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We call pickerel "jackfish" down here in south Al. They look alot like a pike but not as big. Also boney, you eat the smaller ones (10 inchers) you filet and cut across the tiny bones with slashes...

I've heard of a turtle trap made from a 5 Gal. bucket but I cant find it on the web. Anyone ever seen one?

You are probably right about rescue being likely here in the US(or atleast most parts) but my interest lies not only in wildrness survival but also wilderness living and preservation of nearly...

I realy like wild foods and am fascinated by mushrooms! Here I harvest ringless honey mushrooms, blewits, lacaria and several species of lactariae.
But to the origional question I think cordage is...

I have a site its mostly about Homesteading but I will make a page and add some pics. Dont have many right now but ill add and take some video on my next trip...

Welcome bro, I'm new too. I've learned alot in the trhee days I've been here.

Cant find iron pyrite here (though i do have a chunk of it from a trip to the mountains, bought it in a rock shoppe) . I wonder if a chunk of iron ore would work?

I would choose rope or cordage. A machette would be good to have for sure, but lashings are only good for so much and it takes me a while to make enough cordage that is usable fishing or trapping. I...

I understand the fact that it might not be likely... But also I like do what ifs. I guess thats what makes me interested in the subject. No knife. I'd take as much cordage as i can. Mainly cause...

I cant think of a feasable senario other than this: Ok, you are taken prisoner by "the enemy". Just for laughs they decide they are going to drop you off in the middle of the wilderness 150 miles...

I can hardly imagine not having need to make more cordage or tools or somthing. But lets say bellys full, fully rested and bored. I'd probably try to make a flute ( like easy rivercane type not a...

I used one once at a Creek Pow-Wow but not for fire it had a stone tip. But I've nver made one. The action of it is pretty smooth with a stone tip but I dont know about a wooden spindle (lotsa...

Only thing like that I've ever made was a squirel bone septum piece I used to wear when I was out alone. But I dont know what ever happened to it, I may still have it in an old box of animal parts...

Im gonna build one to but I dont have a box and I do have some OSB. Soooo, I think I'll build one from that. But then that makes me wanna use some sheet metal for the interior so it will be more...

Any of you guys or gals ever made a pump drill or a curved knife for crafting?

Yea got the ever last night so today i went a picked some Dandelion and mustard and coocked up a big pot with some ham hock. I ate it all and drank the flavorfull liquer. Man was it good. I may have...

yea ant the three thousand lbs. of clothing she will never fit in again lol.

wel me bottle's filled. startin to get some coals but not enough yet to boil and need to keep me main fire alight. guess Ill build me a tripod to suspend me bottle and dig another pit for me coals...

I'd buy it i have to watch my 2 year old son and cant get out sometimed . ILL BY ONE NOW!

well me fire's built if i can just remember how to build this... its been a while hmm lets see http://www.wilderness-survival-skills.com/deadfalltrap.html

ah im glad i thought of that guess ill gather some wood. and a few sticks for figure 4 building while i sit by me fire. Its just too dark for shelter building ill have to rough it tonight.

theres a split piece of old ceder over there, fr a fire board. and i got me laces . hmm now for a hard wood spindle.

yea i used to own one but when we moved up from florida it got left behind. My wife packed the kitchen( Just throwin that out there, not blaming).

thanks man for the link. I'm OM IT! Ill let ya know how it goes.

Ok made it to the lake. Me gullet sa drie can ardly keep talkin ta maself. I can see ther are fish here from the jumpin'. Ill take some od these nice stones and make a fish trap in tha mornin'. ...