Bows, knives, amd fire

I have found out that archery is not like riding a bicycle. Twenty years ago I owned a recurve and a compound bow. Both have long since been sold. Now I have made a longbow and was thinking (stupidly) that I could just pick it up and hit at what I shot. If I instinctually aim and shoot, releasing my draw as soon as I get the bow up I can hit my target about 80% of the time. If I aim, it drops down to about 50%. I have a lot of practice ahead of me. No biggie. I have nothing but time for the most part and if I didn't want to shoot it I would not have made it.

I am still holding out for a sling shot. I don't think they make innertubes the way they used to. These bands seem a lot less weak and store less kinetic energy. I have made three (as mentioned in the last post) and none of the three would be good for small critter hunting unless you could get within 10 feet of your game. I am planning on getting one of the store bought wrist rockets. After all, I don't hunt for sport so if I use it, I am going to be hunting with it in a situation where I want food.

Speaking of purchasing, what is up with Wal*Mart not selling REAL mess kits and canteens? All they have is family sized cookware and water bottles.

As for bushcrafting, since my last post I made some shavings and a firestick for the BCUSA classes* and have been working on a woodspirit carved into willow. Today I am going to work on making five man made tinders (also for the classes), hopefully finish my carving, and of course practice my archery.

(* http://bushcraftusa.com/forum/forum.php)

This is what I did today.
Carry on,
Scotty