How Many Here Could Survive On Wild Edibles Tomorrow If TSHTF?

[Nativedude]

This poll and thread is in response to Sarge 47's Post "Reality Check/Wild Edibles"

To get a sense of how many here really know their wild edibles, I am curious to know how many people that practice survival and/or primitive living, actually know, the wild edibles in their area and could sustain off them as well?!

Let's see. . . .Here we go! P.S. Please be truthful in answering.

Sarge's thread pertains to W.E. "plants" and the poll is in response to his post.

Now for winter sustenance you could eat W.E.'s harvested in the summer and dried for the winter or you could cook and can them.

There are many creative ways to use plants, fruits, berries, etc.

[endurance]

I know the very basics for my area, but in my area, actually being able to survive on what you find would be nearly impossible. I can identify about 12 native plants that are edible. At the peak of the season, I might be able to gather enough of those 12 plants to give me 50% of my calorie needs for any given day. The exception would be wild berries, but that season is so short around here that I could really only meet my calorie needs for maybe six weeks a year.

[crashdive123]

While there are lots of fruit orchards and farms in the area - I don't think that is what you are asking. I would have trouble - now, add fish or wild game and I would do OK.

[Sarge47]

This poll and thread is in response to Sarge 47's Post "Reality Check/Wild Edibles"

To get a sense of how many here really know their wild edibles, I am curious to know how many people that practice survival and/or primitive living, actually know, the wild edibles in their area and could sustain off them as well?!

Let's see. . . .Here we go! P.S. Please be truthful in answering.

Great thread idea, Nativedude!

Hmmm, Questions 1 & 3 are exactly the same!

[Sarge47]

Question #5: I know a very limited amount of W.E., but not enough to sustain me!

[crashdive123]

Great thread idea, Nativedude!

Hmmm, Questions 1 & 3 are exactly the same!

I fixed em.

[vthompson]

I know several wild edibles, but I would have to add fish or game to it in order to get by n a daily basis. I would have to cover a large area on a daily basis to rely solely on wild edibles.

[SARKY]

Now when you say wild edibles to me I am including furry mamials, scaley fish and the descendents of raptors. In that case yes! if you are talking about just plants......I didn't climb to the top of the food chain in order to eat grass!

[crashdive123]

Now when you say wild edibles to me I am including furry mamials, scaley fish and the descendents of raptors. In that case yes! if you are talking about just plants......I didn't climb to the top of the food chain in order to eat grass!

Kind of why I haven't answered the poll yet. Plants only - and I will have trouble.

[endurance]

Agreed. If I can take critters, I'm much more likely to meet my calorie needs (or would that be meat my calorie needs).

[Sourdough]

Native Dude, I went with #1 however I do not think I could live through the winter here on just plants. But with so much fish and game available, my brain just will not grasp eating only wild edibles.

So I will ask you, Native Dude, with 3' to 5' of snow most of the winter here on the south shore of Turnagain Arm, is it possible to live 7 months on only wild edibles found here.....? I truly do not know about winter wild edibles.



Hey, CRASH....can you change my vote from #1 to #3

[crashdive123]

Hey, CRASH....can you change my vote from #1 to #3

Done, but your name still appears in #1 (don't know how to change that).

[endurance]

I've thought about enhancing an area (besides the obvious, my garden). Building some check dams in dry gullies to catch extra rain and plant some seeds, etc., just to give you another source for edible plants if your garden was raided. Even if only 10% of the seed you put out there made it, you'd still have a lot more to forage off of than you would if you just went completely native.

[Sourdough]

Done, but your name still appears in #1 (don't know how to change that).

Thank you........

[shankfisher]

how many people that practice survival and/or primitive living, actually know, the wild edibles in their area and could sustain off them as well?!

Depends. I know cattail and poke salad by sight, and can of course eat all the nuts, berries, and wild fruits (persimmon, possum grape), etc. Ate those as a kid. But what you need to know is how to select food by watching animals, touching to the tongue, waiting for reaction, scratching skin for a wipe test, waiting for reaction, eating a tiny bit, waiting for reaction, eating more, waiting for reaction, etc. You'll find something to eat if you can do that testing. You can then eat a bit and keep your strength up to wait on a rabbit, squirrel, or fish trap. To live forever? No.

[gryffynklm]

Well, I'm basically toast. I know about 12 wild plants in our area that I am confident about. Without my edible field guide I'd be lost. If you haven't figured it out, I'm real green with the actual practice of survival. I have done a lot of reading and note taking but that is squat without the practice. To answer your survey with I don't know is the same as No. I have no hunting experience. Point and shoot at at target does not count.
Dang, did I just type that out loud, I think I just red flagged myself.

KArl

[Sourdough]

I don't understand option #2 it is clearly is not a choice for me, but would someone explain it to me. Seems like a eat and pray program, or am I missing something.

[Stargazer]

Hunting and fishing Id be OK. But to survive only on wild edibles I would die a slow painfull death.I have some learning to do.

[SARKY]

Oh yeah.....That is also why I carry a book in my kit that idenifies edible and medicinal plants in my area.

[shankfisher]

I think I just red flagged myself.

We are all at different places in our knowledge. You are learning, that's what's important.