Hello, everyone. I am an author of young adult fiction, and I'm currently writing a book set in a world with American colonial-level technology. I would like to include a scene of a group of men/boys who go hunting deer to feed the people in a caravan.
Problem is, I am not a hunter, and need some help. Basically, I would like to pick your brains on the basics. Call it research! :wink: In the past, I've found it's much easier to learn about a subject through discussion than through a textbook.
Thank you very much in advance. I am open to links to helpful articles, anecdotes, and plain fact, if you are interested in helping me.
Regards,
Rachel
Problem is, I am not a hunter, and need some help. Basically, I would like to pick your brains on the basics. Call it research! :wink: In the past, I've found it's much easier to learn about a subject through discussion than through a textbook.
- How many people can make up a hunting party?
- Would they go on horseback, or on foot?
- Would they take a dog?
- Would they hunt with rifles, or with bows? - this is more of an advantage/disadvantage question, let me worry about the time period and available equipment
- How long can a hunt take?
- How is a deer tracked?
- For eating, would they go for a buck or a doe (or does it matter)?
- How many people can one deer feed?
- How would they get the deer back?
Thank you very much in advance. I am open to links to helpful articles, anecdotes, and plain fact, if you are interested in helping me.
Regards,
Rachel