After a relatively uneventful winter, I've begun preparations for the taking of spring season small game. After checking my inventory, it struck me that several of the wooden arrows that I crafted last spring has warped over the winter and are now unusable, this leaves me with only 14 good hunting arrows left. Both of my crafted longbows were warmed besides the heater and then rubbed down with animal fat to restore wood elasticity. After such preparations, archery practice have resumed with renewed vigour on saturday.
The underlying trick to accurate primitive archery seems to be constant practice. After 2 months of neglect, I could barely hit the 30 yard target with 5 out of 10 arrows. Nevertheless the launching of handcrafted arrows from a handcrafted bow is a true joy to behold.
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