Analogue for Human head

[Syn7]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_jIj4UWuRg

Here you go. All on film to be seen by all.

LOL. That was awesome. Way better than some bushman running after animals.

[Syn7]

Actually, as runners go, humans aren't that fast or agile compared to some other species. There are a lot of theories about why humans have excelled. My two favs are 1. because the human female is sexually ready on a monthly basis instead of an annual basis, which kept the males hanging out more and thus founded society and 2. because humans figured out how to make beer (other animals have figured out naturally-occurring recreational intoxicants, but humans actually worked out how to brew it) and consequently, developed agriculture to make more beer. So Syn7, you can stick to your running theory. He who fights and runs away, eh? I'll stick to my belief in sex and beer.

Back to hitting the skull, just like any part of the body, it's a lot about where you hit it. While it's great to have the power to smash a coconut, I'd advocate targeting the softer parts first.

Really, I always figured communities were developed because of an instinctual drive towards the yet unknown principle of diminishing returns and greater security. I figured random sex with many women was just a door prize.

But yes, farming must have been about booze and pussy, I mean, OBVIOUSLY!!! Just like animal husbandry must have been early porn!

[GeneChing]

Yeah I had a tooth break off in between my middle and ring knuckes.

In another elementary school fight (I got in a lot of those before I curtailed my anger issues with Kung Fu), this kid tried to punch me in the mouth while I was talking. I was probably saying something he thought was asinine, and it may well have been so. But he totally mis-timed his punch and fell way short, so my mouth was closing just as his fist was approaching and I wound up biting his knuckles pretty badly. My neck absorbed the impact, which wasn't very much because it was a lame punch. His fist got cut up by my teeth, but I barely felt a thing. It was very surreal. I remember pontificating about some odd thing, then suddenly having my head pushed back, and then seeing that other kid holding his bloody fist in shock for a second, and then he ran away crying. I was stunned for a moment, and then me and my friends all burst out laughing.

But yes, farming must have been about booze and pussy, I mean, OBVIOUSLY!!! Just like animal husbandry must have been early porn!

Glad we all agree on something. I'd raise a Guinness and toast you, Syn7, but I'm still at work now.

[Syn7]

That's weird. Chance can be a good friend at times.

I got bit in the chest, still have the scars, you can still see that it's teeth. But it's slowly going away. 10 years ago it was obvious what it was. Man, that one hurt A LOT. It bled like crazy.

I know a guy who was a beast of a fighter. HS wrestling champ turned thug. He would take people down and bite them while he was controlling them. He was one of those roid monkey meathead types. I never understood why he would bite so much. So unnecessary, the guy was a tank. All he had to do was mount and rain punches. But instead he'd get in close and bite. I told him I thought he was a latent homosexual and he suplexed me on the grass. Thankfully he was just messing around.

Alas, I have no brew. But the symbolic gesture is more than enough. Backatcha!

[Kellen Bassette]

I don't think you understand the concept of an endurance hunt. It isn't about outrunning an animal with speed. It's about out enduring them. I've seen it done. They get too hot and just stand there while you take em down. They can't move, they are done. They will very rarely be within your line of sight during the hunt. This is why you need to understand tracking. Otherwise you will just end up running down old tracks. The bigger the animal, the easier it is to run them down. Do some research before you comment. Type it into google or find a youtube vid. Then come back.

That being said, this technique is prolly the hardest effective hunting technique. But then that's the point. If I was really hungry I would just shoot em or go to the store.

I have plenty of experience in tracking and hunting...what kind of animals are you talking about and in what kind of terrain? Do you have any experience outside google videos on this?

[Syn7]

You said it can't be done, I showed you that it can.

I have an extensive background in tracking, hunting and trapping. No, I have never engaged in a persistence hunt.

I haven't decided when what and where. And before you go there I will just answer now... yes, it would be infinitely harder in a northwestern rainforest with dear.

I will never sit in a blind or on a stand again. I will only do that if I am in survival mode. While being very effective, it's the most boring hunt I can think of. I have no interest in doing that for recreation. That's for people who feed themselves with hunting and part timers who don't have what it takes to choose another route.


It all started with my uncle. He says he is a sport hunter. I say it's only a sport when both sides know it's a game. He says he uses a bow to increase the challenge and level the playing field. I laughed at him. Then I brought up endurance hunting. He wanted to try it but only if I was the chaser. I said I will think about it. The more I think about it the more I want to try. I don't expect a major success. For me it isn't about the food.

I bet OZ has some very suitable game and terrain for this type of endeavour.

[Kellen Bassette]

You said it can't be done, I showed you that it can.

I have an extensive background in tracking, hunting and trapping. No, I have never engaged in a persistence hunt.

I haven't decided when what and where. And before you go there I will just answer now... yes, it would be infinitely harder in a northwestern rainforest with dear.

I will never sit in a blind or on a stand again. I will only do that if I am in survival mode. While being very effective, it's the most boring hunt I can think of. I have no interest in doing that for recreation. That's for people who feed themselves with hunting and part timers who don't have what it takes to choose another route.


It all started with my uncle. He says he is a sport hunter. I say it's only a sport when both sides know it's a game. He says he uses a bow to increase the challenge and level the playing field. I laughed at him. Then I brought up endurance hunting. He wanted to try it but only if I was the chaser. I said I will think about it. The more I think about it the more I want to try. I don't expect a major success. For me it isn't about the food.

I bet OZ has some very suitable game and terrain for this type of endeavour.

Well, I'd like to see you try it...I'm pretty doubtful. I got 4 cabins, can set you on fresh track in the swamps, mountains, 4 to 6 feet of snow, whatever you like...You'll test your endurance alright....

I also find stand hunting very boring, I prefer still hunting...my father is huge into tracking, goes all day...covers a lot of miles...I'd be pretty impressed to see someone wear out a healthy adult deer in the wild though....

[Syn7]

I learned tracking and trapping from my grandfather. He survived by running a trapline from the ages of 11 till he was in his 20's. That's how they lived. I can't imagine being in the bush alone for months at a time when I was 11. I would do overnight hikes and stuff, but nothing like what he did at that age. I did go out and trap when I was that age, but I wasn't alone.

I don't expect to be successful. It's not the kind of thing you can just do. It takes practice. But that won't stop me from trying.

I never said I would be good at it. But you did say it wasn't do-able, and it is. Anyone can do it if they're willing to put in the work.

Thanx for the offer, but I can find my own resources. But if I ever go to your neck of the woods, for sure we can go out and you can teach my about the local wildlife and vegetation. I've never been to OZ. Same goes for here, I'll go off into the bush with anyone who can keep up and isn't annoying. You fill that order and I will show you all I know about where I'm from.

[Kellen Bassette]

@ SYN... Well your right, if I did speak in the definitive that was wrong of me...very unlikely is certainly different then impossible...go for it man..do hard things, that's the difference between living and existing...

[Syn7]

I will if I can find the right place and game. I'll let ya know how that works out. I'm thinking sore feet and a long sleep will be my prize. But I'll still try, lol.

There are tons of things I wanna try, but there is always some law in my way. Sad state of affairs.

[Lucas]

Sometimes hitting people in the head can be a form of endurance tracking and also a form of trapping too!!

[GeneChing]

I got bit in the chest, still have the scars, you can still see that it's teeth. But it's slowly going away. 10 years ago it was obvious what it was. Man, that one hurt A LOT. It bled like crazy.

I've been bit too. It's such a violation. I wrote about it in my Tiger Claw blog: Biters vs. Fighters

Actually, our next issue has an article that suggests biting as a defense. I ran it out of curiosity, just to see if it draws a reaction. The rest of the article is more conventional.

[Syn7]

I've been bit too. It's such a violation. I wrote about it in my Tiger Claw blog: Biters vs. Fighters

Actually, our next issue has an article that suggests biting as a defense. I ran it out of curiosity, just to see if it draws a reaction. The rest of the article is more conventional.

Lol. well in the interest of full disclosure, the bite mark I have on my chest was not from a fight, it was from an Ex girlfriend having a massive orgasm. Still, it really REALLY hurt a lot.

As for my old friend who bites, it actually worked for him more than not. He was a wrestler and when he would bite it would force a scramble that he would capitalize on. In fact, he was suspended from competition in HS for biting during matches. I guess I would rather be bitten than have some guy always going for the butt drag(oil can) but still, WTF right?

[GeneChing]

Lol. well in the interest of full disclosure, the bite mark I have on my chest was not from a fight, it was from an Ex girlfriend having a massive orgasm. Still, it really REALLY hurt a lot.

Good thing it was your chest she bit.

[Syn7]

Good thing it was your chest she bit.

You are not the first to make such a comment. 69 is simply out of the question at this point.

She was a crazy chica. I have lines on my back from her finger nails too. Funny how it never hurts so much as it's happening. It's later on when you have to clean it pull all the fabric out of partially healed wounds that the real fun sets in.