Survival food

[WildGoth]

in your home woods what would be a survival meal for you(i mean like real survival not like self induced)

mine would most likey be

some meat surrqiel most likey possibly deer or turkey if lucky
wild apples
and local plants like nuts or etc

[Sarge47]

in your home woods what would be a survival meal for you(i mean like real survival not like self induced)

mine would most likey be

some meat surrqiel most likey possibly deer or turkey if lucky
wild apples
and local plants like nuts or etc

It would depend on several factors. What woods, what time of year, what I have to work with, who I have with me in case I need to go the "long pig" route.

The problem is that no one can know until the time comes.

[MCBushbaby]

probably cattails, frogs, pine needle tea, grouse if I'm lucky, squirrel (most certainly), dandelions, and the occasional thimbleberry bush.

[corndog-44]

Whitetail deer, squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, canadian geese, ducks, dandelions, pine nuts, walnuts, sassafras, acorns, cattails, fish, snapping turtles, bullfrogs and large green frogs. All within a 1/4 mile from me.

[carcajou garou]

Porcupines are abundant here and they are not harvested for that simple reason, easy to get at in case of emergency. Along with partridge, grouse, hare squirel, muskrats, beaver etc... all sort of small critters

[WildGoth]

qustion carcajou how do you get rid of the quills on the porcupines and do you use them after just curious

[carcajou garou]

After killing the pocupine, roll it over on its back, carefully field dress it, cook and eat. Quills can be pulled immediately with either a pair of pliers (breaks a lot) or use a split branch as a "pincher" or if time is of no constraint immerse the skin and quills will fall out in time. Give them to the women for quill works, roaches etc..
Watch out for the barbs on the external ends.

[carcajou garou]

Had a dog that was hell on wheels about killing porcupines, yep was litteraly a pin cushion a few times never learnt his lesson. Had to bring him to a vet a few times when he was real bad stuck (mouth and all) but sometimes when only a few we would tie to a tree trunk, wrap his muzzle and cut the quills and as gently pull them out. never learnt though

[Smok]

Acorns do not last long on the ground the native American got them up off the ground as soon as they could . So how long will the acorns be good on the ground ?? Cattails roots are good any time and so is arrow root , nut grass , red clover, dandy lions ,sunflower roots ,dock, mustard ,willow buds salads in the spring, pine nuts, pig weed Shepperd's purse,amaranth just to name a fue

[Stealth]

mustard, milkweed, birch, pine nuts, cat tails, dandelions, lily tubers, any fish, frog, insect or rodent that i catch... of course this all depends on availability, but there are plenty of foods to eat out there year round. the best thing is to know where you are going and do a little research beforehand.

i know you can eat seaweed from the ocean, would it be safe to eat fresh water seaweed?

[owl_girl]

i know you can eat seaweed from the ocean, would it be safe to eat fresh water seaweed?

There are different kinds of seaweed in the ocean. I know kelp and sea lettuce is edible in spring and early summer.

[nell67]

In my area we have squirrel,deer, turkey,quail,acorns,cattail,pine needle,wild grapes,mushrooms,and asparagus in the spring,just off the top of my head,and also I plant greens for winter harvest after the regular growing season is over,mustard,kale and collard will grow even with snow on the ground.

[dilligaf2u2]

Cats, Dogs, Rodents! I do plant seeds when I am out. I got a great crop of Mellon's this year and my beans did well enough that I picked 10 lbs of pintos this year. I call it renegade farming. I plant, when I am out and if I ever need it? I know where it is.

Onions do well here in the desert, close to the rivers. At waters edge Mellon's do well. My beans, I sow out on Blm land and out on the flats. Potato's in the Arroyos.

Don

[HOP]

Ground hogs here are like armdillos in Texas they are every where ang have good meat and skins make handy leather. Plenty of game in the wods and beries,nuts wild fruit fish and the occasional domstic animal gone astray.

[Beo]

Squirrel, rabbit, pheasant, quail, fish (aghhh I'd have to though) deer, sasssafrass tea, pine tea, water (plain) and beaver.

[trax]

If the rabbit comes with his own carrot a la Elmer Fudd, but if he doesn't....rabbit, wild onions, wild carrots, mushrooms. (Depends on the season obviously) blueberries, raspberries, cranberries, gooseberries....did I mention berries? LOL

Also readily available: grouse, ptarmigan, muskrat, beaver (tends to be greasy) ducks and geese (seasonal again, like the veggies)

Absolute core survival? Inside bark from pine and spruce will provide enough vitamin C to prevent scurvy, melt snow slowly and allow it to warm before drinking (people die from dehydration in the high Arctic) lemmings and mice are plentiful all over the north (good enough for wolves, good enough for me!)

Ideally? Shoot a moose or caribou..mmmmm.....and don't forget to suck the marrow right outta them bones, chock full of nutrients and the fat..mmmm...there isn't much of it on them critters but enjoy!

[sh4d0wm4573ri7]

hmmmm ,,, trout , turkey, deer, snake, rabbit, greens, etc.

[trax]

Squirrel, rabbit, pheasant, quail, fish (aghhh I'd have to though) deer, sasssafrass tea, pine tea, water (plain) and beaver.

No water from a beaver pond huh partner? Not if you're out there alone, LOL. Well, after seeing some of your posts, maybe none for you anyway,

[nell67]

Squirrel, rabbit, pheasant, quail, fish (aghhh I'd have to though) deer, sasssafrass tea, pine tea, water (plain) and beaver.

Aint nuttin wrong with fish

[trax]

You got that right, it's gotta be better than frogs and bugs, LOL