Life Long COUNTRY question......

Can you............skin a buck, run a trout line........A COUNTRY BOY CAN SURVIVE???

Yea, I can, but I must admit, I've never plowed. While I'm not a country boy, I was raised by a man who did all the things mentioned and a h eck of a lot more. And that was before he fought a war. As good as I might be, I'm a mere shadow of my dad.

theres a difference between surviving and living. any farmer will tell you that.
its not as glamorous as its made out to be. the land has killed many a man prematurely...and women too.
and i know many a family that dusted out in favor for city living....in order to (stay alive.)
farm auctions are still in high demand these days.

Probably better than most.

no problem.

It's "trot line" not "trout line" and yes I have. Always liked that song.

mirglip beat me too it.

And yes,, I've run trot lines, skin bucks annually, have done much of the stuff good old country boys know how to do. Set traps yesterday,, in fact,, a skill I learned as a young boy.

Homemade wine,, too mild. Now,, mountain "spring water" (otherwise known as corn likker,, or moonshine) is also a skill I'm familiar with. Did an high school english class project on how to make it.

I just decided to never take up "chewin' tabakkee". So,, no Beech-Nut to spit in that dude's eyes! But I do have an old .45!

I can skin a buck. BUT, it's usually too dark at night, way too cold and I'm extremely messy....so...... I PREFER NOT TO...!!!
Processed and canned foods are my cuisine...

J.

A younger friend of mine said Hanks song was my generations but his had one of their own.

If city dwellers ever start fleeing the cities in a panic the folks already in the country are not going to welcome them. I would expect them to resist them.
If a large percentage of our population tries to "live off the land" not only will there be large scale bloodshed but the game and fish population would most likely be wiped out in rapid fashion.

For all the folks that live in the country and bag a deer or two each year, a few rabbits, ect and catch a few fish if you had ONLY wild game do you think it would last very long? No grocery stores, no Costco or Sam's club to get any sort of food or toilet paper.

As to people that don't know how to skin a buck they will learn fast enough if they are hungry.

gjgalligan said:

If city dwellers ever start fleeing the cities in a panic the folks already in the country are not going to welcome them. I would expect them to resist them.
If a large percentage of our population tries to "live off the land" not only will there be large scale bloodshed but the game and fish population would most likely be wiped out in rapid fashion.

For all the folks that live in the country and bag a deer or two each year, a few rabbits, ect and catch a few fish if you had ONLY wild game do you think it would last very long? No grocery stores, no Costco or Sam's club to get any sort of food or toilet paper.

As to people that don't know how to skin a buck they will learn fast enough if they are hungry.

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Don't forget, you can also eat your neighbor's dog, eventually the neighbor, and even their cat if you get desperate and they don't kill and eat
you first.

mirglip said:

It's "trot line" not "trout line" and yes I have. Always liked that song.

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Thank you for the correction.....

Read and think about The Road by Cormac McCarthy.

Dave P. said:

Don't forget, you can also eat your neighbor's dog, eventually the neighbor, and even their cat if you get desperate and they don't kill and eat
you first.

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Just not enough pets to last long. Long pig is plentiful. Take out the most capable first. Makes keeping the others in line easier.

Done a few fish and bucks (and elk, antelope and wild pigs!). But my granddad rode rodeo at Pendleton and Calgary, broke horses, drove a team of six, him and grandma hunted and cooked for a lumber camp in the PNW. Made sure I knew how, even if I wasn't very fast.

She also taught me the basics of cooking and baking. Also how to darn my socks and sew on a button! Dad taught me to set points using a matchbook.

Not bad for a "city boy" with a college education!

Many years ago my unit was on a field training exercise. Down time wasn't scheduled but somehow occurred. The CSM came to the various 1SG and ask if we could lay on some instructional training. My senior PSG and I decided on survival skills. We marched the troop down the road to a swamp/lake area. We then explained that this was 'home' for the next 48-72 hours and all the food was right there for them. None was going to be delivered. After a fashion we decided to explain what was actually available right under their noses. Some of those kids would have gone hungry as they didn't have a clue how to set a trap, fish (and what to do after you caught it), what plants were edible and also what bugs.

Fox Mike said:

Many years ago my unit was on a field training exercise. Down time wasn't scheduled but somehow occurred. The CSM came to the various 1SG and ask if we could lay on some instructional training. My senior PSG and I decided on survival skills. We marched the troop down the road to a swamp/lake area. We then explained that this was 'home' for the next 48-72 hours and all the food was right there for them. None was going to be delivered. After a fashion we decided to explain what was actually available right under their noses. Some of those kids would have gone hungry as they didn't have a clue how to set a trap, fish (and what to do after you caught it), what plants were edible and also what bugs.

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I was "between jobs" at Ft Ord and got "volunteered" for Aggressor Detail at the SEE Course (Survival Escape and Evasion). We played Vietnamese indigenous personnel who had captured America troops, A company would receive about 8 hours of how to escape and evade enemy troops and survive. Then we turned them loose. The lucky ones made it a couple of miles to a bonfire, with coffee, hot cocoa, and hot dogs. Losers were brought back to our prison camp. Very few escaped and only 2 one night resisted "interrogation" (Ha, Ha!). But, the NCOIC learned I had been a biology major and had an interest in Herpetology. I correctly identified the resident rattle snake collection and we had a great old time getting the rattlers out playing with them. He called my XO, who had been the SEE CO and asked for me on future details. It got to be a lot of fun!

JAYDAWG said:

Thank you for the correction.....

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That always confuses me also

Threespears said:

That always confuses me also

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Just googled it. It's southern thing. A rig for catching catfish.
No wonder I'd never heard of it, I fish Salmon & Halibut!!!

Cheers,
JAYDAWG