a traditional and almost forgotten method for tanning pelts and hides; using the brains of the animals to tan from an unprepared hide to the smoked, finished buck-skin
If you are a hiker, fisherman, hunter or anyone else that enjoys spending time in the wilderness you should not be without proper survival training. Come with us and learn all the essential skills needed to make it in the woods
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using materials gathered directly from nature, you will learn how to create fire in simple and efficient methods, such as the bow-drill and hand-drill, as well as proper fire building techniques
these courses consist of creating shelter to protect ourselves from the harsh elements and insure survival. This includes learning edibles from the lowly insects and leaves to the mice and deer that roam our forests, to the methods of capturing and harvesting food. This course will give you a great understanding of what it really takes to survive
tracking is essential to not only find food, but also in instances of navigation, or even finding lost people. This course can give you the skills needed to see beyond the obvious and find the clues necessary for survival. Topics covered include gait patterns, track identification, track aging and recognizing animal trails
these courses not only demonstrate how to build one specific type of shelter, but will give you the tools necessary to survive in all conditions through primitive shelter construction. Shelters taught range from very primitive grass, snow and debris huts to four season, insulated lodges
trapping... a lost art, but entirely useful
plant identification and usage of naturally found plants for food and health can help keep you alive in emergency and survival situations
UPCOMING COURSES
Flint Knapping
Bow & Arrow Making
Basket Making
Snowshoe Making
Birchbark Canoe Construction
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