have a red lab. She loves to chase the deer out of my yard.
Can I put an atlatl on my Christmas list? Not very Scottish, but it beats golf clubs... *\;-)
Huh? Ya hold the atlatl, it's the spear that goes downrange...
Unless you are in Australia, then you hold the woomera and launch the spear...
Not in my front yard! They move away if I throw a few stones at them, but otherwise they keep munching on the roses.
Hmmm... venison, right from the front garden...
I know what you'tre talking about. Deer are nothing but hoofed rodents. I shot my last one with a pistol after it ate my papaya's.