There is a tribe in the African Kalahari Desert called the San people who still practice the oldest form of hunting known to man. In response to anyone who asks me, “Juan, how does one hunt?” I suggest they study the video below: What’s significant about the method is that it takes advantage of certain …
Category Archive: Field
Articles, posts and how-to information related to hunting, fishing and wildcrafting.
Feb
04
Feb
01
Why I hunt, an ex-vegan’s journey from the dark side
Tonight I fed my family wild pork. A meat so incredible in flavor and texture that words can’t describe it – that is, I lack the poetry. I could go on and on about it, but this story isn’t about wild pork (I’m sure I’ll be doing plenty of telling around that subject). I’m not …
Jan
06
How to Build a Knife
I’ve been looking for years for a knife that offered me all the advantages of an Alaskan Ulu knife with a handle I could grip like a conventional knife. An ulu knife has no forward tip, which is a significant feature when you’re trying to remove a hide without poking holes in it. The handles …
Dec
17
Sausage Making at Home
Juan and I had been talking about making sausage for a couple of months. We both had lots of pork stew and trimmings and some venison stew and trimmings stored up in our freezers. So we got together at Juan’s house one Saturday and got to it. First, Juan had gone to a local butcher, …


