On Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:02:38 -0600, Don Wiss <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Robert Kesterson wrote:
>
>  > it's a whole lot easier than running down
>  >deer.
>
> They may not have run them down.

Some did, and some still do (see  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence_hunting).

> If I had to hunt for food I'd find an animal trail, dig a pit, put  
> branches over it, and wait until something falls in.

So would I.  But that still sounds pretty strenuous -- especially when  
you're digging with stone tools.

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