Survivalist Hunting After TSHTF¨
I
find quite surprising the number of people that believe they can
survive off the land after the TSHTF by hunting. A Duncan Long quote
from
his book Survival Rifles said " A garden and traps will provide more
food then the wealth of hunting rifles." Now why would he say this. Mel
Tappan from the 70's survivalist movement a writer for Guns and Ammo
had a monthly column title Survival. Mel even said trapping is the way
to gather meat and carry a gun and if the opportunity to collect game
as you check your traps comes along take it. Are we seeing pattern? Yes
I have said many a times if hunting was the way to go why do so few
deer get taken after opening day of gun season?Well, living in remote part of the country and witnessing what happens I can tell you first hand. All year the woods is quiet until around September each year small game season arrives guys and gals in the bush shooting shotguns alerts the deer to be careful. Duck season, pheasant season more people in the bush more shotgun blast. Deer quickly learn where to hide to avoid the hunters. Then things settle down for about 2 weeks before deer season and deer have pattern the hunters. Friday afternoon Sat and Sunday is the problem days. Why would I say this? Simple because I live out in the country I see it. During the week Monday through Thursday I see the deer on their normal patterns. Come Friday through Sunday I don't see the deer.
What the hunters fail to understand is the herd of deer hunters arriving. All of sudden the car and truck traffic increases more vehicles stopping more people walking around the deer go on alert and head for their hiding spots. The small game hunters have already taught the deer where to avoid the hunters. Then open day the lead is flying at the deer. I would say about 1/2 the deer shot at are hit. The other half are running full tilt. Deer put out a warning scent when they are in danger. This alert other deer that this certain area is a danger spot and to leave. There is an old saying in Michigan the best time to hunt big bucks is from 10am to 3 pm. This is base on when record bucks have been shot. You see the big bucks have been shot at several times in their life, pattern the deer hunters. They have learned that the herd of deer hunters arrive before daybreak leave their stands about 9 to 9:30 and go back to camp and stay at camp until about 3 and go to their stand or still hunt until dark. The big bucks know this pattern and will move during this time.
But after the first 3 days of deer hunting the majority of the deer have learn to stay put until dark. Of course this is on public land with hunting pressure. Now the backpack survivalist that heads for the hills and hunts every day will cause the deer to go nocturnal. In other words the deer will become strictly a nocturnal animal and very few well be seen by people. Even after words enough people will be successful the deer herd could be thin out.
A prudent man or woman would have the traps and snares to catch "small Deer" What the heck is small deer will that is the animals overlook by hunters. The raccoons, the ground hogs, the beaver, the muskrats, the nutria, rabbits, possums, squirrels etc. Learning the snaring and trapping technique well get you into food quickly. As one customers told me. I have taken classes on primitive trapping techniques, I have tried unsuccessfully to trap animals never catching a one until I ran into Buckshot's Video and equipment. Then I quickly became successful in the art of trapping and snaring.
But in my new book The complete guide to survival trapping I answer the question can you really survive on traps and snares? http://www.snare-trap-survive.com/New_Book.htm
Yes and No if you have supplies of beans wheat sugar salt oatmeal and you are using your traps and snares as a supplement sure if the animals are there. No problem. How much equipment do I need for a family of 5? Is another question I answered. Survival fishing, preparing equipment making your equipment the best on and on. The idea is to make you successful trapper snaresman (woman).
You see after the backpack survivalist give up and head home the family with basic supplies and traps and snares have greatly increased their survival rating. It is just another part of survival insurance. Several people have ask me for a book on trapping as a reference guide. I ask why the DVD are better teaching tool. The answer For a reference guide after TSHTF can't watch DVD with no electricity! Can you? That is why I took the time to put the newest book together.
Times are getting short America better stock up while you still can.
Bruce Buckshot
*20 August, 2009 is the date that Buckshot's Articles were migrated from the Trapping Section to his own sub domain on RuralSurvivial.info
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