Tex, Eat Your Heart Out!

[fightingquaker13]

While I would hesitate to commit the blasphemy of saying "Tex Grebner Outdoors" could be bested by a mere reality show, I find I have no choice (forgive me Tex, I'll send back the autographed cammo wife beater if you want ).
But still, it happened. I came across this "reality" show where folks were supposed to survive using caveman technology. Flint tools, fire bows, atlatls etc. It was all done in the name of answering the age old question of "caveman vs astronauts". Now, I know what we are watching is probably a canned hunt in a petting zoo, but damned if they didn't manage to take down a bull elk at a respectable range with an atlatl with a flint point. Then, as impressively, (to me at least), they skinned and quartered it with flint points a whole lot more easily than I'd have thought possible. So while I will always remember Tex throwing his cold Steel African spear in mom's back yard, he is no longer the manliest spear chucker on youtube.
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[Pathfinder]

While I would hesitate to commit the blasphemy of saying "Tex Grebner Outdoors" could be bested by a mere reality show, I find I have no choice (forgive me Tex, I'll send back the autographed cammo wife beater if you want ).
But still, it happened. I came across this "reality" show where folks were supposed to survive using caveman technology. Flint tools, fire bows, atlatls etc. It was all done in the name of answering the age old question of "caveman vs astronauts". Now, I know what we are watching is probably a canned hunt in a petting zoo, but damned if they didn't manage to take down a bull elk at a respectable range with an atlatl with a flint point. Then, as impressively, (to me at least), they skinned and quartered it with flint points a whole lot more easily than I'd have thought possible. So while I will always remember Tex throwing his cold Steel African spear in mom's back yard, he is no longer the manliest spear chucker on youtube.
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Wow, really? I mean, it's not like humans have been doing exactly that for, oh - pick a number - 10,000 years?

BTW - kudos for spelling atlatl correctly. it's an improvement, thought it should be recognized. 

[twyacht]

One reason we made it to the top of the food chain,...unless your treading water in shark/alligator infested water,...or surrounded by a pack of pissed off starving wolves or bears...with just a skinny pointy thingy....

Other than that....Nice shot!!!...I'm sure PETA loves this show....

[fightingquaker13]

Wow, really? I mean, it's not like humans have been doing exactly that for, oh - pick a number - 10,000 years?

BTW - kudos for spelling atlatl correctly. it's an improvement, thought it should be recognized. 

Think you could do it? I mean these are reality show types with  very little training. I have no doubt that you, I, or a dozen board members could get within the 30 or yards the shot seems to have taken place at. But in the neck? And I don't know about you, but I'd have been a bit skeptical about a one shot kill with flint before I saw it. I was under the impression these kills were more of a group effort involving multiple hits causing massive blood loss, sort of a wolf pack deal.
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[Timothy]

I watched Tred Barta hunt and kill a pretty big brown bear with a homemade long bow and arrow several years before his recent health issues.  He got within 30 or 40 feet of that animal.  That took some balls too!

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[Pathfinder]

Think you could do it? I mean these are reality show types with  very little training. I have no doubt that you, I, or a dozen board members could get within the 30 or yards the shot seems to have taken place at. But in the neck? And I don't know about you, but I'd have been a bit skeptical about a one shot kill with flint before I saw it. I was under the impression these kills were more of a group effort involving multiple hits causing massive blood loss, sort of a wolf pack deal.
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At this particular moment? Probably not. But remember, I was an archeologist in a former life, and played with experimental archeology.

I used salts from Salts Cave in KY (near Mammoth Cave) which actually are a very effective laxative which is what was theorized as to why the Indians would go so deeply into the cave that they lost one of their own kids in there. Poor lad never made it out alive. He was found there in the late 1800's, naturally mummified by the dry air in the cave. I was part of the crew that found where the cavers found him and left a pencil message on the cavern wall. It was very poorly spelled - relatives of yours? ? ? ? ? ? 

I have made my own arrowheads, spear points, knives and scrapers out of flint and chert.

And I have also used an atlatl. A number of us on a dig crew way back when made spears and atlatls and practiced all summer long when we weren't digging. Some of us got pretty good.

[fightingquaker13]

At this particular moment? Probably not. But remember, I was an archeologist in a former life, and played with experimental archeology.

I used salts from Salts Cave in KY (near Mammoth Cave) which actually are a very effective laxative which is what was theorized as to why the Indians would go so deeply into the cave that they lost one of their own kids in there. Poor lad never made it out alive. He was found there in the late 1800's, naturally mummified by the dry air in the cave. I was part of the crew that found where the cavers found him and left a pencil message on the cavern wall. It was very poorly spelled - relatives of yours? ? ? ? ? ? 

I have made my own arrowheads, spear points, knives and scrapers out of flint and chert.

And I have also used an atlatl. A number of us on a dig crew way back when made spears and atlatls and practiced all summer long when we weren't digging. Some of us got pretty good.

Very cool Path.
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[PegLeg45]

At this particular moment? Probably not. But remember, I was an archeologist in a former life, and played with experimental archeology.

I used salts from Salts Cave in KY (near Mammoth Cave) which actually are a very effective laxative which is what was theorized as to why the Indians would go so deeply into the cave that they lost one of their own kids in there. Poor lad never made it out alive. He was found there in the late 1800's, naturally mummified by the dry air in the cave. I was part of the crew that found where the cavers found him and left a pencil message on the cavern wall. It was very poorly spelled - relatives of yours? ? ? ? ? ? 

I have made my own arrowheads, spear points, knives and scrapers out of flint and chert.

And I have also used an atlatl. A number of us on a dig crew way back when made spears and atlatls and practiced all summer long when we weren't digging. Some of us got pretty good.

Very cool Path.
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Also very cool, Path.         

Sorry, FQ, couldn't resist. 

[bodean87]

I was going along with it, but then they through in the crying. What the hell? You just managed to kill an elk with an atalatle (cant spell). You should be celebrating. Will we ever get back to men being men? I just don't understand all the emotional b.s. that goes on. This is the way I see. You killed it now its time to drink and eat.

[fightingquaker13]

I was going along with it, but then they through in the crying. What the hell? You just managed to kill an elk with an atalatle (cant spell). You should be celebrating. Will we ever get back to men being men? I just don't understand all the emotional b.s. that goes on. This is the way I see. You killed it now its time to drink and eat.

ROFL! I agree. I'd throw in getting laid, but the only woman there who was hardcore enough to help out was..........Wait a minute, the only woman there who was hard core enough to spear an elk! My kind of woman, and I'm ugly too. Sounds like a party, who brought the beer?
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