Food acquisition is a big part of bushcraft and some of that food will be from wild game. But it’s unwise to consume any animal that isn’t healthy. So, here’s a few pointers on disease in rabbits (although much the same would apply to a hare or other small mammal). Before consuming a rabbit or […]
A couple of years ago I put together a video talking about the usefulness of bracken as a tinder in the winter and more recently another showing you how to light a fire with a bracken tinder bundle, with a little help from a King Alfred’s Cake. One of the questions that I’ll often get […]
Our hunter gatherer ancestors in the British Isles consumed plenty of fish, taking advantage of streams, rivers, coastal areas and lakes. In fact some studies have concluded that up to 60% of a hunter gatherer’s diet was made up of fish. So in this short video I show how to gut and fillet a trout. We […]
Fish made up a significant part of hunter gatherer diets in northern Europe, according to this study. They might have caught those fish on a hook, similar to the ones we make on our Primitive Fishing Kits course, or with a net, a trap or a fishing spear. In this video I show you how […]
Snaring and the law varies depending on which country within the United Kingdom you’re in. Below is what we understand to be the current situation. England Whilst the use of snares is covered by a voluntary Code of Practice, that code of practice is written for snaring foxes. In a bushcraft context we’re concerned with […]
Following on from last week, this time I take a look at butchering a rabbit. Whilst I understand that the killing of wild animals is an emotive topic, I believe that it’s an important part of bushcraft. We teach butchering a rabbit, as well as pigeons and deer, on our Deer Preparation & Butchery course. […]
