Deadfall: Hunters by Richard Flunker Page B

these hunter groups is to develop an efficient method to dispatch of the Limps in any area where survivors might be, starting out directly around our home and slowly spreading out while maintaining control of the number of Limps directly next to us. This requires a volunteer group willing to be put at harms edge without using the equipment and arms that are limited at the time and best left to use by the military for specific missions. There is a clear amount of danger involved, but a method needs to be developed to ensure the high safety of the volunteers, again, to ensure the survival of mankind.
    These groups would initially have to be supplied by the military for food, at least up the point where our farming groups get crops and food coming our way. There is a good chance that these hunter groups may also become self-sustaining using salvaged nonperishable goods found out while roaming. It is unknown when this will be possible. The hunter groups though, would provide a safety net so that more and more food sources can be found and used, in other words, more land for farming. The lands in and around Sunny Pointe should work well for any kinds of crop, especially corn, but can only be farmed safely if a wide range of Limps can be removed to allow the farm workers to work in safety.
    The hunter groups will provide their own weapons and training and not require the use of any military weapons. The main weapon in the group will be a large pike, around 7 to 8 feet long. These can be fashioned out of wood, although a better source, possibly steel or some other metal, would be preferred once this is something we are capable of. We will have some side arms as well as some long range rifles, but it is the hunter group’s main purpose not to have to rely on ammunition, an item that may be difficult to produce in the amounts needed to successfully eliminate all Limps. It is far easier to train someone to put a pike through a Limps head than to put a bullet through the same head.
    Physical health will be essential for the volunteers in the hunter groups, but it is my opinion that this will not be a problem. The majority of survivors here at Sunny Pointe are those who are naturally gifted physically or because of their survival, have shed the former lifestyle and are now quite fit as well. Regardless, every volunteer must prove through physical training that they will be able to function within the hunter group, especially in the combat aspect.
    Each volunteer must be mentally trained as well. It is a well-established fact that the Limps produce a sense of panic among those of us still living, whether it is a product of something we don’t know of yet, or it is simply our fear of the undead, it is imperative that each man or woman wielding a pike never waver. Repeated exposure to the Limps in a controlled fashion might enable us to eliminate this fear. Thankfully we have a vast amount of this resource just across the Cape Fear River and it is just a manner of finding a way to bring some over for training.
    Hunter groups will also use the Limps on Carolina Beach for training using their weapons and for tactics. It is our hope that one if not our first major operation will be clearing Carolina Beach of all Limps. This may only be possible once we have enough hunter groups with enough experience for this undertaking.
    Hunter group formation and training can begin immediately. We would require food supplies for a couple of weeks as indicated previously as well as a few individuals with training experience to oversee the whole operation.

1 st Training After-Action Report
    Evan Steers, 3 rd Hunter group
    One month progress report
    Training for the hunter group is proceeding well and I have collected all the results and findings from our one month of training and dealing directly with the Limps.
    Personal Training: Training instructors provided by the military have proved essential in the overall organization of the training groups the