MOUNTAIN BIRCH




Hey y'all I learned a new trick with my grandpa this weekend!  When we were walking in the mountains he showed me this tree that if you break off a branch, it smells like spearmint.  The tree is called a mountain birch.  You can chew on it to.  It doesn't taste as good though it just tastes like wet soft bark.  It's a cool little fact and I hope it taught you something new.

                 





                                                             SHOOTING




Normally I like to post about surviving in the wild, but today I want to talk about shooting, preferably shotguns.  Now there are many different ways a gun is built and all of them are made and shoot differently, but most load the shell in the same way.  If you get a single shot shotgun, there should be a button outside of the trigger ring that makes the top of the barrel  pop open and you can load in the shell.  If you have a pump-action, than there is a chamber on the bottom of the gun just above the trigger ring that you can push 3-5 shells into. Now, when you're ready to shoot, put the stock of the gun into your shoulder tight.  Look right down the end of the barrel and line up the bead with your target. After that, you pull the trigger and see what you hit.

 


                                                          HUNTING PART 2






        Hey, sorry I  haven't posted in a while, but it's been hard getting good advice.  Now I know that when your in the wild it is actually easier to hunt smaller game with snares.  Snares are tools that you set up that are sort of like booby traps but for animals. a basic snare to set is a trip wire.  An animal walks through the wire and a stick that is sharpened on a platform comes rushing around the corner and stabs the animal.  Hopefully when you're done, you could have yourself dinner.

                                                             SASSAFRAS


       

Sassafras is plant that will sustain you if you have no food at all.  It is mainly used for chewing and it tastes like mint.  But it will work just like bubblegum, if your hungry find and start chewing it and if you have enough you should be able to sustain until you find food, but you have to find food fast!

                                                               HUNTING



 When out in the wild trying to survive, you need to know how find food.  You have three options, Number 1,  you can eat plants.  Number 2,  fishing.  And Number 3,  Hunting for food.  Today we're going to worry about Hunting turkeys.  When looking for turkeys, you need good camo ( which you can get from dirt, mud, leaves and such.)  You will need a good hiding spot near turkey roosts  where you can find turkey scratches on the ground and a good call from your voice.  Which tends to sound like a chicken giving birth but more quiet.  Once you do that in a couple of hours you might have a turkey coming your way.

                                                           Easy Hunting



Since it's been raining a lot lately because of the hurricane, the ground is covered with mud. use that to your advantage. Mud means it's easier to hunt than when it's dry. Mud picks up tracks better so if you find some you can follow them and look for the kill

This project is going great! I'm learning a lot of new things and I'm about to meet with my mentor and hopefully will learn so much more on how to survive in the wild!


JAYCE'S REFLECTION

                                                         
                                                            Moss and Spiders





Last time I posted I talked about finding rivers; but not all places have rivers close by and you can't figure out which way to go. Well think again because there are two different ways to find out where to go to find food water or civilization. If you don't have a compass or can't read one the two ways to find out were your going are Moss and Spiders.  Moss always grows on the north side of a tree.  And spiders is another way to find out where to go because spiders always build their webs facing south.  So now you know how to find north and south without a compass or anything else for that matter.

                                                                       

                                                             Rivers



The first thing you do when your lost is analyze your surroundings.  Look at the ground and see if there is any mud. If there's mud, look to see how much if it goes on for about 50 yards it means your right on a river or it rained. If your right on a river that's great! but, if not follow the mud till it gets thicker and thicker. Or if you can hear the sound of the river you can follow your ears and let them lead you to one. If you find a river or creek that is moving it means that you've hit the jackpot! Water means drinks, food, and civilization!

Hey this is Jayce and this is a blog about how to keep your self alive if you're ever in a situation that you need certain skills and tips to help you survive. Looking forward to this next year of survival tactics and just plain cool stuff.