Bushcraft Survival Skills
Syllabus may include but not limited to:
Wilderness First Aid:
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Safety first
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Hypothermia
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Shock
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Cuts
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Burns
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Breaks
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sprains
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illness
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improvised medicines and first aid tools
Shelter:
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The 4W's
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Emergency Shelters
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Permanent Shelter Options
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Creating a Bivouac Site
Fire:
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Elements important to survival
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Fire Food
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Primitive Fire Starting
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Friction method
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Spark method
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Fire by other means (incl. solar, wrapper etc)
Signals:
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Trail blazing signs
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Native American/Indigenous signs
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Audible Signal types
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Visual Signal types
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Ground to Air
Water:
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Locating water sources
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Water purification methods
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Solar stills
Food:
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Identifying positive food sources
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Edible plants
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Edible animals
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Cooking methods
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Food storage and preservation
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What to avoid
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Identifying Game trails for Traps & Snares
Trapping:
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Animal signs
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Animal behaviors
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Trap building
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Fishing methods
Tools:
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Types of tools useful for survival in the wilderness
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Sticks, Stones, Stumps & Spears
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throwing & digging sticks,
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Stone wedges and other stone uses,
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Stump Anvils
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Making Mauls, Mallets & Hatchets
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Making a wood Bow
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Making arrows
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Cordage and Ropes
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Nets & Net making
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Containers
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Making a shadow board
Prerequisites:
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WSSGK encouraged, but not required
Duration: 4 days
Maximum Instructor to Participant Ratio: 1:12
Cost: $600.00 + tax ($678.00 in Total)