LeBeauHunter, you really have been hiding under a rock. I've made several of 'em to horse around with at the range. We've got several stands of bamboo out there and that stuff makes excellent darts with tips whittled out of hardwood. I generally toss 'em into the fire pit when I'm done playing with them. No way am I good enough to ever hunt with one, but they definitely ARE fun.
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