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Can't make a bow in the woods?! What do you think bows are made of? If you have a Swiss Army Knife with a saw and a blade (or two), then a bow is easily possible. It won't look as nice as something you made and finished with sandpaper, but it's easy. Cut a sapling about three inches thick, five or six feet long, mark where you want the handle to be, and take wood only from the belly. And then you have something nice to hunt with. You can even make a good Penobscot-style double bow. And making a sling would take as much time, realistically, in the woods. Also, it depends on what cordage is available: you would need lots of nettle string, but not a lot of willow or lime bark (the problem with these is preparation. Clematis bark is a no-no. Where as a bowstring can be easily made from the same stuff, with less of it.
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