What would be legalities of importing these things. Spear chucker

I think it would be pretty cool to hunt with them (after a lot of practise of course)

My god Bakes,you ARE bored.

Might be fun for horsing around but I feel any hunter is obliged to kill a game animal in the most humanely method possible and without suffering.

Leave the spears out of the hunting scene and use a rifle!

Once you get good at it I think it would be like hunting with a bow. Of course you have to have alot of practise. I don't see much difference between a dart through the vitals or a knife in the heart after being chased by a pack of dogs. I wouldn't mind going hunting with some of our black cousins and watching them hunt with a spear. Pretty interesting that the atlatl and the wumera use the same principle, but the spears are very different, and the people who use them were on opposite parts of the world. This Link doesn't mention the wumera, but I would think it was around before the atlatl. So who copied who?

Bakes, i was writing this at the same time as you posted. My initial response was - why import a woomera/wumera?



I might be wrong, but check with your locals. Maybe there's a diference, but they'd be best to advise, surely? They must have had a lot of 'unsuccesful attempts' while learning the skills - bit like any hunting process - anyone NEVER wounded an animal??



Not my choice of hunting gear, but go for it!! To me, a spear is a bit like a very slow arrow! Should I stop either my son or I from using a bow? Nup!!

Bakes - You'll definitely be impressed with the ability and usefulness of an atlatl once you see a good thrower use one. You end up doubling your arm's leverage and get some real power behind the spear! I would think it would be plenty suitable for any non-dangerous type game that people generally hunt with a bow - deer, hogs, roos (?), etc. Like other posters have said, check with some of your locals who are still well-versed in their traditional hunting tools. maxman

So thats where all the mad bastards hide out eh? Katherine

bakes,read my posts in the spearhunting forum.My thrower and darts came from thunderbird atlatl,and I am very pleased with them.If you call them and talk to bob berg what you will learn will be more than worth the phone charges.It took me a LOOONG time to learn to throw accurately[power is no problem].practicing is always fun,and satisfying for me.Its definitely not for someone who want instant results.GO FOR IT!