Ahatch Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Would be cool to have some wild birds of some sort to hunt they could provide feathers for arrows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wastelander Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Welcome to the forums! Completely agree that wildlife needs a bit more diversity, especially of the avian kind. How would you hunt those birds? The .303 cartridge of the hunting rifle seems a bit overpowered (unless we want instant pulled chicken) and the bow seems a bit too slow. Would you suggest a new hunting weapon to go with it? Maybe just throwing stuff (worked for dozens of milllenia!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbone555 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 18 minutes ago, Wastelander said: Maybe just throwing stuff (worked for dozens of milllenia!) maybe we could find a high-powered pellet rifle in the kids room of the pleasant valley farmhouse. or they could add a .22 long rifle, that would also be ideal. if you wanna get as primitive as throwing stuff, cavemen used slings to hurl rocks at small game slings have been discussed here on the forums before. maybe we could find surgical tubing or bungee cord to fashion a homemade slingshot. it'd be crude, but it'd work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternityTide Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 This is the only situation in which I would tolerate the addition of a shotgun (as many people may probably know by now, I am very much against shotguns) as this is where a rifle lets itself down. A bow could still take down a bird, of course, but that's rather drastic unless you are taking down heavy game birds like geese, but its less of a waste than rifle cartridges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wastelander Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 11 minutes ago, Tbone555 said: maybe we could find a high-powered pellet rifle in the kids room of the pleasant valley farmhouse. or they could add a .22 long rifle, that would also be ideal. if you wanna get as primitive as throwing stuff, cavemen used slings to hurl rocks at small game slings have been discussed here on the forums before. maybe we could find surgical tubing or bungee cord to fashion a homemade slingshot. it'd be crude, but it'd work. Two items: Guts and sticks. I suppose "guts" encompasses not only the gastrointestinal tract of animals but also other organs. The bladder is important here - goat bladders and other intestines have historically been used as condoms, so they're probably quite flexible. Add some pebbles or scrap metal or even reasonably large pieces of ice and ammo and BAM (or rather 'strrrrrnnnnnng') you have an extremely inaccurate weapon that is nonetheless capable of bringing down a bird. Granted, such a weapon would lose condition extremely quickly, but the materials are renewable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alone sniper Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 12 hours ago, Ahatch said: Would be cool to have some wild birds of some sort to hunt they could provide feathers for arrows. Welcome to forum!! +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markala5 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 What about an Atlatl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cekivi Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Welcome to the forums @Ahatch! I've actually suggested game birds myself. It would be really nice to see more animal diversity in the game. I agree though that hunting them with a rifle would be absurd. If game birds were added it would justify the inclusion of a .22LR. They're very common and would be used in the setting of the game. Alternatively, you would use blunt arrows. You don't really need to pierce the bird; just stun it until you can harvest it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahatch Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 Thanks for the welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starfighter441 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 How about just a stick? Grouse and Ptarmigan are not known as Foolhens for nothing, if there is no great hunting pressure on them, you can walk right up and thump them with a stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cekivi Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 @starfighter441 I can agree with that. I've had a grouse perch on a log and look at me from an arm's length away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starfighter441 Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 12 hours ago, cekivi said: @starfighter441 I can agree with that. I've had a grouse perch on a log and look at me from an arm's length away They're not the sharpest knife in the drawer. Whiskyjacks would be even easier, as trusting as they are, not much meat there though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cekivi Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 2 hours ago, starfighter441 said: They're not the sharpest knife in the drawer. Whiskyjacks would be even easier, as trusting as they are, not much meat there though. No! Don't go messing with grey jays. They're too clever to eat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starfighter441 Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 2 hours ago, cekivi said: No! Don't go messing with grey jays. They're too clever to eat No chance here, I love the little buggers, and would not take advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starfighter441 Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Grey Jays? I always knew them as Canada Jays? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cekivi Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 On 2016-10-09 at 5:39 PM, starfighter441 said: Grey Jays? I always knew them as Canada Jays? They've got a couple of different names actually. I've always gone with grey jays since that's what they're listed in my bird book as. The juveniles are especially curious. I've fed them bread from my hand before at home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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