Vibram Five Finger stalking

[Bill Tell]

Originally posted by Greg Skinner:
Read the book "Born to Run" and you will get a different perspective on footwear.  

I did and I have.  This book hit home with me too.  Shin Splints and PF have bothered me for years.  I used to run 60 - 80 miles a week in ... wrestling shoes.  Thin soled no heel cushion or arch support.  Never had a problem.  A light went off in my head when I read this book.  That is how I found out about the FFV so I want them for the running reason too.  My Asics are getting junked.

How cool would it be to Pursuit Hunt with a bow and arrow?  I am trying to convince a buddy that we could do it.

You know I haven't read a better "traditional" book in a long time.

[Str8Arrow]

How cool would it be to Pursuit Hunt with a bow and arrow? I am trying to convince a buddy that we could do it.

The best part was that they were tracking individual animals by the pattern in their scat. Each intestinal track leaves a type of "finger print" on the feces that you can use to follow a particular animal.  When I read that, I thought "Amazing, I'm learning a hunting technique in a book on running!".

By their description, pursuit hunting is something that could take a long time to learn. Seems to be a lot of detailed knowledge required to be successful in keeping a herd animal out of the herd and identifying it once it gets to the herd.  I think it would also require a particular type of terrain. In our eastern hardwoods I can't imagine it would have much use.

[GREASEMAN]

They look CREEPY,but,also look like they would work for closing the distance.

[David Mitchell]

I like ankle support and it would seem that lots of debris and junk could get into them...  

[Shakes.602]

Heck, I couldnt  RUN  if I was Going Down-Hill!!  :rolleyes:   Just Curl up in a Ball like Da Armadillo and  ROLL  Baby  ROLL!!      

[George D. Stout]

I can still-hunt in my running shoes...I actually like them for that purpose...don't need no toe socks for hunting deer.  Not that there is anything wrong with that 8^).

[David Mitchell]

Do real men wear toe socks?   :eek:

[GingivitisKahn]

Originally posted by Mudd:
My feet were really hot and my toes were lonely for each other.

Great way with words.  That got me giggling for some reason.

   

[SHOOTO8S]

Even wadded up socks make me crazy...have to stop and fix'em or I'm not having fun. I cant even begin to imagine having something between each toe!

[Bill Tell]

Originally posted by Str8Arrow:
 

How cool would it be to Pursuit Hunt with a bow and arrow? I am trying to convince a buddy that we could do it.

By their description, pursuit hunting is something that could take a long time to learn. Seems to be a lot of detailed knowledge required to be successful in keeping a herd animal out of the herd and identifying it once it gets to the herd.  I think it would also require a particular type of terrain. In our eastern hardwoods I can't imagine it would have much use. [/b]

So here was my thinking...

Go out west to do some speed goat hunting.  Carry some bino's and find one goat with some really specific marking and make that the one.  You wouldn't have to run em dead just to the point that they would let you get into bow range.  I think that they would start running later and later allowing you to get closer and closer.  Anyway just a thought.

[Str8Arrow]

Goats? Are you nuts?   :D    

I'd probably make it about 30 yards before I fell off one of those cliffs. In fact, I'd probably just throw myself off a cliff to avoid the pain of the impending heart attack.

I was thinking it might be better to start off on a prairie chicken - a prairie chicken with a broken wing.

[Bill Tell]

Well goats are about the only thing I can think of were you would have enough room to do it and were it would be hot.  You could try to pick off a sage grouse along the way.  I think it would be fun to try.  Plus how many people do you know have even given it a shot.  Make for a great story.