Andrew TurngrenNov 21, 2022
Huff

Some Mastodon tips I've learned:

- You need a fit, young hunting party
- They are not easy to bring down, so make sure your spears have extremely sharp tips
- Ensure you have a supply line and pack animals available to transport the meat and pelt back to the cave

Nov 20, 2022 at 9:44pmWeb
Show threadSentientTPNov 20, 2022
@huff do you have any woolly mammoth tips?
Show threadHuffNov 20, 2022
@SentientTP Nose plugs. They're cute but they stink.
Show threadgnateNov 25, 2022
@huff @SentientTP Applies to more than just mastodons.
Show threadJoe St Clair-FordNov 23, 2022
@SentientTP take climate change more seriously.
Show threadCaliban64Nov 20, 2022
@huff additional tips:
- they don’t like to be eaten
- mastodons are friends not food
#vegetarian
Show threadGrounded GryphonNov 20, 2022
@huff
Don't forget good boots -- persistence hunting with holes in your soles is miserable.
Show threadAcculation IncNov 21, 2022

@huff Apparently, also depends on type of Mastodon you're hunting & how long it's co-evolved w/ humans.

It's thought elephants & humans co-evolved over millions of yrs in Africa & instinctively fear humans.

In New World, woolly mammoths didn't co-evolve but only interacted only in the last 10-20K years.

As a result, some researchers believe woollies, being huge, did not instinctively fear humans, and would foolishly wander into human camps, fight back rather than run away, &c. Big mistake.

Show thread@Lee_in_IowaNov 21, 2022
@Acculation @huff “only” the last 10,000 years, you say? Only.
Show threadStephen BallNov 21, 2022
@huff @Acculation @Lee_in_Iowa 10,000 years is a vanishingly tiny timeframe for evolution. For comparison modern humans have been around for about 200,000 years and that’s still a very tiny timeframe for evolution.
Show threadReidoNov 23, 2022
@Acculation @huff I absolutely love that the academics migrated to Mastodon!
Show threadJohn KotlashNov 21, 2022
@huff cave!! You lucky lucky bastards…We’ve just got this pathetic little Igloo!!
Show threadrolenthedeepNov 21, 2022
@huff that last one is the one that always trips you up. Good tip!
Show thread🎏| Autistic Gay WizardNov 21, 2022
@huff Recommendations for pack animals to keep on standby?
Show threadHuffNov 21, 2022
@AmberlynWhite
Definitely oxen, short-faced bear or dire wolves.
Show thread🎏| Autistic Gay WizardNov 21, 2022
@huff Perfect. I’ve got just the thing. Thank you.
Show threadDan CoghlanNov 21, 2022
@huff
Show threadEvelyn GorframNov 21, 2022

@huff Alternatively, find a high cliff & get a bunch of your neighbors to help you chase a few mastodons over the edge. Messy as hell, but not as dangerous as the "run up & bother it with spears" technique.
If conditions permit set up temporary village at the foot of the cliff for communal butchering/meat processing/etc.

*idea stolen from Indigenous Peoples who did this with bison &/or buffalo

Show thread@Lee_in_IowaNov 21, 2022
@gorfram @huff “bother it with spears” 🤣😂🤣
Show threadReidoNov 23, 2022
@gorfram @huff I highly recommend setting up the temporary village AFTER you drive them off the cliff, not before.
Show threadSomeBlokeInAHatNov 21, 2022
@huff trip wires made from knotted and twisted reeds can be effective if you’ve an organised team of hunters.
Show threadA.T. SayreNov 21, 2022
@huff please. All you need is a narrow valley to lead them into and a couple of boulders.
Show threadGwenhwyfarNov 21, 2022
@huff I've just learned that only two people in my family fit this criteria.
Show threadKinetixNov 21, 2022
@huff
OK, I guffawed at this, out loud even.
@gummibunny
Show threadWolfie RankinNov 21, 2022
@huff They smell worse on the inside than they do on the outside.
Show threadAdam DaviesNov 21, 2022
@huff @mikestevens FINALLY some Mastodon advice I can use in a past life
Show threadIt's Just Jenn 🏳️‍⚧️Nov 21, 2022
@huff not sure if describing actual Mastadon or users of this site...🤔
Show threadOldt Lang SyneNov 21, 2022
@huff Sir. This is a Wendy’s.
Show threadBruceMcFNov 21, 2022
@huff Yes, the last is important. Those who think that a party during the winter can always return because the meat is frozen soon learn about the ecology of climax predators in the area of the hunt.
Show threadLurkingOffNov 21, 2022
@huff and if they are accompanied by a pterodactyl, triceratops, sabre tooth tiger and a tyrannosaurus, RUN
Show threadGrouching Towards BethlehemNov 21, 2022
@huff when outfitting my hunting party how important is it that they wear earplugs to avoid being overwhelmed by toot decibels?
Show threadAkshay Singh JamwalNov 21, 2022
@huff At this rate you'll drive them extinct.
Show threadJD StrikerNov 21, 2022
@huff I was confused, so:
https://mastodon.social/@jdstriker/109372731509010586
#MastodonOrMammoth
Show threadVicNov 21, 2022
@huff what are my chances if my spears are dull and worn?
Show threadRJNov 21, 2022
@huff I use these tips for Far Cry Primal
Show threadShaggyhorsetalesNov 21, 2022
@huff it works well to slay them I a bog or lake and let the cold water preserve them. Less work, but very cold when you really need a mastoburger.
Show threadBunny Jane's HumansonaNov 21, 2022

@huff Personally I find it easier to bring the whole clan on the trip. They can hang back till the hunters are successful, and then we cook the mastodon where it fell.

Mastodons typically live in forested areas so it's no problem getting wood for the fire and wild herbs to spice the meat.

Everybody eats their fill, it's fresh meat so there are fewer evil spirits clinging to it, and there are more hands to carry souvineers back afterwards. YMMV*

*(your mastodon may vary).

Show threadHuffNov 21, 2022
@bunny_jane Oh here we go, always some Cro-Magnons out here with “take the whole bunch! Traveling party!” Let me tell you—Neanderthal ways have worked just fine for the last however many Moons, and we ain’t going anywhere for another 40,000 years, so you guys can just—
Show threadWallyNov 21, 2022

@huff

I can't wait.

Show threaddɀibanNov 21, 2022
@huff But wait, I thought we don't domesticate anything other than dogs for another 5000 years?
Show threadThaiMDNov 21, 2022
@huff If you're able to hunt one near a river, you could use rocks to weigh down the meat, the near freezing water will keep the meat edible for weeks.
Show threadGabriel BaumanNov 21, 2022

@huff

- If you are Legolas, all you need is a bow and a few arrows

Show threadDanna Young✌️🇺🇸Nov 21, 2022
@huff *follow!🙌🙌
Show threadCleo of Topless TopicsNov 21, 2022
@huff also don't underestimate the pincer attack. Blind canyons can be your friend, but only if you're prepared to face off with a trapped, enraged pachyderm!
Show threadSmall Things ConsideredNov 21, 2022
@huff
Show threadLambda PiNov 21, 2022
@huff One more: set up camp next to the kill so you can dry and smoke as much of the meat as you can before transporting it.
Show threadKalle HallivuoriNov 21, 2022
@huff Scouts say that due to the immense power of spear tips made of stone they are becoming rare, so we should only bring down old ones to keep enough of them around. They should just scout harder.
Show threadReptillacus🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Nov 21, 2022
@huff
Simply smear a tree with peanut butter, and they'll come to you.
Not tried this myself yet as I'm probably allergic to ivory.
Show threadKevNov 21, 2022
@huff - try to select a site where you can drive it into a cliff face with the younger members (under 8s) wait above with rocks
Show threadAxman6 | 🇦🇺Nov 21, 2022

@huff Ensure you have negotiated with the natives to provide enough animal fat to produce a sufficient quantity of pemmican else you may have to resort to eating the pack animals!

https://youtu.be/DUAayg3D0XA

Pemmican: History's Power Bar

YouTube
Show threadSumurai8Nov 21, 2022

@huff You'll also require a time machine.

I would let you borrow mine, but I am afraid the Mastodons go extinct if I let you use them. 😛

Show threadTrevor HerbertNov 21, 2022
@huff Pack animals will probably need domesticating first.
Show threadMikeNov 21, 2022
@huff there needs to be a mascot...Thomastodon?
Show threadRaffaele CastagnoNov 21, 2022
@huff
Show threadPoachergirlNov 21, 2022
@huff 🤣🤣🤣
Show threadYaseen, Yaseen of Yaseen 🏳️‍⚧️Nov 21, 2022
@rustypawz @Kjun you two are the kind of fuckers who will help me do this
Show threadAnthony Stevens 🇪🇺 🇯🇲 💙Nov 21, 2022
@huff 😂😂😂😂
Show threadJose GarciaNov 21, 2022

@huff

Sufficient experience and cunning is a good equivalent for youth.