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jamie:
kinda late jumpin in here but i have done many months of living off the land while still leading a normal life. work etc. if the crap hits the fan we are all screwed. even those of us with the most knowledge of living primitively. the first time i went a month living on wild plants and flesh  opened my eyes to this. there are just too many people for the wild to support us. especially for those of us on the coasts with the densest populations.

as for your initial quandary marc. id take the gun if it really mattered any day over a primitive weapon, even a compound would do me well. once the projectiles ran out then i would use the knowledge ive attained over the years. survival is about expending the least amount of energy possible to gain the most comfort , be it calories or physical comfort. its already been said but traps outwork a bow everytime once your caloric needs and shelter are established then you can worry about getting a bow kill. peace

Sparrow:
 In the survival mode,everything edible is utilized,the more knowledge you have of what is edible,the better you eat.Plants of course are essential,gotta know them and where to find them,proccess them.Meat turns out to be anything with flesh,from rats and small birds,fish and reptiles on up.I cannot get used to eating bugs no matter how many times except for bee larvae and ant larvae (those are tasty) the other deal is that you gotta keep moving,some places and some seasons,food is far between bites. The more mouths to feed,the tougher it is. Of course winter is always the toughest,but early spring can be skinny too. It is fun during warm weather though.Gotta watch for those game laws too !  Frank

possum:
By the way, on the coasts with the densest populations, there won't be as many people after awhile because, sad to say, they will start killing each other to get what is left in those areas. :-[  And then, when those that don't know what they are doing and go into the wilderness and die, then the population will be closer to where the land can support it.  It's Mother Nature's way of shrugging off the unnecessary and starting over.

possum

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