DIY BUSHCRAFT HUNTING BOOMERANG: The primitive weapon that DEFIES GRAVITY 

Boomerang are made and tuned to fly with different characteristics. The Aussie Aboriginals had a number of different performing types, and as you say, they did also make them lighter when they wanted them to fly further, but the lifting and return, that was all down to their shape. The ones they threw at wallabies and emus, were heavier, flatter, and had one arm longer than the other, and their cross section was both less pronounced and more symmetrical. The birding, returning sort, had two almost equal arms, and the curve on the top of the shorter arm was more pronounced, and asymmetrical. And they also had war-rangs, which were heavy, and even more symmetrical and the curve of their cross-section was almost entirely even. They flew quite flat, and packed a frightening whallop. I have thrown all three types and also thrown a lot of spears with woomera.

Oh, as soon as crap hits the fan, if they don't make ammo anymore, everybody's guns will run out of usefulness real quick. 😢😂😢 Now bows, you can MAKE with no fancy anything, just skill. 👍

@@huskiefan8950 get a flintlock and make your own powder

​@nihilnovumsubsole6334 Working towards that end. Everything you need to make it go bang can be scavenged. The flint might be a bit tricky to replace, but can still be done. I like the blowgun as well. I have made my own darts. Not difficult at all and they are LETHAL even on large game with proper shot placement and a sharpened broadhead.

​@huskiefan8950 Will be decades before ammo is all gone even in the worse scenario. So don't expect that.

I think in a SHTF scenario, ammo will become like a currency. But using it for everyday needs, like hunting. I think most people will try to avoid using it for stuff like that, until they really need it. It probably all won't go away for awhile. But the moment you run out, you'll have to go looking it. That could actually end up being a dangerous scavenge mission. but idk, im thinking out a loud

You can actually give it too much lift that way if you're not careful, and it'll fly straight up after 15 yards. Expert ones like in the australian central desert were made like that and stay low to the ground for absolutely ridiculous distances.

Só faltou pegar uma presa com essa merda 😂😂😂😂

Next time I go to my rabbit hunting grounds, I'm hoping to make a video of it!

Thanks and welcome!

Watch the video again. He shows you how to throw it. Parallel with the ground slightly angled up. Practice to perfect. Not every one of these is identical anyway.

If you have a pidgin launcher you could practice hitting clays. That's what I would want to hit anyway. Ground targets are nice, but really where this weapon shines is with flock hunting.

You should!

Re check your " facts" they were used for bird hunting for millions of years before colonial establishment.

@@dino9071 um. Your point?

@@AdamEwart my point?? I'm saying your wrong you need to re check your facts and re read your post.

@@dino9071 dude. I said nothing of the age or existence of boomerang type implements. There is mention in the video that "these rabbit sticks don't return", and I made the point that not returning is how all such weapons were originally designed, and the returning effect is not traditional. I have a heavy timber boomerang made in the Kimberley of WA and given to my parents many years ago. It is the same longer straighter shape and is a traditional hunting design, meant only to hit a target. I have also seen boomerangs in the shape of a number 7, which are also larger, and particularly lethal on bigger Aussie animals. These also do not return. Was this clear enough?

​@@AdamEwartWell yeah as an Indigenous person I can confirm you're right but I'm not sure about the after colonisation part. Either way there's at least 2 or more types of boomerangs and I've made both hunting and returning ones a few times.

Awesome! Thank you!

Bring some for me too! lol. Black wattle is fantastic for these as well. Recently learned you can cut the wood green, chop it down to a 2-4cm thick board, and then "cook" it over a fire to drive out the moisture and season it without cracking. Allegedly, that how Australian aboriginals took it from green wood to deadly weapon in 1 day.

@@sagesmokesurvival if you want really hard wood look for kiln-dried if you're okay with not sourcing the wood. Hickory is pretty nasty tough when kiln dried.

They're good fun tbh 😂

osage orange would be a fantastic wood for this. Should be damn near unbreakable when it's finished. make it thinner than mine. 1/2 inch thick is ideal. This maple I used is pretty soft so i made it thicker to compensate for weakness

He showed it in the video on a watermelon, still, this thing isnt killing anything more than a rabbit, and even thats assuming you want to practice enough with it to be able to hit one in the first place, if you want a quiet weapon, you might as well go with a bow and arrow or crossbow, much better accuracy, much better kill potential, minimal noise, and not overly expensive to get a decent one, and in the case of a crossbow, takes much less time to get used to than a bow, as well as providing better accuracy in general.

soccer fields and parks work great

Yes, it would be pretty much perfect for that! Probably not a legal method of take in your area though.

@@sagesmokesurvival if it is discreet & humane I don't care if it's legal. I'm in Scotland so hunting with firearms is difficult for me.

​@@assymcgee7217Go for it mate. Spend a few minutes carving out a decent piece and give it a try 😂

probably, and I don't think it would give you higher success rates when hunting. pointed, fire hardened ends though is a different story.

It would be best to look for a limb with a natural elbow. Shouldn't be too hard to find. Occpaleo has a good video on them.

They don't break that easily depending on the type of wood used.

Hello. They’re all made to those dimensions, and there’s only 200 of this model

@@sagesmokesurvival I see. I may have to look elsewhere, that’s an amazing knife but it’s the tiniest bit short for survival craft in Arizona. Blades around 5-6” are ubiquitous around here because the added versatility of more knife is still balanced out by the relative lightness

This is one I forged years ago. It's based off of an old colonial tomahawk design. It is a fantastic tool, able to do anything you need a small axe for, and the handle comes off the head easily so you can make the head a hand held chopper, adze, hide scraper, or ulu knife. Townsends.us has some similar historic models at a good price!

@@sagesmokesurvival thank you very much! I was afraid that you were going to say it's forged because of course it was by you, but now I have a resource to get a hold of one of these things on my own. This is fantastic.

Heh... I just checked, really interesting RU-vidr and I didn't know they sold anything, not quite what you have though, but I'll keep searching. A lot of it isn't really skinny on the hatchet side like that, it's very broad and stubby.

My really though. I've seen rabbits duck an arrow at longer distances. I'd love to see this guy actually try and hunt with this thing.

if it didn't work, there wouldn't be thousands of examples found buried all over the planet. it was evidently a common hunting weapon, but it also evidently requires great skill. your dad would have trained you from the time you were 6 or 7 to hunt with one of these things (probably among other weapons like the javelin, spear thrower, sling, bow and arrow), and his dad would have trained him, and so on, going back dozens if not hundreds of generations. it seems like a particularly difficult skill, because unlike other skills, it only starts being useful after years of practice. there's always room for improvement with any skill, but most skills have a lower skill curve, where you're able to at least do something useful with it after a couple months of practice, even if it's sloppy. like a bow and arrow, you should be able to kill a deer at 20 yards with a bow and arrow after practicing on targets a couple times. but throwing this thing in such a way that it actually hits-let alone incapacitates-a bird or a rabbit, that requires so much practice, because there are so many ways to screw it up. any of your joints could be off angle by just 2 degrees and cause you to completely miss. and getting enough power into it is a real art. just like there's a fine art to throwing a shot put or a discus. and indeed, if you've ever seen someone who's mastered the sling, you've been amazed at how insanely fast someone can sling a rock. a sling can easily kill any animal with a head, except maybe a rhinoceros or an elephant due to their shock absorbing skin and monstrously thick skulls. but to do that, you need an insane amount of practice to coordinate your body movements in such a way as to generate all that power. it requires every muscle in your body working in concert to impart more momentum to the rock. which just means a ton of practice, really, since we're not really capable of consciously synchronizing every part of our body. it's hard to even be aware of every muscle in your body at the same time, let alone consciously synchronize them. but if you keep practicing, trying to generate more and more power each time, eventually through trial & error you'll get better and better at it, and through muscle memory you'll be able to reproduce the motion. I think this is pretty similar to a sling, the motion you want is much more complex than shown in the video, since again it's very hard to generate enough power to kill something worth eating with it. with a sling, you need to do this complex spinning motion to build up enough momentum in your arms before you release the weapon. if you just stand facing the target and swing your arm, maybe twisting at the hip and stepping forward, you'll still be able to kill small game, but if you want to kill big game or a human (as slings were used in ancient warfare) you need to practice this very distinctive motion that looks really cool. that said, I think the sling might be the better weapon all around.

@@ToxicallyMasculinelol yeah indeed but that was my point ! obviously it works ! but the skill barrier required to efficiently use it a long therm survival situation seems " Big ". And you very right, this is the type of weapon you have to practice since your young age

​@@bastienagullo9488Nah man it's really not that bad and honestly easier than trying to be accurate with a spear or another thrown weapon of likeness. It would take you only a few days or a week to get decent if you're not incompetent.

Making a good arrow can be as complex as making a good bow. As someone who frequently makes both, I can definitely make a suitable rabbitstick in the time it takes to make only 1 arrow. They're both great weapons with different strengths, however for a long term survival scenario, (essentially wilderness living), my focus would be hunting more small game as they are more plentiful than big game in most areas, and flocking birds, like geese, duck and quail.

@@sagesmokesurvival I wouldn't be able to carve one out nearly as quickly. Quality is something I will sacrifice, so long as it gets the job done. I've crafted some pretty rudimentary arrows and a functional ( if not pretty) bow in a couple of hours, and have attempted to make a rabbit stick.... it didn't go too well. It's a skill to be able to craft and use a rabbit stick, and one that is very respectable. I chose the archery route, and many others have done the same. It's wonderful that you are able to do what you do, but not everyone would have the time to learn and master two redundant skills that can be applied under similar circumstances. I'm speaking for the more creative/less skilled side of the equation. I'm also a bit biased because I can nail a small target with a crappy arrow, but can't hit the same target with a rock, stick, or anything else I can lob at it.

Boomerangs are hell easy to make don't require much precision when you carve them. You can smash one out in about 5 mins or 20mins actually taking your time. Hunting ones are much easier than trying to make one return but still easy enough

You could make your own one for free in like 10 mins or so 😂

@@iino1goodiips4281.) You're an asshole 2.) I admire the man's craftsmanship 3.) He can make a really cool business out this 4.) I work in computers and maybe I'm not that good at wood building...So what's the harm in asking somebody else??

This is for cases when you don't HAVE a gun, or can't risk the noise, or don't want to lose your primitive-weapon hunting season privileges, or just want a challenge.

Donny Dust has his dog trained to actually retrieve his rabbit sticks. Quite handy in target practice to speed up training a bit. Definitely don't want to throw it if there's dogs down range though.

thats why you'd want to be an expert at this weapon or any other BEFORE you're in a situation where you need it to survive. If i can make this in an hour and bash prairie dogs and woodchucks all day, thats great return on investment. I'm not telling the average joe that this is the weapon they need, though i am trying to showcase that it is severely underrated. For me, as someone who practices with hunting boomerangs near daily, it's a natural first choice.

well, I'd suggest you read more about the boomerang's history. This style existed long before the returning ones, and more straight flying boomerangs have been made in Australia than returning ones historically.

being a aussie and having aboriginal in me, i can say boomerangs come in all types and yes some just flew straight and do not return.

Some were just man killer's made for tribal war not really made for throwing although it would be thrown if needed but most boomerang are not the type that return they were all pretty much just slightly curved throwing sticks made from stump of a tree and carved into the roots of the tree giving not just a curve but two different types of wood in one piece a light end and a heavy end .