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    Anyone been/Knowledgeable - Venezuela?

    I am planning a six week trip with my best mate to venezuela in february. The trip is a bit of a compromise - I get to organise a bushcraft filled two weeks of jungle trips/native village visiting/wilderness trekking/bushcraft learning, and he organises the rest..........4 weeks of...
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    Inuit Fishing Spear anyone??

    I was watching an old "world of Survival" mears episode last knight repeated on UKTV Documentary...He's always on there by the way!! It was one on the arctic.....saw the inuit fishing spear used.....looked really cool......I've tried to make things similar with little luck.....I cant get the...
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    Poisonous Plants and trees??

    There are plenty of resources on poisonous fungi, but are there any good resources on poisonous plants and trees. Most of my knowledge on this has been acquired through heresay?? I mean I know know which ones not to eat (eg. yew), but which are poisonous to inhale the smoke of, which are...
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    So what is Bushcraft Anyway??

    I am writing a University Degree Essay about Bushcraft (I do Outdoor Education), and I'm having trouble summing up what bushcraft actually is in a couple of sentences. Could any of you literary scholars out there offer me suggestions? How would you define it in a few words? Please keep it...
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    BBC tonight!

    Just to let you guys know, on BBC 2 tonight there is a programme in a series of 3 I think called 'The man eating wolves of...(somewhere)! I watched one of them last week about man-eating lions. Drama but based on a true story...the one last week was interesting and good, and I have managed to...
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    This is your chance to increase bushcraft!

    I am currently writing a 4th year dissertation paper for my university course (Outdoor Education). The title is: Can Bushcraft related outdoor education programmes be justified in the Scottish school curriculum? I am just at the beginning of the study, and I am just designing my research at...
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    A belated Hi!!

    I have been a member of this web site and have been contributing to threads for a while now, but haven't really said Hi formally... I'm steven, 21 from Edinburgh, Scotland. A 4th Year outdoor Education student at Edin Uni. I'm going to pursue a career in Bushcraft from March onwards when I...
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    Edinburgh locality tracking group

    Anyone Around Edinburgh Fancy Some Tracking Meets. I Thought Maybe We Could Do Some Down By The Beach To D Some Basics, Then Some Sign Tracking Days In Local Woodland?? If There Is A Thread On This Already, Let Me Know Please!! Stevo
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    Bird Feather Identification

    In my Quest to (quote from Mors Kochanshi) 'learn everything about the wilderness.......I am stuck at one catagory!! I always collect bird feathers that I have not seen before when I am out 'wandering' and i always bring them home and celotape them into a book for reference, (i have quite a...
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    Making my own 'Woodlore Knife' ...Help!!

    I have sifted through the endless threads on knifes, and I cant find any which can tell me where to get hold of a blade which is the same shape as a woodlore knife blade, so that I can fit my own handle....and for much cheaper!! Can anyone help at all? I have found similar shapes, but none...