In this fourth volume of the Secrets of the Forestseries, outdoor educator Mark Warren describes the details of how to make and operate the tools that hurl projectiles toward a target including firing techniques of a sling, spear, atlatl, bow and arrow, throwing knife, tomahawk, and blowgun. a comprehensive lesson in the art of archery that includes the direct, lob, and clout shots, as well as shooting at a moving target. primitive precision methods of creating your own Cherokee selfbow and rivercane arrows. cementing projectile skills through a gamut of games and challenges.The second half of the book provides lessons on tandem canoeing, beginning on a lake or pond and evolving to whitewater. The preeducation of paddling starts on a creek with a selfmade model boat to understand the dynamics of moving water. On the lake, using a fullsized canoe, paddlers learn how to take control of their craft. Once on current, paddlers are introduced to the neverrelenting march of moving water, a phenomenon that must figure into every river maneuver, from planning routes by reading the water, eddy turns, lateral ferry maneuvers, peelouts, hovering in place, and running rapids dry, to riverrescue of capsized boats and swimmers, and the joy and instruction of slalom. This volume contains more than two hundred original adventures.

Binding: Paperback;288 pages; Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc; Classification: GBC; Weight: 938.28 g; Dimensions: 281 x 219 x 13

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