Last night I had to take these pictures of my friend Mikes new Atlatl to send to another friend so he could make his own. I asked Mike's son if they had one around the house or could get one to do some demonstrations on how they work. Mike's son told me when he asked his dad about having an atlatl or if they could get one his eyes got huge and he went online and bought one as fast as he could.
If you don't know what an atlatl is or what it does basically it is a wood thing that helps a person throw a six foot long arrow at small game and fish. These are real neat to show kids and have them try their luck at hitting the a small target. Mike let me know they run about 35 bucks for a kit and something like 80 bucks and up for a pre-made one. This will be real net in April when we show the boys how to use a two man buck, throw a hatchet, and of course use an atlatl
Above is a picture from www.thunderbirdatlatl.com showing some folks using their atlatls.
I find Pete the "female" chicken the funniest thing I've read in awhile. The fact that you keep writing and taking pictures of her cracks me up.
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