Whose killed a deer with a Stone point?

Dannys · November 30, 2013, 11:02:00 PM

Just wondering who has taken a deer or any other big game with stone points? If so, any pics or story?

Fattony77 · December 01, 2013, 12:13:00 PM

In the highlights section for this year, Tommy Leach has a story about killing a black bear with selfbow, & stone point.

snag · December 01, 2013, 12:41:00 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VCYlg9w7dE&list=UUYbru-MPO1xjes4FVn61JUQ

This is a youtube video Shaun Woods made here in Oregon. He documented the making of knapped arrowheads. He then takes them out on a Blacktail deer hunt and shows the results and penetration. The bow he is using is a yew wood selfbow he made also.

Onehair · December 01, 2013, 12:55:00 PM

You also can learn a lot about camo in that video.

StickSlinger74 · December 01, 2013, 01:16:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by snag:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VCYlg9w7dE&list=UUYbru-MPO1xjes4FVn61JUQ

This is a youtube video Shaun Woods made here in Oregon. He documented the making of knapped arrowheads. He then takes them out on a Blacktail deer hunt and shows the results and penetration. The bow he is using is a yew wood selfbow he made also.

I enjoyed that! Thanks for sharing the video!

tippit · December 01, 2013, 02:30:00 PM

Lethal on one black bear...

Chuck Jones · December 01, 2013, 07:40:00 PM

Back in 1998 and 1999, when Illinois first legalized stone points; I hunted from the ground with my osage selfbow, rivercane arrows, and stone heads. I was one of the first in Illinois in modern times to take a deer with a flint head. At the time; I was on the Illinois DNR equipment committee. After killing the doe; I made a report to the DNR on the effectiveness of the stone head. The next year, I took my biggest bodied buck ever, using an obsidian head. He weighed over 300lbs, and had a 24" spread. I shot him at about 15 yards from the ground, and he went 75 yards before crashing. The obsidian head did amazing damage, and held up great.

1998 flinthead deer by okawbow , on Flickr

1999 obsidian point buck by okawbow , on Flickr

Rick Perry · December 01, 2013, 08:16:00 PM

good job Chuck !!!

December 01, 2013, 08:27:00 PM

I have not killed anything with a stone point (i really want to one of these days) but I know several guys who have gotten ity done with rocks!

Bisch

nlester · December 02, 2013, 08:22:00 AM

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=121551;p=1

That's me

FerretWYO · December 02, 2013, 10:47:00 AM

Shedrock killed a pronghorn with one this year.

Wile E. Coyote · December 02, 2013, 01:11:00 PM

Here's mine
http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=74;t=000069;p=1#000000

Dannys · December 02, 2013, 02:47:00 PM

These story's are awesome and inspiring I'm going to try to harvest a stave next august and build a bow, but I think napping stone points will be more challenging

JEFF B · December 02, 2013, 03:01:00 PM

that is just way cool guys

bornagainbowhunter · December 02, 2013, 03:05:00 PM

Jeff, I know you have a stone point. You should put it to good use!

BAB

Jon Stewart · December 02, 2013, 03:22:00 PM

Dannys, you may want to harvest your stave now so it has time to dry. The experts will chime on drying time. The osage stave I am working on now has been drying for 10 years but of course that is not the norm for drying staves.

I have killed one deer with one of my stone points. I used a 40# Steve Turay Northern Mist Baraga longbow, an arrow that I made out of yellow birch and a flint head I knapped out of Flint Ridge material.

guspup · December 02, 2013, 09:30:00 PM

I watched the entire Otzi the iceman set of videos. Thank you for posting this... I think it was the best thing I have ever watched on youtube..... maybe anywheres.

Killdeer · December 03, 2013, 05:03:00 PM

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=51;t=000061

Here is mine. I named her Ashley.

Killdeer