That is pretty interesting. Did he happen to name what tribe his native Americans friends are from? I live in California right next to the Morongo Indian tribe. Also, what type of hunting do you like to do? Opening season for dove just started here. 

That's a neat contact to make!  Sling hunting would be really difficult so they must have had some real skill.  The windup takes long, even on a one spin throw, and the game can startle before the shot makes it to the target.  Slings seem best suited for pest control and animal herding but if you can hunt with one successfully, you're awesome!   

For primitive hunting of small game S. California Indians such as the Hopi would often use a basic rabbit stick.  Quail and dove stick together in one place and the stick makes odds of a hit high by acting like the shotgun.  If brush is thick then a bow would be my choice.   

Has anyone practiced sling hunting that can tell what techniques were the best for them?

Ben

I saw your YouTube video on flying targets Jaegoor, you've got skill! A ton a practice!

That's great you have the support of your friends. What type of sling do you use? 

Disciple, he did mention the name of the tribe but i don´t remember it, i´ll make sure to ask later, and as for what type of hunting i like?,  i like to hunt birds more than anything, dove, duck, quail and pheasant, also aquirrels, its way more fun than deer hunting, i mostly like to use primitive weapons like bows, crossbows, blowguns and slings but lately ive taken a liking to the shotgun  , altho hunting quail isn´t that hard around here, i can reliably get close enough to shoot at a covey with my recurve and i sometimes get them on the wing, in fact, i actually think it would be easier to hunt them with a sling because i don´t need to retrieve my ammo, but i would only do wingshots because if you are close enough they will always fly as soon as you start your windup, like Whipartist said, i had that happen to me once, i got about ten yards from a covey but as soon as i started my windup they flew away, never used my sling to try to hunt quail, been meaning to tho. A friend of mine hunts quail with a stick like the hoppi natives, he gets them on the fly to, i dont know how the hoppis hunt rabit with a stick tho, its way to slow, they always bolt as soon as they see me do the motion or the stick going towards them.

I make my Slings myself. Here a small choice


http://fundamittere.jimdo.com/schleudergalerie/schleudern-von-jaegoor/

Thanks