Ammo Hunting
Slingshot Hunting For An Outdoor Challenge
Slingshot hunting is a sport enjoyed by men and boys around the world. There is the challenge of stalking game with only a primitive weapon in hand, and no thrill like that of scoring when all the odds are against the sportsman.
Most guys get their start shooting slingshots when as boys, there was the need to find something fun and time consuming. The thrill of the chase enters in, and they get hooked on BB guns and slingshots.
Growing up in the southern Midwest of the US, I got involved with slingshots as a young age, before TV and other sedentary activities got hold of me. I loved being out of doors, and I saw a lot of saucy "bad birds" like starlings, sparrows and grackles all over the place in the towns we live in. Slingshot hunting became my hobby.
I bought my first slingshot, a WhamO, from a magazine ad. It worked pretty well. I practiced using the gravel in the alleyway, but soon decided to build my own homemade slingshot. A tree branch fork, some rubber bands and a leather shoe tongue, put together in the right way, and I had my superduper weapon. It worked. I went after the pest birds with a vengeance.
One neighbor had a chicken yard, and he hated the English sparrows that stole chicken feed. He paid me a penny apiece for each one I bagged. I had become a bounty hunter!
But my brother and I set our sights on bigger game too. The fields and woods outside of town had fox squirrels and cottontail rabbits. Not only was hunting them even more of a challenge, but they were edible game, fit for the supper table. As it turned out, the squirrels were too hard, but rabbits we could get. In addition, we also got lots of turtle doves during the fall season.
They were small, but tasty treats.
Dad had rules to guide our slingshot hunting. Leave the songbirds alone, and anything edible we shot, we cleaned and gave to Mom, who was happy to cook them up for the family.
Most guys today who like to hunt with slingshots got their start as kids. And some still prefer to make their own slingshots. Some fellows like flat bands for propulsion, while others are satisfied with slingshots with the tubular bands. Many excellent commercial slingshots and ammo are available. Slingshots are relatively cheap and offer many hours of inexpensive fun.
To read more about slingshot hunting, check out my web page at
<a href="http://hubpages.com/hub/slingshothunting">http://hubpages.com/hub/slingshothunting</a>
About the Author
Chas Brown has an passion for the outdoors, for things like hunting, fishing, shooting, gold prospecting, rock hounding, hiking.
He lives on the west coast of the US.
His web page is athttp://hubpages.com/hub/slingshothunting
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