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  • The Age Old Qestion Between Hunters, & Non Hunters

    The Age Old Qestion Between Hunters,  & Non Hunters

    How does it FEEL to kill one that has NO intention of killing you and EVEN does not have capacities to match your tool and make it a fair war?This is the exact questioned posed to me by one of my social media contacts. This is not a new question. Infact it has been a […]

    James Mathias

    January 16, 2022
    fishing, Hunting, outdoors, survival skills, Uncategorized, work
    fishing, food, Hunting, Outdoor survival, wild edibles, wilderness
  • Review of the RM-415 Crossbow

    Review of the RM-415 Crossbow

    The Rocky Mountain 415. So back In December 2021, ( Around Christmas) Infact I think it might have been on Christmas Day to be honest. I was talking with my friend Rob Berry, about past hunting trips I had been on, and recent hunting trips he had been on. Rob is an avid hunter and […]

    James Mathias

    January 16, 2022
    Hunting, outdoors, survival skills, Uncategorized
    Bushcraft, camping gear, food, Hunting, Outdoor survival, Product reviews, wilderness
  • Base Camps. What Are They? & Why Make Them

    Base Camps. What Are They? & Why Make Them

    – First If your just getting into outdoors activities and wilderness adventure? Then you may have heard the term Base Camp! Well what exactly is a base camp? Simple and yet a fair enough question. A Base Camp is an area you choose in the bush that you can choose to store some extra gear […]

    James Mathias

    January 15, 2022
    base camp, bushcrafting, Fire starting, outdoors, survival skills, Uncategorized, winter survival
    Bushcraft, Bushcraft good prep, camping gear, Fire starting, food, Outdoor survival, Shelter building, wilderness, Winter bushcraft, Winter fire starting
  • Some Winter Edibles In Southeastern Ontario

    Some Winter Edibles In Southeastern Ontario

    Foraging during the winter months can be much harder than the rest of the year it’s true, however that’s not to say there aren’t still plenty of options out there if you just open your eyes and take a stroll. I will mention a few of the plants that are easily found or most common […]

    James Mathias

    January 14, 2022
    bushcrafting, lunch in the woods, outdoors, survival skills, Uncategorized, winter survival
    Bushcraft, Bushcraft good prep, Fire starting, food, Outdoor survival, wild edibles, wilderness, Winter bushcraft, Winter fire starting
  • Knives, Types & their Uses In The Field.

    Knives, Types & their Uses In The Field.

    Hello folks, so today’s topic is, what is a knife meant for and different methods it can vs should be used for, in survival, bushcraft, camping, or just having some fun in the bush? Well I’ll probably get a bit of flack from some people after publishing my own opinions about what knives are for […]

    James Mathias

    January 13, 2022
    bushcrafting, Fire starting, Hunting, outdoors, survival skills, Uncategorized, winter survival, work
    BK-16, Bushcraft, Bushcraft good prep, camping gear, Fire starting, Hunting, Outdoor survival, Shelter building, Winter bushcraft, Winter fire starting
  • Perspective Of What Work Is!

    Perspective Of  What Work Is!

    Work Last night I got a phone call from a good friend of mine He called me to point fun of me at this video I recently posted about having lunch with my partner and son out in the woods. Lol His comment was… it sure looked like a lot of “work” I had endured […]

    James Mathias

    January 11, 2022
    bushcrafting, lunch in the woods, outdoors, survival skills, winter survival, work
    camping gear, Fire starting, Outdoor survival, Shelter building, Winter bushcraft
  • Winter lunch in the woods

    Winter lunch in the woods

    Hi folks, we’re at it again. I’m heading out to an area to start scouting out where to put an outdoor base camp near to an area I am planning to do some hunting next spring and hopefully next fall as well. My goal will be to find a spot I feel may be a […]

    James Mathias

    January 9, 2022
    bushcrafting, Fire starting, lunch in the woods, outdoors, survival skills, winter survival
    Bushcraft, Bushcraft good prep, camping gear, Fire starting, Outdoor survival, Shelter building, Winter bushcraft, Winter fire starting
  • WHY HUNT & FISH AT ALL ?

    WHY HUNT & FISH AT ALL ?

    So After some of my blog posts, and if I’m to be completely honest with you, I’ve gotten exactly what I was expecting from all my non hunter and gatherer friends and family. Lol. Many non hunters have written to me personally asking me why I hunt? Or fish? So in order to stop writing […]

    James Mathias

    January 8, 2022
    fishing, Hunting, outdoors, survival skills, winter survival
    camping gear, fishing, Hunting, Outdoor survival
  • HOW MUCH GEAR IS TOO MUCH?

    HOW MUCH GEAR IS TOO MUCH?

    How much gear do You need to bring with you for a day in the bush Determining how much gear 1 needs to bring into the outdoors with them depends a lot on the type of outing you plan on having? Each situation is different and would require slight variations in deciding what gear to […]

    James Mathias

    January 5, 2022
    Uncategorized
    Bushcraft, Bushcraft good prep, Fire starting, Outdoor survival, Product reviews, Winter bushcraft, Winter fire starting
  • Knife review of the KA-BAR Becker series BK-16

    Knife review of the KA-BAR Becker series BK-16

    My BK-16 review Features Of This Knife • Overall length 9.25 inches • Blade length cutting edge 4.38 inches • The blade is a Sharpened Drop Point • This is a Fixed Blade knife • 20 degree edge angle • Full tang • Flat grind blade • Black Ultramid® handle with a extra set of […]

    James Mathias

    January 3, 2022
    bushcrafting, Fire starting, outdoors, survival skills, Uncategorized
    BK-16, Bushcraft, Outdoor survival, Product reviews
  • Fire in the woods with my Family

    Fire in the woods with my Family

    Last week my Partner Erin and I decided to do a hike along a trail that is not very well used during the winter months and test out some different ways to start fires. Here is the link on my U-Tube channel Let me know what you think in the comments below

    James Mathias

    January 1, 2022
    bushcrafting, Fire starting, outdoors, survival skills, Uncategorized
    Bushcraft, Bushcraft good prep, Fire starting, Outdoor survival, Winter bushcraft, Winter fire starting
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