Woodsrunner Skills List.

[Le Loup]

Here is a basic list of skills that the woodsrunners in our group are expected to be familiar with.
Keith.

Woodsrunner’s Skills.
New England Colonial Living History Group 1680-1760.
This is a list of basic skills in which we expect an 18[SUP]th[/SUP] century woodsman or woods-woman to have some experience with in our group. There is no time limit set, learn in your own time & if we can help just ask.
Keith.
· Flint & steel fire lighting
· Wet weather fire lighting
· Fire-bow fire lighting
· Flintlock fire lighting
· Flintlock use, service & repair
· Marksmanship with either gun or bow.
· Field dressing & butchering game
· Blade sharpening
· Tomahawk throwing
· Making rawhide
· Brain tanning
· Primitive shelter construction
· How to stay warm in winter with only one blanket
· Cordage manufacture
· Moccasin construction and repair
· Sewing
· Axe and tomahawk helve making
· Fishing
· Hunting
· Evasion
· Tracking
· Reading sign
· Woods lore
· Navigation
· Primitive trap construction & trapping
· Open fire cooking
· Fireplace construction
· Clothing manufacture
· Drying meat & other foods
· Knowledge of plant tinders & preparation
· Knowledge of native foods & preparation
· Knowledge of native plants in the area and their uses for other than tinder and food.
· Scouting/Ranging.
· Basic first aid.
· Finding and treating water.
· General leather work.

 

[Corso]

Is there a chance you'll be exploring these in a little more detail?

 

[Le Loup]

Is there a chance you'll be exploring these in a little more detail?

I will try & work my way through them Corso.
Keith.

 

[TeeDee]

Ranger Skills - looks interesting.

 

[davidnolen]

useful list but i think not enough