Survival in the woods can mean different things to different people. For some folks , especially someone that has never been outside their city limits the thought of having to stay alive in the heart of nature can be very intimidating.

For others it is an exciting thought... Armed with a few essentials, their survival knife and tools, they set out for an adventure.

My boys are like that. They are good marksmen and have no fear of not being able to survive in the woods.

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For some reason we tend to be overly anxious about having enough food to eat. The fact is that we can actually go for WEEKS without food, while we can die within a few days without water...

The human race is much more hearty than we realize at times!

As far as eating is concerned, and keeping from starving in the woods... as a mom of 3 boys, I have tasted almost every kind of critter that is smaller than I am, and many that are bigger as well... :)

We have learned that while gopher is okay, and rabbits can be a bit tough, our ultimate favorite is the ruffed grouse... you can actually sneak close and plunk them on the heads with a rock as they are fairly tame here where we live.

Simple - anything slower than us. If it IS faster than us, then we will need to trap it or hunt it.

We can catch fish if we are close to a lake, trap or snare small animals, net birds, collect shellfish, gather plants.... and the list goes on, of course it varies as to what part of the country we are in at the time.

If we have no means to cook the meat, such as no pots and pans, etc, then the easiest way is to roast it. However we will get more nutrients and vitamins if we can actually cook it.

And I am trusting that you have a really good knife with you. A good survival knife is one of the most essential tools in your survival pack!

There is a diagram above on a simple method for outdoor cooking meat by boiling it but you can also use several big rocks on each side of your fire and lay a roasting stick across or do as we usually do... assign someone the job of 'stick holding and turning'.

Visit our page on Survival Fire to learn more about the art of building a fire in the outdoors.

If you have tin foil or even large green leaves, make sure they are edible plants you can also wrap small pieces of meat, such as fish or chopped up pieces of venison, etc, into the leaves or tin foil and lay into your hot bed of coals.

Cover with dirt or sand. Let it cook till done.

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