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Thank you all for the lovely welcome. Thanks for the explanation Tony. :)

oops, is there an edit button? I meant to add that I can't see my own profile and wanted to check that this is just because I don't get that privilege yet, after only 7 posts. It's not an error is it?

Hi everyone, I thought I better introduce myself as I am an occasional poster here. I am new to bushcraft, although I have always foraged. I would love to learn more and participate to a greater extent. But I will sit quietly and read for a while, so I don't put my foot in it. :o Related...

I was reading a New Scientist article about Signal Crayfish and the menu included Hogweed. Well I never! I thought I'd check out this site and sure enough, you guys were already tucking in to the stuff. :) Is it now too late in the year to harvest?

Thanks Dave. I didn't know that.

Love the hat! LOL Interesting point about the talc. I can smell talc but not myself or others who make the effort to go unnoticed, but no doubt we stink from an animal's point of view, whatever we do. I won't be carrying talc though. I prefer to travel light and it makes me SNEEZE. :-P

Thanks everyone. I have been practising and in this dry weather, grabbing a handful of dust is working well (south-southwesterly all afternoon). I will play around with other objects and methods suggested. Thanks again.

Hi all, What is a good method for determining wind direction, to be used when tracking animals? Talc doesn't seem stealthy enough, wetting my lips is not sensitive enough when I do this. I pull out a hair as this works. But is there an easier method suitable for short-haired folks. I...