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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Tuesday, 16 November 2010

Eels And Chicken Tika - London Food And Fishing

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Old london town, home to the world's oldest continuous city archive , and easily the most cosmopolitan city on earth ( I know many of ...
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Sunday, 14 November 2010

Remembrance Sunday - The Greatest Generation

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While I was at the Natural History Museum in London I saw this plaque commemorating the buildings use during the war as a training centre fo...
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Friday, 5 November 2010

In The Woods Pt3 - Stalking Squirrels

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The day was still warm, but in the wood the canopy keeps the world in shadow. The constant changeable breeze rattled the coppice and the...
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Thursday, 4 November 2010

I Want One - A Not So Occasional Series Pt18

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Just a quick one to tell you that contrary to appearances I've not disappeared, just been very busy and the camera is knackered (3rd rep...
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Thursday, 21 October 2010

Bear Grylls - Omnivore

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bear grylls - born shit eater from twobob.tv on Vimeo . NSFW - unless work is plumbing I guess Silly, yet somehow, silly. More soon ...
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In The Woods Pt2 The AccuCover Review

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In the morning we breakfasted on noodles and eggs before pumping the rifle up and sighting-in. The Northern Monkey is very well practised at...
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Wednesday, 20 October 2010

In The Woods Pt1 Escape Velocity

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'First thing you learn is you always gotta wait' Lou Reed I was to be snaring Rabbits with another blogger over the weekend...
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Tuesday, 19 October 2010

A Ferreter Of The Old School

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I saw this video by Will Halfacree on James Marchington 's blog. It reminded me of our day ferreting , only Frank, 90, is a lot fitter...
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Sunday, 17 October 2010

Skull Pix 2

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Just got back from a trip to the forest. Where I found this beauty. Chances are you already know what it is. As usual, the challenge of b...
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Sunday, 3 October 2010

Weekend reading: Rasch of Kandahar

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On the 13th of January, just seven days after the retreat commenced, one man, bloody and torn, mounted on a miserable pony, and pursued by ...
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Friday, 1 October 2010

Unboxing: Boker SubCom F Knife Review

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Boker Subcom F [unit of scale .270] Ahh Subcom. I've been a fan of theses ‘discrete folders’ [AKA ‘small penknives’] for what seems li...
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Thursday, 16 September 2010

Forage Hackney

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Time was running wild, ticking by with the exhilarating inevitability of a James Bond style doomsday device; a very special guest is expecte...
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Plant ID?

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Is this an EDIBlE red currant tree? Just thought I'd check! SBW
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Wednesday, 15 September 2010

Mora Knife Review: Clipper Vs Forrest

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The Forrest has been out for a while now, so I thought it was about time we compared the new model to the benchmark Clipper. When I posted ...
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Monday, 13 September 2010

Sami Folk Art: The Kuksa

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While the last Kuksa I showed you was very nicely made, it was a bit too nicely made, if you know what I mean. I traded for these two with G...
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Saturday, 11 September 2010

Review: Fallkniven F1 Vs Mora Forest

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Lets get ready to ruuuuuumble! Two giants of the swedish knife making industry are squaring up to.... Nah it's not really fair, one is ...
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Friday, 10 September 2010

Foraging The Edible Highway

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See it's spreading, I've been keeping these pears under observation for a while and was planning to go back with a ladder, but yest...
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I Know What I'll Do Next Summer

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"......out here in the cheap showiness of nature." Rev Lovejo y Ever since I saw Ray Mears go there on TV I've wanted to go t...
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Thursday, 9 September 2010

Bushcraft Icons: Kuksa

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Traditionally carved from the burl growth of a Birch tree, these wooden cups known as Kuksa or Guksi are as Scandaweegen as anything. In the...
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Wednesday, 8 September 2010

Unboxing: Mora Forest Knife Review

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In these times of economic uncertainty the overpriced, and the badly made will - if you believe in the sanctity of Adam Smith's worldvi...
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