Image source: https://idfg.idaho.gov/hunt/bear-info/overview Its spring black bear season in Idaho! One consideration for those in either northern Idaho or in the southeast corner of the state is the presence of grizzly bears. Thankfully there are ways of telling both types of bears apart, based on visual characteristics and on the type of sign (tracks) left … Continue reading Bear Track Differences
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Getting on Target Quicker
Psalm 144:1 Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle. Everyone has likely heard this famous verse, especially if you have spent any amount of time in the military. It might even be cliche to use it in a training post, but let's look at what it says. … Continue reading Getting on Target Quicker
Growing food – Rice
Broadcasting wild rice seed from a kayak. Proverbs 6:6-8 ESV Go to the ant, I sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, she prepared her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest. God loves us and everything is in his hands. Just as Jesus left after feeding … Continue reading Growing food – Rice
Terrain Association
A prominent terrain feature makes it easy to keep your location in check. Psalm 107:4 ESV Some wandering in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in. Everyone that has had to navigate anywhere will reference landmarks. Those obvious features around that you can use to tell your general or exact location: … Continue reading Terrain Association
New Training Calendar Page
I have added a "Training Calendar" page and posted an Intro to TCCC course date for Saturday April 2. This class will be limiting to 8 people, to focus on hands-on training. -Joe
Why Consider Tracking?
A scuff mark on the log, from where a deer brushed again it in the snow. Why consider tracking? It is mostly a dying art, kept alive in a few circles. Military scouts, African anti-poaching teams and hunters, the Border Patrol, search and rescue teams, and die-hard hunters and trappers are keeping the art alive. … Continue reading Why Consider Tracking?
Blending In
One of the basic tenents of fieldcraft is entering an area and remaining there unseen. Not only getting from on location to another efficiently, but also in a manner that doesn't attract undue attention to yourself. We find this skill put to practice in 1 Samuel 26:3-4 "....When he saw that Saul came after him [David] … Continue reading Blending In
Observation
Set up the standard on the walls of Babylon; Make the guard strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes. For the LORD has both devised and done what he spoke against the inhabitants of Babylon. Jeremiah 51:12 In preparing for battle with Babylon Jeremiah describes the actions to take place, specifically saying to establish … Continue reading Observation
My Wilderness First-Aid Kit
The first aid kit that I carry into the wilderness probably looks different than most people would expect. It is like one carried by a war fighter, being trained as a Navy Corpsman though that makes sense. Working the outdoors, I have found that very few people carry first aid kits with them and those … Continue reading My Wilderness First-Aid Kit
Mindset in a Medical Situation
One of the most important parts of tactical/austere/emergency medicine that isn’t talked about much is the mindset and mental piece. Those that have been in the field for a long time understand this, but when learning the skills, it is never discussed enough. I don’t know if this is because it isn’t cool to talk … Continue reading Mindset in a Medical Situation
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