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Feather sticks - now theres a thing. We had a guy on a trip a few years back and he showed us how to do a feather stick and proceeded to tell us that it was an 'injun' trick. Well now there's a thing. Been an 'injun' all my life and almost all of it in the bush I never seen any 'injun' up...

Many of your dogs are too small to hunt game. But I guess you have them as pets? I'm not sure of the English names, but we have two types. One for sledge in winter 0 a bit like huskey/wolf cross breed. Some of us also have fast big hunting dogs used for chasing bear, and similar big...

Those quail seem really small birds. Your shotgun cartridges must cost more than the bird is worth. Do you eat them??

I'm curious just how useful a bandage and tourniquet will be in the case of terrorist attack? The ones we hear about involve many injuries and dead - such as the ones in London.

I don't know where the book is about but we have big herds of Caribou across the Barrens and of course across much of norhern caribou including woodland caribou further west.

Tansi/Wadjii It happens up here too. 3 people a couple of them English. Come here, think they can live on the the Barrens, the land we call the place of the little sticks because the trees are so small. We've passed their graves several times. They starved to death within their first winter...

Interesting you having a go fella You might want to check out how we build houses from forest trees, mostly axe and chainsaw. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfwCj34775g I'm not sure whether this video is full length but if you can find full length film you'll see how we build our...

We make our floors in camp from cedar or spruce like he did. No need to carry kit or equipment as much is in the forest already.

With many many millions of mozzies, blackfly, deer fly and other biting bugs up here that machine will have its work cut out. I can be of not help withwhat caused the reaction in the picture. Luckily we don't get probelms with bites.

Any stone which doesn't soak up water should do. We never, ever take stones from river for this. You have a common stone in UK which I think was called sand stone. I tried this but sometimes it burst, some times no. different types and densities I guess. Heavier the type of stone the...

We always washed or swam in the rivers or lakes. Bit harder in winter after the freeze up!! Cold water is good for body, spirit and heart. Sometimes ne camp we stayed had steel oil drums. We filled those with water and left them in sun to get warm and that makes for nice wash if you like...

That sure looks like a good cabin. I wonder about the boy though. No friends? No one to share thoughts with like boys and girls do. When I was younger I'd spend months paddling and exploring the rivers& lakes to the north of where ever my family were camped. Also many winters season...

Be interested in when you might use that and for what species of fish you think it catch.

But then thin leather gets wet, cold too in England. The boots you wear in that video would not work good much up here. Thick Leather OK for very cold weather and like you said keep feet warm - but only when dry.

Whats wrong with rubber boots? I think you call them 'Wellies' or same. Cheap, waterproof, available most places 0- even up here for little cost. Why, and all those English farmers I saw can't all be wrong. Our favourite boot when wet and cold.

Sometimes alone when out hunting I lay awake looking to the night sky. It is black and full of stars, so many you cannot count them all. They are the spirits of ancestors who once trod our land. I wonder when i look at them all the things they have seen, the civilisations, tribes and...

Don't take this too seriously Boatman. Your question is just the same as me asking you, why you brits didn't invent:- Agriculture Maths writing Astronomy Algebra Philosophy Space travel Introduce all the things the Romans did for you (they didn't do anything for us) You know, central...

At over 20 posts on here we seem to be getting a lot of your opinion & knowledge Boatman? Although some of I don't understand in terms of Rick Hall and his TV programme, but then....?

I'm not aware I've given advice on this subject. Nor have I picked on you white folk. I was simply stating facts that I think are widely held. And I actually stated that some of the treaties bought us benefits. I'm not aware I've said anything other than facts about incomers such as non...

Boatman I don't know whether this was meant for me. If it was, perhaps you could visit us and give us the benefit of your great wisdom in these matters. Perhaps you could even spare the time to show us how to survive in the forests too? Joe ;-)