If you read the site the grandfather states that this "hunt" was for a research project on the killing abilities of an atlatl. So all they were trying to do is kill something with it. And that they did. A tame deer. No better than killing a farm animal and certainly no worse.

Nice shot, kid

The motion is different from pitching, but if you have an aptitude for throwing stuff, then you would pick it up quickly. I don't throw any more because of an injury, but when I did, I could hit a pie plate from about 30 yards. A man-sized target could be hit from much further away. The darts are much heavier than an arrow and what they lack in speed, they make up for in energy. Mine was made by BPS Engineering in Montana. Google it, they have a cool website.

BTW - if you have ever had rotator cuff problem, never pick one up.

Excellent shot by the boy. But guys whats the difference in this and me butching a nice hog on the farm.

I just for the life of me can't understand why so many people on these forums are so insecure that they worry about how another is killing.

crazy..simply crazy

I admit they are kinda neat. But the way they werehunting deer withthem is stupid. In a fence, with tame deer, yeah that's difficult! I can't believe it was possible!!! Whatever.

The difference....when I walk up to a hog and pop it behind the ear with .22 I dont brag about my hunting prowess or what an amazing shot I just made. Its not insecurity, its reality.

A whitetail deer, in a 50 acre enclosure, VS a 7 year old boy with a big spear.

That's as close to "fair chase" as a canned hunt can be.

To think some think that assult rifles are wrong.....[&:]

How many fps was the atlatl moving at?

How many grains would something like that weigh?

What kind of KE do you think that would have? Obviously, momentum kills, not just speed. He passed through both lungs. That part is pretty cool IMO.

Impressive. That little boy was sure excited. He accomplished something only a small percentage of hunters can claim. Congrats boy!