fyrelore

Yea, most of what people have already mentioned, plus a lot of hunting techniques done today are somewhat based off of traditional Native American practices. But two tribes living next to each other could hunt in completely different ways, so it really does depend. I like this site: http://www.bullsandbeavers.com/2010/...ed-traditions/ talking more about the respect of hunting and such.

ModernPrimitive

Their methodology was probably quite simple:

The most amount of meat for the least amount of effort.

This has been true since humankind began hunting as a way of survival.

Face it, primitive peoples were not concerned with fair chase, ethical shots, GPS, or 4 wheel drive.

They hunted to eat.

MZS

I have seen this referenced in a few places. Using a deer hide with head as a cape to disguise one's self. The hunter becomes a decoy. See painting of this at http://www.jackpaluh.com/da_main.html Definitely would not want to try this during the gun season!

tight360

But I've heard the "yarding" theory here in Michigan more than a few times. Chase them into a corral type structure and then bow and arrow.

Zim

Thanks, I enjoyed reading that. Very interesting.

I think I will pass on the part about bobbing thru the bushes with a buck hat on though.

BP_Niccum

X2 Survive at all cost

Beard Buster

Another interesting point to consider is the fact that game was not as used to seeing people and I am guessing was not as weary of them. The Native Americans were in general very sparsely populated.

rogerstv

Cahokia Mounds near me has a leg bone of a deer with the flint point still imbedded in it. Not much help with the question, but very cool none the less.

AquamanPSD

I have heard that around here they actually did more trapping that anything else. The used pits and big snares to catch them and then dispatch them however they saw fit. I an not sure how true it is but I heard some used poisoned arrows and spears as well

flyinlowe

I have never researched but does anybody know what deer populations were like way back them. I know my grandfather used to tell me that in the early to mid 1900's you would go years and never see a deer in the part of Indiana he grew up in. Turkey's will likely be the same way. There was a time were wild turkeys in east central Indiana were unheard of, now most counties have them.

I too have seen images of hunters with a deer cape on their back trying to sneak into a herd.