Wilderness Skills

How to Treat Ear Infections in the Wilderness

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Ear infections are unusual in adults, and usually occur only after the onset of colds or allergies. These can be painful and require immediate treatment, especially if medical help is some distance away. .. more »

How to Treat Heat Stroke

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Heat stroke is a serious medical emergency, requiring aggressive cooling and immediate evacuation... more »

How to Treat Scorpion Stings in the Wilderness

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There are many kinds of scorpions, but only one kind - centruroides - administer a potentially lethal sting... more »

How to Treat Severe Allergic Reactions in the Wilderness

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Anaphylaxis is a rare but severe allergic reaction usually triggered by bee stings, insect bites, certain drugs and foods. The reaction may be fatal within minutes, so prompt treatment is imperative... more »

How to Assess a Burn Injury

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Assessing the severity of a burn is an important part of determining how to treat the burn, as well as deciding whether to evacuate the victim... more »

How to Avoid Chiggers

By eHow Health Editor

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Chiggers are not insects, but tiny mites that are approximately 1/50 inch long. Even though they're hard to see, they can do plenty of damage if they attach to your body, leaving itchy, festering red welts... more »

How to Build a Debris Hut Shelter in the Wilderness

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The debris hut has been used for survival since our ancestors were hunter-gatherers. This shelter is constructed very much in the same way a forest animal constructs its home or nest, and allows you to stay warm and safe even without a fire or ... more »

How to Care for Minor Abrasions and Scratches

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Treating cuts right away lessens the chance that an infection will start... more »

How to Carry an Injured Person Using Two People

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This is often called a "seat carry," since the formation resembles a seat... more »

How to Catch Catfish on a Trotline

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For catfish trotline fishing is one of the easiest and most popular methods. For typically less that $50 bucks you can get everything you need to get started... more »

How to Clean Game Birds

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Here's how to clean grouse, quail or other game birds prior to cooking... more »

How to Do a Resection With a Map and Compass

By eHow Travel Editor

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If you can locate two or more distant terrain features on a map, you can use resection to pinpoint your exact location... more »

How to Eat Scorpions for Survival

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Eat scorpions to survive. The bad news--that just sounds nasty. The good news--scorpions can be found in many environments, forests, caves, grass, deserts, so chances are you can find them. But to eat them you've got to hunt at night. Unless ... more »

How to Extinguish a Campfire

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It's getting late, the S'Mores are all gone, the campfire is just embers now--how to extinguish it so you can climb into your sleeping bag with peace of mind?.. more »

How to Find the North Star

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Celestial navigation is an ancient art, one that may seem anachronistic in this modern era, yet it remains a valuable tool. The North Star appears in the same place, all the time. It always points the way north, at least in the Northern ... more »

How to Identify a Petrel Bird

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Petrel is the common name used to refer to multiple species of birds in the order Procellariiformes. The name petrel was not given scientifically, making it a challenge to identify these birds. Not all members of the order Procellariiformes are ... more »

How to Identify Acacia

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Acacia grows in many parts of the world, particularly in tropical and temperate climates. It can be found in deserts or around the perimeter of many gardens and homes. Acacia has been used throughout history for food, ornament, ritual and ... more »

How to Identify Beech

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The beech tree is widespread throughout much of the temperate zone. It can be found in many forests throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and northern Africa. The beech nut is easily recognizable, making the tree easy to identify. Because of ... more »

How to Identify Burdock

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You have probably seen burdock before but may have thought it was wild rhubarb, or perhaps pulled it from your garden as a weed. Burdock, though, can be a useful plant for wilderness survival. If you know how to identify burdock and prepare it, ... more »

How to Identify Cattail

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In wilderness survival, being able to identify a cattail plant comes in handy. Many parts of the plant are edible; it can also be used to start fires. Cattail plants grow throughout the world near water, making them easy to find when you need ... more »

How to Identify Coyote Tracks

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Coyotes are pests to many hunters and landowners. If you learn how to identify them your hunting experience can be much more effective, especially if you rule out other animals that could have made the tracks. If your main interest is other types ... more »

How to Live Off the Land

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Ever gotten the urge to quit the rat race and live in the wilderness? In fact, it's very difficult for a solitary person to live comfortably off the land. Most people who do so are members of highly cooperative societies who balance the ... more »

How to Make a Bow-Drill for Starting a Fire

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Make an apparatus for starting a primitive fire without the aid of a lighter or matches... more »

How to Make a Bowl in the Wilderness

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Make a good primitive bowl for eating and cooking in the wilderness out of a piece of wood. Your buddies will be blown away and you'll have something in which to eat your corn flakes... more »

How to Make a Rock Oven in the Wilderness

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Pile a bunch of rocks in your campfire in the right way and you've got yourself nature's answer to the Easy-bake Oven... more »

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