bp survival hunt

[mark starr]

A buddy and I take primitive pack trips into the Bighorn mountains once in awhile. One thing I like to bring along is hambuger that has been fried and then dehydrated. And I always take a water purifier and a little powdered milk. Sometimes I throw in a hambuger helper meal. We don't always use this stuff but if the fishing is poor or the weather turns sour we can still stay dry and have a hot meal. As I've gotten older a backpacking pad is kinda nice. Good luck

 

[longcruise]

Make up some pemmican in advance. Take enough to allow each man at least one pound per day. It will keep you alive in the event of the worst case scenario.

The northern indians refer to a thing called "rabbit starvation". It comes along when all you have to eat is lean meat (as in rabbits and squirrels). No matter how much of it you eat, your system cannot extract enough energy from it to keep you going. That's why they carried pemmican with them during the winter.

Be sure to keep the journal up and store it somewhere where it will be found in the spring along with the bodies! :haha: (you gotta know I'm kidding there?)

This whole thing sounds like great fun. Maybe I'll try it sometime but would prefer that there be a big game season open. Just hunker down next to your dead animal, shoo away the scavengers and start eatin!

 

[armymedic.2]

we are bringing salt, butter, and flour, to keep us in some carbs and fats....also these are things a woodsman would have with him anyway, so we feel it is not "cheating". i know theyb would have had jerky as well, but then we would not have to hunt so hard so we will not bring any meat. we may bring an egg or two from our farm, since we made them i figure that is fair. haven't decided yet.

 

[BrownBear]

Is snaring legal there? It's great fun to set a string of snares for rabbits and squirrels, and often very productive. In the spirit of the era, I'd bet they were much more likely to snare small game than waste precious powder and lead on it.

Just a thought, but with practice the snaring is a whole lot more productive than the shooting. Especially the rabbits are a lot more active at night. On one memorable 5-day/4-night survival trip we got 12 snowshoe hares overnight in 20 snares. Did we ever eat well!!!! It was an peak year in their population cycle though, and next year was the first bust year. We set 20 snares three nights in a row for one hare.

Squirrel snaring is a bit more involved, but it can be done if you figure out which are the home trees. Morning gets the most action on squirrel snares, but it's best to set them the afternoon before to let the area settle down after you leave.

 

[bigbore442001]

Dehydrated hamburger? Sounds interesting. I would think that many of us would like some detailed instructions as to how to make it ourselves. Just a thought.

 

[J.D.]

yeah pretty country. i dunno a whole lot about plants, so i will probably stick to meat and carbs. pine, spruce, hemlock...they all look alike to me. scary stuff if ya don't know what your doind. i do know, if you can catch it or kill it, and cook it, you can eat it :}

Just out of curiosity I dug out my books on edible and medicinal plants. Feasting Free on Wild Edibles mentions using Hemlock for tea and goes on to say that it doesn't matter if you mistake one of the other conifers for hemlock. They all work for a vitamin C rich tea.

The author goes on to say that pine, fir, balsam, spruce, and even eastern Red Cedar, which is really a juniper are all good for needle tea. However, it says the oils of the cedar are dangerous, and since the oils are exteracted by boiling, steep chopped or bruised needles in warm water to make a tea.

 

[BrownBear]

Captain Cook averted scurvy in his crew on his Alaska explorations by making spruce tip beer. Loaded with vitamin C and good for morale. Folks up here still make the stuff, and done right it's not half bad.

 

[longshot47]

Harmonica.
If you can't play it now, you will by the time you return. :thumbsup:

 

[armymedic.2]

thanks jd, good info, may try it. brown bear, snaring is not legal here, but body grips are go figure. i dunno, tomorrow is the day i think!

 

[ronrryan]

Interesting comments about butter/fats. I recall reading an account by an trans-ocean sailor who was having a very bad time, lo on food, water, storms and much physical activity going on, he said he took in some butter (canned) for fat and immediately felt more energy and could better recover from the terrible conditions. Works afloat or ashore, I guess, Good smoke, ron in FL

 

[Sharp Shooter]

I would not leave without a good fixed blade knife, compass, whistle, and canteen. I suggest taking water purification tablets so you dont have to boil it if your on the go. Good luck with this. It sounds like fun. I am getting ready to stay in a snow cave for the second time soon for survival training. I am involved in Search and Rescue.

 

[armymedic.2]

awesome on the search and rescue, thanks for your service, we are bringing a lb of butter, salt, pepper, and flour. i have water purificatin tablets also. we are definitely leaving tomorrow morning. we packed tonight. my pack weighs about 65 lbs., reminnds me of basic :surrender: my dads pack only wiehgs about 30. i busted on him, but am happy to carry the wieght for us both. he is not a early spring chicken anymore :rotf: not old, but just not young enough to make it hurt. wish us luck, ill post pics when we get back :thumbsup: