How would someone survive in the wilderness?

Question

I am doing a survival guide for school and I need to include how one would make shelter, food, tools, and how they would deal with animals.

Answer 1

watch man vs wild on the discovery channel

Answer 2

Well i was in the military for 8 years, light infantry for two and S.A.S for six...

Im now 24 and retired... Cut the bullshit basicly survival is common sence, iff you want to find out why dont you get your mother to drive you to the middle of nowhere and dump you there and then see what you will do...  You will survive, Learn to live with natural enviroment.  Because you are a Human, A Mammel.  One of the best hunters on this planet...

All i have to say, Theres your answer =)

Answer 3

each survival story is a wee bit special or different....

however.... in the wild you need food, water, shelter....

not always in that order..

if you find water....a stream, pond, or lake.... you will easily find food.. (and if you are smart... your way out of the wilderness)///

consider passive means to obtain food...especially animals and fish..... a wooden stake fence in a stream or lake to capture fish.... instead of trying to take down a 600 lb bear.... consider foraging for bugs...insects....(tastes like chicken:)....

it is possible to snare a rabbit, or raccoon.....however, if it really came down to that....I would put the priority of how the heck I would get out of there above fussing with snares....

Answer 4

just copy the tv on history channel that show u how to suvice on the moutain , foresst , n alaska hahha . r anartica. just copy tv show . are for some reason if u in wilderness u find you self another strenght that what they call animal instine that exiting in us . hahah go find it you self

Answer 5

No matter the place shelter is going to come down to rocks or trees, tree limbs. leaves and grasses, barring finding a natural cave etc. Piles of rocks and or branches can provide shade and some protection from animals at night. Sleeping in a tree could provide some protection from certain large predators but not all.  Not much sleep in that though. Grasses and leaves can be piled on limbs to shed rain and keep you dry and used to cover ones self for warmth on a chilly night. Winter time a snow cave perhaps.

You are not going to be able to take down a large animal so food would be nuts, berries, grass seeds, insects and small, slow wild life such as frogs, snakes or mice. Grasshoppers and locusts are good enough. Earth worms, raw frogs will work. In the US cattail plants which grow in the edge of water have edible roots, shoots, and also the green cattail heads are edilbe. The dry seeds of devil claw plants and the inside of prickly pear cactus pads and as wella s the tunas when ripe. There are pecans, pinion pine nuts and more depending upon time of year and location. Small animals like skunks, turtles and armadillos are easy enough to kill if you can eat one. Watch for many circling buzzards and go get their food if its not to far gone. Near water look for shell fish, crawfish or other critters. The most important nutrient to any animal is water.

Tools: A spear can be made by breaking a dead limb and grinding a point on it with rock. Crude but effective for fending off a small preditor or for stabbing a small food animal. A dagger can be made from along bone with a point ground on it. A blade for sliceing can be made from a peice of chert, flint, quartz or petrified wood. Just break off peices until you get one with crude but sharp edge. No knapping required or find one aleardy borken to suit the purpose. Mussel shell/clam shell for a bowl or spoon. Boil water in an animals stomach or any other object such a gourd by dropping hot stones into the water inside. Assuming you have fire. A big rock is a good crushing tool and a pocket full of smaller rocks can send a small animals fleeing or kill one.

Threatening animals should simply be avoided. Preditors roam mainly at nght. Carry a pointed walking stick if you can. Stand up straight and back slowly away from bears or anything else and move away without running. Urinate around your sleeping area at night in warm climates. It could keep a snake or other animals away.

Answer 6

You must find a source of water to survive.

Running water safer than say a pond. Should be boiled before drinking.

  Food....eat nothing you do not know to be safe. Educate yourself before being in this situation. Note: all birds are edible. Roosting birds at night can be easy prey.

   General rule of thumb is trees are safer than the ground.

   Consider making a treehouse type shelter.

   Shelter is necessary if surviving in one area for an extended period of time. Most likely if you are seeking help you will travel. Nevertheless shelter can be made from combinations of whatever is around ...limbs, branches, bark ,dirt, rocks ,vines ,grass, sod, mud, leaves, moss, snow,and ice. Easier to show than explain.

    Store any gathered food items away from the shelter you intend to sleep in. Don't draw animals to you. If possible strew thorny items ( cactus pads, thorny bushes, briars,sharpened stakes pointing up etc.) around your shelter to help deter predators. Fire pit should be very close to shelter with ample tender and fuel supply if possible. You should be able to start a fire from previous coals in moments at all times. Learn how to start a fire using a bow.

   Dry grasses can be made into rope.Learn to braid them.

   A spear can serve as a walking stick as well as a hunting and defensive weapon.

   Slings are easy to make and can be very effective.Good for hunting and driving off critters.

    A rock securely tied to forked limb can make a dangerous weapon of last resort.

    Avoid any dangerous animal if at all possible.

    Avoid any dangerous climbing or walking in unsafe areas.If alone a broken leg could prove fatal.

    Be aware the sun rises in the East and sets in the West. this will allow you to travel in one direction and keep from wandering aimlessly.Face the sun as it rises and North is on your right.

Answer 7

Your question is too open ended.  WHICH type of wilderness?  Desert, mountains, tropical rainforest, Australian outback, ect.  So many types of environments.  Each and every single one requires very different skills, and knowledge.

Doing one thing in one type of environment (like traveling at night in a moonlit desert to conserve water) would get you killed in another environment (like walking at night in the mountains where you might fall off a cliff or get eaten by a predator).

So WHICH environment?

~Garnet

Homesteading/Farming over 20 years

Has done tons of wilderness camping (usually alone) in many environments.