Post by traperjohn on Jan 31, 2006 10:59:55 GMT -5
I get the North American Hunter magazine www.huntingclub.com, this is what they would like to try. (Harrisburg,PA)
PREHISTORIC HUNTING IN NORTH AMERICA
The ATLATL,(PRONOUNCED AL-LA-TAL), first used by prehistoric hunters to slay animals as large as 2-ton woolly mammoths, might soon be added to the arsenals of Pennsylvania game commission (PGC) is drafting regulations to allow hunters to use atlatls during the state's 2006 big game hunting season . The PGC could vote on the regulations later this month and make a final decision by April.
PGC commissioner Roxane Pauline says she supports the legalization of atlatls for hunting.
"It's a good way to expand hunting opportunities." she said. "I don't think it's any more unusual than people who use longbow to hunt."
It's not yet clear which animals would be allowed to be hunted with atlatls, but the PGC's proposal has the support of who want to hunt deer with the handmade hunting tool of stone age design.
The origin of the atlatl is unknown, but evidence of its ancient use has been found on every continent except Antarctica. The Aztecs of old Mexico used the atlartl-derived from an Aztec word for "throwing board"-and the dart it flung as t tool of war, resulting in the demise of many hapless conquistadors. The modern atlatl has evolved, and with it, enthusiasm for atlatls has also grown. The world atlatl association, formed during the early 1990s has hundreds of members worldwide and chapters throughout north America.
Pennsylvania atlatl association president Gary L. Fogelman, says he doubts many deer will ever be killed with atlatls.
"You've got to know what you're doing. You've got to be good with all the outdoors skills in order to be able to score with this thing," he said.
currently, Alabama is the only state that allows atlatls for big game hunting. Texas allows them for non-game animals and exotics, and a few other states allow them to be used on small game and varmints. But for most big game animals the "method of take" is defined by regulations and statutes, and since atlatls aren't specifically defined, they're illegal.-Bill Sansom last possible moment.
The buck, however, didn't halt long as he walked to the end of my shooting lane. At the shot he bolted though the thicket, and I heard a crash-landing.
I reloaded and followed the ample blood trail 20 yards to my buck. And what a rack 20-1/2 inch inside spread with eight short, but uniquely bladed points it was the largest buck taken out of SEPAQ's McDonald Camp all season!
In less than 30 seconds I'd gone from frustrated contingency planning to spirited back-slapping. What if we'd moved only a minute earlier? What if we'd hadn't stopped the last time just were we did and taken an extra few minutes to tape some map and compass tips? What if we'd sat 50 yards farther back and put the path of the buck downwind from our stump rather than upwind?
The moral of this story might be that it's better to be lucky than good. But perhaps an even better lesson is never, never give up! I never would've taken that buck and we never would've come away with a great TV show had we not been in the woods giving it our all. If you put in the time, and if you make every effort to hunt in great locations, great things can and will happen!
That's the view from here.
Bill Miller
Executive Director
Give me your opinion on what you think about throwing sticks at animals.
PREHISTORIC HUNTING IN NORTH AMERICA
The ATLATL,(PRONOUNCED AL-LA-TAL), first used by prehistoric hunters to slay animals as large as 2-ton woolly mammoths, might soon be added to the arsenals of Pennsylvania game commission (PGC) is drafting regulations to allow hunters to use atlatls during the state's 2006 big game hunting season . The PGC could vote on the regulations later this month and make a final decision by April.
PGC commissioner Roxane Pauline says she supports the legalization of atlatls for hunting.
"It's a good way to expand hunting opportunities." she said. "I don't think it's any more unusual than people who use longbow to hunt."
It's not yet clear which animals would be allowed to be hunted with atlatls, but the PGC's proposal has the support of who want to hunt deer with the handmade hunting tool of stone age design.
The origin of the atlatl is unknown, but evidence of its ancient use has been found on every continent except Antarctica. The Aztecs of old Mexico used the atlartl-derived from an Aztec word for "throwing board"-and the dart it flung as t tool of war, resulting in the demise of many hapless conquistadors. The modern atlatl has evolved, and with it, enthusiasm for atlatls has also grown. The world atlatl association, formed during the early 1990s has hundreds of members worldwide and chapters throughout north America.
Pennsylvania atlatl association president Gary L. Fogelman, says he doubts many deer will ever be killed with atlatls.
"You've got to know what you're doing. You've got to be good with all the outdoors skills in order to be able to score with this thing," he said.
currently, Alabama is the only state that allows atlatls for big game hunting. Texas allows them for non-game animals and exotics, and a few other states allow them to be used on small game and varmints. But for most big game animals the "method of take" is defined by regulations and statutes, and since atlatls aren't specifically defined, they're illegal.-Bill Sansom last possible moment.
The buck, however, didn't halt long as he walked to the end of my shooting lane. At the shot he bolted though the thicket, and I heard a crash-landing.
I reloaded and followed the ample blood trail 20 yards to my buck. And what a rack 20-1/2 inch inside spread with eight short, but uniquely bladed points it was the largest buck taken out of SEPAQ's McDonald Camp all season!
In less than 30 seconds I'd gone from frustrated contingency planning to spirited back-slapping. What if we'd moved only a minute earlier? What if we'd hadn't stopped the last time just were we did and taken an extra few minutes to tape some map and compass tips? What if we'd sat 50 yards farther back and put the path of the buck downwind from our stump rather than upwind?
The moral of this story might be that it's better to be lucky than good. But perhaps an even better lesson is never, never give up! I never would've taken that buck and we never would've come away with a great TV show had we not been in the woods giving it our all. If you put in the time, and if you make every effort to hunt in great locations, great things can and will happen!
That's the view from here.
Bill Miller
Executive Director
Give me your opinion on what you think about throwing sticks at animals.
