Archive | July, 2015

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Do Preppers Really Need to Know Wilderness Survival Skills?

By on July 30, 2015 in Master Woodsman, Wilderness Survival

Several weeks ago I taught another tree and plant identification class. As is usually the case, the majority of students were very interested in edible wild plants, most considering it a priority. After discussing ALL the different aspects one could learn about trees, and more importantly, why, edibility dropped lower on everyone’s list, especially for […]

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How to Clean a Snapping Turtle

By on July 18, 2015 in Fieldcraft, Master Woodsman, Nature & Conservation, Uncategorized

I was down on the creek fishing a few weeks ago and what did my wondering eyes see? Yep, a snapping turtle trying to hurry and get to deeper water because he knew he had been spotted. I didn’t bother jumping down the bank and grabbing him this time but I usually do that once […]

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Where Have All the Axes Gone?

By on July 16, 2015 in Classic Camping, Fieldcraft, Master Woodsman, News & Updates, Toolcraft, Woodcraft

Thank you Tony Nester for sharing this (surprising) article from The Atlantic… Where Have All the Axes Gone? The treasured woodchopper’s talisman is a guide to an almost-lost way of life, an Object Lesson. Last year was, by some accounts, the year of the lumbersexual—big beard, big plaid, big boots. Although not measured by time […]

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