Who else can't wait until spring?
Dont get me wrong, I love winter. I love every season, they are apart of the the way we live when in the wilderness. But if you live in the northern United States (or anywhere with more than mild winters) there is not to much foraging that can be done witch is why I can not wait for spring to break through the ice and watch all of the food and medicine pop up from the earth for everyone to use. Unlike the last month when I stayed 36 hours in the woods with no food and and stumbled across a patch of wintergreen, as I brushed snow from the leaves of noticed quite a few teaberries still stuck on the plants. I almost cried thinking they held on all this time just for me. I may seem like I was over exaggerating but when you expect to survive off small game and don't see any sign of life except a doe (off limits) and some coyote tracks, those berries were the holy grail to me. Eating a handful of teaberries and making some wintergreen white pine tea I was exactly what I needed for my 5 mile hike back to the car. Looking back on that situation I can't stop thinking of the almost endless wild salads I can make during a season where I can only get one turkey and small game (not including rabbits and squirrels) I just can't wait. How about you guys?