Video: How to Make a Primitive Atlatl

Here's how to fashion a basic atlatl for survival hunting
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Here’s a fun project that will let you tap into your primitive side. All you’ll need is a knife, a couple feathers, and some sinew or cordage. Make a little walkabout into the woods and cut your materials, carve them into tools, and try some target practice. You can use atlatls to hunt (where legal) or in survival situations.

Aram von Benedikt is one of Outdoor Life’s western writers. He has no formal credentials as a writer, only the authenticism born of a life spent in the backcountry and a library of 3,000 books.


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