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Our First Nations ancestors hunted with atlatl's — sophisticated spears that could bring down a caribou from twenty metres away. Watch Secrets From the Ice Documentary Sunday at 8 on CBC or online now: http://bit.ly/2AwzhTd | CBC Docs

78K views · 922 reactions | Some have asked for a slow motion look at my hunting throws for the atlatl. There's certainly a measure of "intent" when throwing for hunting application versus target throwing. Obviously, the faster that the spear arrives, the better. The deeper the spear penetrates... well, you get the idea. | HuntPrimitive / Gill's Primitive Archery | Facebook

Many people understand the concept of the atlatl. Some are even pretty good at throwing one, especially the modern carbon or dowel-rod versions, or professionally built sets even like the HuntPrimitive RiverCane sets that we sell. However, it is extremely humbling to source your own natural hardwood shafts, straighten them, splice them, size them, drill them with a rock, fletch them, and develop not just one spear, but a set that all fly CLEAN, and of similar weight. Then, make sure they aren't