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Mountain_Stork |
finding wild food and my questions
Feb 4 2009, 12:36 PM EST
pine needles provide a fair amout of vitamin c and can stave off scuvy if you are living off of mostly meatevery part of the cattail is edible and the pollin can be used to make decent no hassle pankakes if you are planning on living off animals keep in mind that carnavores and scavangers may have eatend a twice dead zombie so you may want to avoid them or at the very least avoid the digestive organs and surrounding tissue only eat animals you find dead as a last resort especally if it appears that they were not killed by something else odds are they died of a deases and there is a good chance that you could get it either by ingestion or in the process of skinning and gutting the animal bubonic plauge is precent in the southwest u.s. and it is the last thing you want If you see bear grills do it you usually want to do the exact opposite, especailly the parts that are in his commercails those stunts are pulled around a trained medical staff and are used to attract veiwers the man is full of himself, steve O from jackass could give you more advice on whats edible and not poisinous than he could. the best show for finding out what is actually edible in the wild is probly survior man or any thing on the travel channel about primitive or third world cultures. urinating is your bodys way to flush exess salts and toxins from your body the concentration of these things will be higher if you are dehydrated your piss will contain almost as mush salt as sea water by the time you are thirsty enough to consider drinking it and you dont want that going back into your body. my questions is it possible to grind the grains of wild grasses into edible flour? are pidgions meat eating scavengers or do they just stick to plant matter and human trash? 2 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you?
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JustinMcleod |
1. RE: finding wild food and my questions
Feb 4 2009, 12:57 PM EST
The thing about Bear Grylls; I TOTALLY agree. The guy is an ass! He hasn't got a clue about anything... If you wanna check out some survival stuff and also gain a feeling of respect for nature, then check out Ray Mears.Your questions: 1. Most wild grasses can be harvested for flour, but it is wise to use is as a thickening agent in soups and stews etc, rather than to make baked goods. But do try and check out all plants that you intend to eat. You can get online botanical reference books etc. 2. Pidgeons tend to eat mainly plant matter, but WILL eat meaty things. If you stick to wild wood pidgeons rather than urban city pidgeons, then you have a greater chance of a completely herbivorous bird. the most common meaty things they consume is in waste (garbage) or animal fats in a "fat ball" (mixture of seeds and fat, shaped into a ball and left to harden....left out in colder months as an emergency ration for birds.)....Hope that helps. 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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mkxlng63 |
2. Suet cakes
Feb 4 2009, 1:09 PM EST
"the most common meaty things they consume is in waste (garbage) or animal fats in a "fat ball" (mixture of seeds and fat, shaped into a ball and left to harden....left out in colder months as an emergency ration for birds.)....Hope that helps."These are more often refered to as suet cakes....which can be used for good bait in a pinch. Set one of these up, grab yourself a .22, and you'll manage to get yourself a few small birds and/or squirrels for a meal for the night... Do you find this valuable? |
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paulkersey |
4. RE: finding wild food and my questions
Jul 29 2009, 3:01 PM EDT
"pine needles provide a fair amout of vitamin c and can stave off scuvy if you are living off of mostly meatyes it is possible. there are several wild plants that you can grind down the seeds into flour. a few of them are:dock,green amoranth, & lambs quarters. Do you find this valuable? |
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EostreRites |
5. RE: finding wild food and my questions
Jul 29 2009, 4:56 PM EDT
"Get a book about wild plants. Study it very hard. Some innocuous looking plants are innocuous, and some will kill you in a very painful way or maybe just paralyze you, so that you will lie still while the nearest zombie (or bear) eats you. You don't want to drink urine for a whole host of reasons. Eating carnivores is a bad idea as well even without zombies in the picture. Do you find this valuable? |
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PedroAsani |
6. RE: finding wild food and my questions
Jul 29 2009, 5:01 PM EDT
Remember to make sure the book covers the local area, rather than a general guide. Parsely and hemlock look very similar. One is tasty and nutritious, the other will kill you. And most people it kills mistake it for parsely after reading a book on edible plants.If possible, find a local guide. Plenty of places will have people giving edible plant walk & talk sessions. Do you find this valuable? |
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EostreRites |
7. facetious ponderings
Jul 29 2009, 5:15 PM EDT
"Remember to make sure the book covers the local area, rather than a general guide. Parsely and hemlock look very similar. One is tasty and nutritious, the other will kill you. And most people it kills mistake it for parsely after reading a book on edible plants.I said a book about wild plants, not an edible food guide. And look who is re writing my sentences... E Version - Some innocuous looking plants are innocuous, and some will kill you in a very painful way or maybe just paralyze you, so that you will lie still while the nearest zombie (or bear) eats you. P Version - Parsely and hemlock look very similar. One is tasty and nutritious, the other will kill you. Guides are boring. Books are not! Do you find this valuable? |
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PedroAsani |
8. RE: facetious ponderings
Jul 29 2009, 5:34 PM EDT
"I said a book about wild plants, not an edible food guide. And look who is re writing my sentences..."Oh hush. :) As for guides being boring, that will depend on the guide. You can always try a few different ones until you find one you like. Do you find this valuable? |
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LucenianSurvivor |
9. RE: facetious ponderings
May 13 2010, 7:14 AM EDT
u know if you living in a town like me , you WON'T get any wild plants so the plan B is scavenging a market
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VagabondVance |
10. RE: facetious ponderings
May 13 2010, 9:00 AM EDT
"u know if you living in a town like me , you WON'T get any wild plants so the plan B is scavenging a market"And that post is wrong on so many levels 1. Bad grammar and spelling 2. Scaving at a shop market? read this first http://www.zombiesurvivalwiki.com/page/The+Panic 3. You necroposted Do you find this valuable? |
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JPTank |
11. RE: finding wild food and my questions
May 13 2010, 4:44 PM EDT
i don't really like bear grylls either. he brings up good points, but he also shows you to do stuff that normal people probably can't do. like climbing 200 feet of vines up a canyon. wtf is that, man?and how he kinda walks around, then he'll find an aligator or a reindeer or a raccoon... kill it with his knife and eat the little ****er. its not like he's actually surviving out there, he just murks the animal, films and goes home. meanwhile he just killed a mommy deer (the reindeer in the alaska episode had horns though, im exagerating). i can take a walk through the woods and find tons of ways to keep myself alive. fiddleheads are my favorite. the season for them is almost over now so soon they won't be as tender anymore. berries, i can find edible berries. i don't trust mushrooms even though ive eaten a wild mushroom before and was right that is was safe (thankfully). ive eaten wild carrots before and can distinguish between hellebore and wild carrots. (the flower is a giveaway) many different weeds you can actually eat. the leafs of dandilions are used in salad sometimes. you can make wine out of the flowers as well. bugs can be found in abundance. look under rocks and fallen logs and you'll find a friggen feast. pidgeons, you gotta watch. theyre dirty birds that can carry sicknesses. they are edible but you really gotta wash them and cook them good. take the guts out, all that jazz.. I actually like pine needle tea. you can take berry leaves and give it better flavor so it doesnt taste like pee mixed with turpintine. sap is actually a great way to get nutrition. its good bait for bugs. you can use it as glue and you can ingest some and it acts as an antiacid and controlls upset stomachs. pine sap is best. i dunno. what do you want to know? plants? safe bugs? Do you find this valuable? |
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AveryWilliams123 |
12. RE: finding wild food and my questions
Jun 22 2010, 11:41 PM EDT
you unknowingly answered your own question about flour, some parts of the cattail can be ground into it.
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Agrippa |
13. RE: finding wild food and my questions
Aug 12 2010, 9:52 AM EDT
This is all great advice for more immediate survival. I especially agree with those that advised reading more. In fact, if you take the most boring book out on a nature walk and try to learn about your local flora and fauna, it can make for a pretty fun afternoon. The only thing that I would point out here is that even the most abundant environment will not sustain a group of humans without considerable experience, skill and luck. In general, agriculture always trumps hunting and gathering, if only because it allows for reserves to be stockpiled. This is necessary in a world where your group will have many other tasks to accomplish, not the least of which will be defense. I recommend first studying your local history to see how natives and pioneers survived, then practice those skills on a small scale (nature hikes, backyard gardens and what not). Lastly, what is necroposting? Do you find this valuable? |