Bushman

COURSE DESCRIPTION Long-term sustainable wilderness living requires a multifaceted knowledge base. The Bushman Course combines skill sets from survival and bushcraft to create permanency in a wilderness environment. Going beyond short- and extended-term living, the Bushman Course explores true wilderness long-term sustainability—achieved through securing food from the land, constructing tools and furniture in the wilderness, and understanding how to troubleshoot upcoming issues. Following the traditions of the long hunters and pioneers of the past, the Bushman Course will develop the skills needed to live a self-sustaining lifestyle. FIELD AND CLASSWORK Modern Trapping Techniques and Tactics Fur Handling Hunting Techniques Large Timber Work Woodland Furniture Building Managing Large Camps Basic Blacksmithing Camp Cooking Large Game Processing REQUIRED KIT Fixed Blade Knife Forest Axe 24” Bow Saw Queen Size Wool Blanket or Sleeping Bag Oilcloth or Silnylon Tarp 100’ Paracord 1 lb Rol