Plying a Trade16thMarch
16th
March
Bushcraft & Survival by Tony Deis on Mar 16, 2010
In the Trackers philosophy deft handcraft mirrors the care and attention put into our relationships with our family and land. In this video our Wilderness Immersion students cobble their own versions of a 9th century German shoe… Featured program... March 21 Try a Day of TrackersTEAMS We take you to the Trackers Homestead where you follow herds of Elk with Tony…
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The Debris Bag25thSeptember
25th
September
Bushcraft & Survival by Tony Deis on Sep 25, 2009
I spent the past two weeks teaching fire by friction and survival shelters to our fall-term, full time immersion program. They relied on these new skills for the 3-day shelter overnight they just completed (to great success I may add). While they've done other grand things, I'm particularly proud that in their first 3-weeks in the program,…
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Apprentice, no master9thSeptember
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September
Bushcraft & Survival by Tony Deis on Sep 09, 2009
Very rarely do we visit with masters of any craft in our world. They may be famous, oft quoted in magazines, featured in documentaries or authors of categorical tomes. Yet they're no longer our neighbors, let alone our uncles and aunties, our mothers and fathers. Our culture often has people moving from place to place, job to job, learning…
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Never gone fishing21stApril
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April
Bushcraft & Survival by Tony Deis on Apr 21, 2009
I've met dozens of folks that have never gone fishing. If you did go fishing, count yourself lucky and please understand, its still important to empathize with those who lacked the opportunity. If you're one of those who never went fishing, of course its not your fault. What are you going to do if dad or mom never took you out the river and…
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Wilderness Survival Awareness Part 125thFebruary
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February
Bushcraft & Survival by Trackers Teams on Feb 25, 2009
What does real survival require? Both in the long term and when everything hits the fan. It might not be what you think. How many of us have been humbled by the cold and wet? How many of us have learned about our true mettle by weathering impossible situations. I'm not referring to the contrived "edge" experiences of wilderness skills education.…