It is a skill, some people do not have formal instruction, but most do.
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(it is a simile, not an analogy
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The problem with a driving analogy is that people don't necessarily learn how to drive as a hobby, it's more a modern necessity, whereas bushcraft is largely a hobby as opposed to necessity..
Fair point though.. All the best!
Living where I do I see people trying to fast track there country side know how by doing any course available like foraging or training gun dogs or horse riding. If they want to spend money and someone is there to take it of them then that is upto them. Knowing things over a life time is a better than a certificate any day and life know how is worth more than a piece of paper.
I recall Ray Mears once saying "its important that we preserve these skills". I waited with baited breath for him to say why it was important - but he never did
Perhaps the some of the best whys? come from within.
