I never could agro anything with Stomp. I also never ran at them. I'm not sure why I didn't think of that
I will give this a try. I too hate to carry around an inventory full of stones just to miss 8 times. I'd much rather carry around half an inventory of food and munch for YB.
As a new player I found that making the slingshot was not an issue. At the time I lived in a forest. It was a VERY long walk to the nearest biome with Milkweed. I just TP'ed to Boston and foraged for a bit. It took maybe an hour to find what I needed, and I also had two boxes full of Berries on a Straw afterwards.
I also love that it's an involved crafting process for early-game. Finding the roots, making a fire, waiting for two 20-minute bake cycles (because you need 5 fibers and only 4 fit in a fire), then using them on a water source all just to craft a flimsy little slingshot. It's a great introduction to what the game will become for you very shortly
The only complaint I had is that I didn't know about the change when it happened. I killed my first bunny and was so happy. The next day I log in and I can't catch anything. I thought I was going insane until someone on the forums pointed me here
But it's a beta of a game with a vertical learning curve. I wouldn't be playing it if I didn't enjoy such things.