The Suburban Bushwacker: From Fat Boy to Elk Hunter

A tubby suburban dad watching hunting and adventure shows on TV and wondering could I do that? This is the chronicle of my adventures as I learn to learn to Forage, Hunt and Fish for food that has lived as I would wish to myself - Wild and Free.

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Saturday, 11 October 2008

Looking And Seeing

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Well-who-duh-thunk-it!! Maybe I was a little pessimistic about my suburban smallholding skills? Maybe I 'looked' without 'seeing...
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Thursday, 9 October 2008

Jammyness? Do You Measure Up?

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Here's one for the Catch-and-Release crowd, I saw it on wired.com and I thought we'd make it the subject of a little competition. M...
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Tuesday, 7 October 2008

Pride Of The Sarf

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I was at the end of the garden wondering whether it was time to give up my 'fruitless' gardening and start using the space for fire...
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Friday, 26 September 2008

Horse Drawn Blogging

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I know a few of you read James' blog , but for those of you how haven't been reading it lately or are living under a stone it's ...
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Tuesday, 16 September 2008

Fly Guy ? It Must Be Tuesday

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After the debarcle of Laughing Trout and Chortling Elk mocking my efforts, at last there's some good news from project fly caster. I c...
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Thursday, 11 September 2008

Forks and Roasting - Online!

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I've been a fan of, and occasional poster on, the bushcraftuk.com site for a couple of years now, and while it's full of really use...
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Saturday, 6 September 2008

Thanks For Stopping By

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One year ago I decided to check whether or not BoB (Brother of Bushwacker) had visited my blog. So I installed Cluster Maps and sat back to ...
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Friday, 5 September 2008

UnBoxing - Light My Fire Lunchbox

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The days have dragged by but my new designer lunch boxes have finally made their way to me. I was going to get us all the same colour, then...
Wednesday, 27 August 2008

Bushwackin' vs Glamping?

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I've got a foot in at least two camps here; I'd really like to follow in Gary from Bearclaws Bushcraft's tracks and take to th...
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Thursday, 21 August 2008

You Look Delicious, And You Don't Run Too Fast

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Another of his pix, from where we're SO not the top of the food chain More news as it happens SBW
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Friday, 15 August 2008

UnBoxing - Greys' GLA 80 AKA LL Bean's Quest

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Unboxing is either: A review at the time of delivery OR The ritual opening of a box - recorded and broadcast on Youtube. The auteur di...
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Sunday, 10 August 2008

Pot Hunting And More Bushman Bargains

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While I was looking at the American Bushman's gear sale I noticed that he has these light my fire meal kits WAY CHEAP. I've never ...
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Friday, 8 August 2008

A Tale Of Two Bushmen AKA Bargain Alert

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I've been reading the blog written by the American Bushman for ages and marvelling at his knife collection - he doesn't just think ...
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Thursday, 7 August 2008

Trota! Rod? Line? Nah!

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Our friend who is yet to get his TLA (three letter acronym) lets call him jon, has just sent me this picture from his place in Italy. Appare...
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Monday, 28 July 2008

Adventure!!!

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Nuff sed! SBW
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Thursday, 24 July 2008

Surf's Up! Or Should That Be Surfs Down?

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Once again not a lot happening here in the suburbs, so I've taken to dreaming of a trip to Namibia. Where amongst other attractions you...
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Monday, 21 July 2008

I Want One - A Not So Occasional Series Pt3

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I saw this on The Gear Junkie . What a great idea! Available soon from Black Crater Gear Thanks for reading SBW
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Friday, 18 July 2008

Can Trout Laugh?

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"When the beginner can cast his fly into his hat, eight times out of ten, at forty feet, he is a fly fisher; and so far as casting is c...
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Tuesday, 15 July 2008

Fishing In A Barrel

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Am I psychic? Or are the public just extremely predicable? One day a week I spend at home with The littlest Bushwacker; generally we drop...
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Saturday, 12 July 2008

Namibia!

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WoW!! Further in the spirit of living vicariously through others, this is the first in a series of photographs taken by a friend of mine. He...
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