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Great trip,I'm envious,and looking forward to your article in bushcraft survival skills mag,will it be in oct/nov issue?

Thank you for comparison pics r-tron....only realised now that I've been using a crusader cup on a web Tex stove for years...and it was always wobbly and never sat right on bars/handle.Even when I tried penny can stove it would never fit in holder,only slimmer energy drink cans would fit there.I...

Thanks so much for your help in clarifying this Max,I will be eagerly awaiting publishing in autumn,It would be great if you gave a heads up on here when its ready.Something to look forward to at least.cheers!

On the back of ANIMAL TRACKS ID by Ian "max"maxwell it lists 3 other books by the same author,they are; ANIMAL CSI "ID" MANTRACKING KEY TOPICS AND TECHNIQUES SIMPLE SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES by IAN MAXWELL AND BOB COOPER Ive done a quick search and couldnt find them,does anyone know what the...

Hi jonboy79,this tracking subsection has gone very quiet!best thing to do is keep checking the trampled area every two hours to establish the level of regrowth,or turgidity in the grass,nettle stems,grass should recover in about 6 hours,nettles may take a day,depending how badly bruised they...

Arrgh the temptation is terrible,will be saving my pennies till july when i will be over visiting relatives,will be counting the days!

cheers guys, unfortunately we got a very slooow broadband connection out here in the boonies and it would take hours to download movies,but thanks for the link blacktimberwolf,will have to wait till i get dvd,another item for the xmas list:

Has anyone seen a new film showing on sky movies called "tracker" about a tracker in New Zealand tracking down a convict,meant to have great scenery and srarring ray winstone.I havent got sky movies but wondered if it was worth watching and if the tracking scenes are any good?

case closed then,cat looks like he got egg on his face allright!:D

Are the pics recent?because its late in the season for egg laying,some birds will have a second or third clutch if unsuccessful in hatching eariler clutchs.the dead leaves on the grond look like leylandii,was there recent pruning done which may have knocked nest out of hedge and predator had a...

A guide to british mammal tracks and signs fsc publication,fold out guide to tracks,homes,droppings.simple portable easy to follow guide for in the field and only £3.50.(www.field-studies-concil.org).also mark elbroch Mammal tracks and sign,lots of pics in the field,mostly american but some...

Cheers guys,territorial was what i suspected,also it might be an indicator of how plentiful food must be,to sacrafice a meal as a territorial marker,its great to have a forum to discuuss tracking my work colleagues thought i was mad to be so interested in it!but when you analyse it,tells a lot...

hi all, A few months ago i came across a fox scat that was perfectly dropped onto a dead mouse(took pics with phone but not techy enuff to post).it was definately fox because i had seen cubs in the area for a few weeks and knew where den was. what was the purpose of fox doing...

canoeing and camping is the best way to easily get to the wildest spots,with all the comforts that cant be lugged in a backpack.check out song of the paddle forum.