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an excerpt from the Hunting and Gathering Survival Manual
By Tim MacWelch
Acorns are a wild food powerhouse, containing about 2000 calories per pound, and they can be found across the Northern Hemisphere. Ancient peoples used these nuts as a carbohydrate rich staple food, similar in nutrition to bread.
an excerpt from Prepare For Anything
By Tim MacWelch
This elaborate cooking method is worth the trouble, because it makes great tasting food that stays hot for hours. The steam pit is a hole in the ground (or a raised mound) with hot rocks at the bottom. These rocks are covered with dirt or sand. You then sandwich-wrap your food between two layers of green vegetation and cover the pit with dirt and/or tarps to seal in the steam.
an excerpt from Prepare For Anything
By Tim MacWelch
A BOB (bug-out bag) is a collection of goods that you would need to survive if you had to flee your home with no guarantee of shelter, food, or water during an emergency. Think of the BOB as your survival insurance policy for any disaster or mayhem.
Trav and Mrs. Bunny's daughters, 6 year old Fiona and 4 year old Olivia, take over the studio in this all exclusive princess interview that focuses on women hunters and their advancement in the woods.
an excerpt from Prepare For Anything
By Tim MacWelch
Sticks and stones may break your bones, but bricks and stones can heat your home. How so? I’ll explain. Did you ever notice how a few hand-warmer packs in your pockets can heat you up while hunting? If we build on the concept of portable radiant heat, we can also turn rocks and bricks into small, high-output space heaters.
In this extended interview, growing outdoor star Eva Shockey will take on a variety of topics including the title she has been given as the "Queen of Hunting", gender roles and whether or not they have a place in the outdoors as well as how she hopes to change the way women look at outdoor sports. Listen now!
an excerpt from Prepare For Anything
By Tim MacWelch
Fire is an indispensable element in most outdoor survival situations. And whether your ignition source is a match, a lighter, a road flare, or a friction fire, you’ll need to know the right materials to get the fire started and keep it burning.
The first fire starting material is tinder. These slender materials have a lot of surface area and little mass, so they release their flammable gases more quickly than stouter materials.
an excerpt from Prepare For Anything
By Tim MacWelch
If there ever was a miracle product, it’s duct tape. In existence for more than 70 years, this staple product of fix-it-your-selfers has been used by everyone and for everything. Here are just a few of the things duct tape can do in a backcountry emergency.
Make Cordage and Rope To make a seriously strong cord, twist one or several lengths of duct tape into a cord or rope of your desired length. I wouldn’t recommend that you go rappelling down a cliff with it, but it’s plenty strong for most survival camp chores.
an excerpt from Prepare For Anything
By Tim MacWelch
The frontiersmen may have used the same knife to skin game, eat dinner, and shave their mighty beards—but that doesn’t mean that just having one knife was a good idea. Here are several basic knives that everyone should own, and the reasons why you should have them.
EVERYDAY CARRY The classic pocket knife is often a folding knife, but it can just as easily be a fixed blade knife. This is your go-to blade for most cutting jobs and the most likely tool that you’ll be keeping on your person (on your belt or in your pocket). The newer-model folders can often have assisted-opening features such as spring assist and thumb studs on the blade’s spine to allow for one handed opening. Select a folding knife that opens smoothly, without feeling loose or rattling. Stainless steel or high carbon steel blades can both be fine choices for an everyday carry knife.
by Ron Spomer
Christmas, Easter, the last day of school, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving — I’d happily trade all of them for the Kansas bird season.
The celebrations this hunter craves are gliding prairie chickens, exploding quail coveys and running roosters. A setter on point holds more promise than a pile of packages under a lighted tree. Searching for the components of a broken bobwhite covey is the ultimate egg hunt. Roaming the Flint Hills in search of chickens offers more freedom than three months of summer vacation stretching beyond the school house door, and the grandest fireworks display fizzles in comparison to a rooster ringneck exploding from stubble. In a day and age when most humans are consigned to life atop city concrete, Kansas bird season inspires hunters to give thanks every time they strap on their boots.
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