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Catching Fish in the Wild

Introduction If water is nearby, fishing can be a very productive means to acquiring meat for your survival diet.  If you do not have fishing tools available, you can still make your own fishhooks, nets, and fish traps. Making Fishhooks You can make field-expedient fishhooks from pins, needles, wire, small nails, or any piece of…

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Animal Hunting Devices

There are several killing devices that you can construct to help you obtain small game to help you survive. The rabbit stick, the spear, the bow and arrow, and the sling are such devices. Rabbit Stick One of the simplest and most effective killing devices is a stout stick as long as your arm, from…

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Traps and Snares

Introduction You can typically acquire more animal food using traps that shooting – and trapping requires much less time and energy than stalking and hunting.  Saving time and energy lets you dedicate that saved time to foraging and or building shelter.  To be effective with any type of trap or snare, you must do the…

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