Recent content by Forked_Stick

cook it underground... you cant overcook it that way, and when you dig it up in front of your 20 guests, its rather impressive. heres a good link: http://www.thesalmons.org/lynn/pit.html

Cabela's has some great hunting and fishing games: http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/index/index-display.jsp?id=cat601680 Fun in the off season, but it can also be informative...I was playing with different lures, and you can see what they do at different speeds.

Any chance the offending sponsor will get their act together?

I am having the same problem, but Im on Safari...I cant block ads (without dealing with code) any suggestions?

How big are they? Whats standard size?

This is a great book.

I agree...I'll throw Dandelions on that list too... both decent drinks, but not coffee.

how did you prepare the tea? if you use water thats hot, but not boiling, and remove the needles shortly after submerging them, it can give a nice soft flavor. If you use boiling water, and let it seep for a while, different oils come out of the needles, and while this is how you would prepare...

The Native Americans were fond of brain tanning...and yes you use the brains of the animal...as they say "every animal has enough brains to tan its own hide" check out: http://www.braintan.com/ They have great information, as well as a store if you need anything. BTW, traditional brain...

Im not sure about the rules over there, but here in the states, it is illegal to trap game in anything other then an approved trap. Which means that all of the traps, snares, and deadfalls that we discuss for survival are illegal (even to practice) unless you are in a survival situation (it is...

I was just discussing this same thing on a fishing forum that I am a member of...its the winter doldrums. Bushcrafters & fisherman are outdoors people...and while we can go outside, its the months and months of cold rain and wind that give people a sort of cabin fever. Im the first one to say...

Tracking is an art that encompasses many different skills. You could be reading alot of different kinds of books... animal sign, awareness, weather, flora, just to name a few... I'm a Tom Brown tracking student, so I am partial to him...That said, Id start with...

Very nice work, I really like the compass. (thanks for the link...i'm there now searching) I like having different colored (Im american) rings so its easy to differentiate between measurements, or keep track more then one thing at a time. I also like to mark the length of the stick like a...

now that sounds like a great night...I love to go do simple overnights with out any kind of agenda...a real battery recharger.

Check the tail drag...its not a beaver, not a bird, not a deer, not a racoon... http://dirttime.ws/Notebook/Nutria.htm I have read that the French were big farmers of Nutria (and yes a Coypu is the same thing - Myocastor coypus) for their pelts...and food to a lesser extent. Nutria are not...