How to Stay Alive in
the Woods by Bradford Angier originally published in 1956, 315 pages
This book is a classic
in outdoor survival. The focus is mostly in Canada, but the
principals would still apply to nearly anywhere in the continental
United States.
There are many survival
shows on TV or Youtube, but this book predates them all. Some of the
information is a bit dated and Mr. Angier can be a bit one sided. Mr. Angier
recommends using a high powered rifle to make meat of deer and elk,
while Les Stroud (Survivorman series)settles for his bare hands to collect a tasty meal
of mice and bugs.
I personally prefer the
idea of roast elk to roast grasshopper, but the Native Americans who
made a living on this continent for tens of thousands of years would
accept either meal in lean times. Both strategies for feeding should
be kept in mind.
Still this is a fun
book and makes one consider what it really means to survive when one
finds oneself in less than optimal circumstances.
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