Slingshot Hunting – A Primer for Bringing In Small Game

There’s been a lot of talk in the preparedness community about slingshots and their effectiveness as a small game hunting tool, especially in a large-scale disaster scenario where food stockpiles may run out. Today is going to be all about slingshots and their usefulness as a disaster prep.

Before we even get into this topic, we need to make a couple things very clear.

First, a slingshot is not a toy, it’s a weapon. You should be taking just as many precautions and safety procedures with a slingshot that you would with any other weapon. In fact, due to the inherent design of a slingshot, you will want to take even greater precautions, especially in eye protection. If you don’t believe me, go to YouTube and search for “slingshot accidents”. Warning: some of those videos are quite graphic.

Second of all, before the hate mail rolls in, yes there are several other weapons that are better suited for hunting than a slingshot. Thank you, Captain Obvious.

Depending on the situation though, there can be several advantages to using a slingshot over other types of hunting tools, which we will be going over today.

The benefits of using a slingshot for hunting

On the surface it might seem that slingshots would be one of the worst choices for a hunting weapon. They’re not nearly as powerful as a bow (let alone a firearm), they take a lot of practice to be accurate with, you have to be much closer to your target and they’re usually pretty limited as far as what kind of game you can really go after with it. However, there are actually quite a few benefits for using a slingshot instead of a normal hunting weapon, including:

• They are easier to use in an urban areas – IE you’re unlikely to get the cops called on you for shooting a slingshot in your backyard.
• They are legal to openly carry in most areas
• They don’t attract nearly as much attention as a firearm or bow
• They are one of the most quiet ways to hunt game
• Finding ammo for a slingshot can be as easy as picking up a rock off the ground
• They have very few parts and can be made and maintained very easily
• You don’t need any sort of documentation or licenses to own a slingshot
• A commercial slingshot is a fraction of the cost of any other hunting tool
• Slingshot hunting is very challenging and can teach you to be a better hunter all-around
• In a SHTF, long-term disaster scenario, slingshots will be perfect for hunting small game when ammunition and gun parts are scarce and you want to be as quiet as possible.

The legalities of slingshot hunting

Slingshots are legal to own pretty much everywhere. I wanted to make a comprehensive list of what states allow slingshots for hunting; however this is actually a lot more of a grey area than I believed it would be. There are several states that simply have no laws on record at all about slingshot hunting and some states have conflicting information depending on what state office you ask….READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE