alternative weapons

[Loenja]

i was wondering if we could approach this topic from a solely educational way.

i was wondering if there are any alternative hunting weapons(not commonly know/used).
and if people know their legal status that would be great.
eg: cattapult, atlatl, sling, slingbow etc
i know hunting with a catapult is legal. but how about the others?
Loenja

[JonathanD]

Catapult and sling are the only legal ones in that line up. Although, Iwouldn't want to hunt with a sling. Last time I used on of those, it wrapped around my head a few times before the stone clobbered me on the nose.

[ex-member Raikey]

the Bola always fascinated me , its really only useful on big game

so more than likely illegal but would be quite a humane kill as the prey is dispatched in a clean controlled way once it is down.

[Loenja]

Catapult and sling are the only legal ones in that line up. Although, Iwouldn't want to hunt with a sling. Last time I used on of those, it wrapped around my head a few times before the stone clobbered me on the nose.

same happens to me

but i mean other weapons that i could plink with or just learn about

[Ogri the trog]

I'm afraid that most improvised weapons are "Grand-temps verboten" in the UK.

Even some weapons that are common-place become illegal unless there is specific permission or you accidentally take the wrong prey.

Ogri the trog

[Matt.S]

How about rabbit-sticks?

[tiger stacker]

Since the 1960's bowhunting has been banned, not sure about bowfishing though.
I blame Errol Flynn for showing off his archery skills in Sherwood(AKA Busch gardens.

[Loenja]

Since the 1960's bowhunting has been banned, not sure about bowfishing though.
I blame Errol Flynn for showing off his archery skills in Sherwood(AKA Busch gardens.

i read somewhere that as long as you not on a fixed man made point its legal ie not on a jetty or pontoon.
this was a few years ago and i cant remember the details

[Front Room Woodlander]

During the miners strike slices of bread were used to great effect to put a meal on many table.

[British Red]

Fishing (angling) requires a rod and line in freshwater in the UK. There are a few limited exceptions with licenses (eel traps etc.).

In tidal / salt water areas, things are much more liberal - spear fishing is legal is salt water for example as are lobster pots, trawling, throw nets etc.

Red

[Buckshot]

the Bola always fascinated me , its really only useful on big game

so more than likely illegal but would be quite a humane kill as the prey is dispatched in a clean controlled way once it is down.

In theroy you're right
However, getting close enough to stab a large animal that is not only alive and awake but healthy and rather annoyed at being held captive might be difficult and dangerous.
Horns and hooves can slice to the bone without thinking.
It'd be much safer to use a spear rather than a knife to dispatch, but you would struggle to severe the spinal cord with it so targets would be limited perhaps

From an interest pov this is a good topic, any more methods?

Mark

[swagman]

It is strange that a bow would be band for hunting yet a sling shot would be alowed why would this be ?.

[Bushwhacker]

Four wheels and an accelerator pedal.

........In theory that is. Don't try this at home kids.

[Everything Mac]

boomerang??

[Melonfish]

It is strange that a bow would be band for hunting yet a sling shot would be alowed why would this be ?.

because its far easier to kill someone with a bow then with a slingshot.
also a bow is very visable and may upset people of a namby-pamby nature, where a slingshot is concealable and therefore if they don't know you have it they don't know your the type of criminal scum they're afraid of. (not you personally i mean in england in general, attitudes and such)
in a nutshell

[ex-member Raikey]

because its far easier to kill someone with a bow then with a slingshot.

i think Goliath would argue

lol

[Loenja]

also a bow is very visable and may upset people of a namby-pamby nature, where a slingshot is concealable and therefore if they don't know you have it they don't know your the type of criminal scum they're afraid of. (not you personally i mean in england in general, attitudes and such)
in a nutshell

i think its more this sort of thing that made bowhunting illegal, but then if it is illegal to hunt with a bow because its easier to kill with then why is there no license (i am in no way implying there should be one!!!)

[Siberianfury]

a large pointy stick does wonders for them pesky bushmonsters

[Damascus]

Guys, in relation to bow hunting, it was legal right up to the Eighties, the wildlife and countryside act 1981 put a stop to hunting with bow and arrow.
During the 70's there was a lot of poaching with people using cross bows on deer, which is why the law was brought in.

[swagman]

Guys, in relation to bow hunting, it was legal right up to the Eighties, the wildlife and countryside act 1981 put a stop to hunting with bow and arrow.
During the 70's there was a lot of poaching with people using cross bows on deer, which is why the law was brought in.

But this is why it confuses me a slingshot can be conseald buy someone and do a lot of damage.
Also most people speculate that a bow in the rong hands can be a cruel way for an animal to die
but come on a slingshot could be just as bad .

[Loenja]

But this is why it confuses me a slingshot can be conseald buy someone and do a lot of damage.
Also most people speculate that a bow in the rong hands can be a cruel way for an animal to die
but come on a slingshot could be just as bad .

yes but the use of a slingshot is not as widely known as a hunting tool more as a little boys toy. so the animal rights maniacs didnt campaign about it and ban it.

[_scorpio_]

its a shame you cant bow hunt really. its very humane. if you miss with anything you are allowed to shoot a rabbit with and just injure it then it will still run off down a burrow to get gangrene and die, but miss with an arrow and even if it isnt pinned to the ground it will have trouble running through a hedge or down a hole so you can dispatch it swiftly and humanely.

http://www.coldsteel-uk.com/store/Spears.html <-- for something bigger than a rabbit...

and i suppose if you really wanted to you could hunt with throwing knives...

[Everything Mac]

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http://www.coldsteel-uk.com/store/Spears.html <-- for something bigger than a rabbit...

is that legal?

you would have to be on a serious man point quest to hunt with a spear!

[_scorpio_]

to hunt with? unlikely.

[Glen]

Swiss Arrow : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCyKrQDFA28


Actual range seems approx 100 yards
http://forums.doyouremember.co.uk/th...-Arrows/page2?

Accuracy at that range I'm sure would be very low, but hey being able to lob a pointy stick or 10, from a distance, into a flock of feeding or flying birds, might have had it's advantages ( especially if they were feeding on what would otherwise be your foraged meals )



I'd expect it'd be illegal to hunt with in UK

[Rychard]

when i was younger we called the swiss arrow a dutch arrow use to make them out of cane and a bit of cardboard a nother old hunting tool from the new forest was a snog again a stick with a lead weight on one end used for squirrels[ red ] ones

[Loenja]

just wondering about thrusting spear and jabbing spear legality? as on our survival quest we had a couple inhabied dreys in out camp, (literally 1.5 meters away from our shelter), and i was wondering how to extricate them. ?
and then about throwing spears??

[Matt.S]

just wondering about thrusting spear and jabbing spear legality? as on our survival quest we had a couple inhabied dreys in out camp, (literally 1.5 meters away from our shelter), and i was wondering how to extricate them. ?
and then about throwing spears??

Drey poking is commonly done on estates (greys are nasty things). However there's usually a few people standing round with lead launching equipment. Perhaps you could be crafty and strategicaly place a few squirrel poles before poking?