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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Robert Kesterson
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