The Sacramento Tracker Club, a new and growing group, is looking for Sacramento area experts in the full range of primitive and survival skills to teach us in the field. We would like to hear from you if you are an expert or can tell us how to contact such experts. And, of course, we would like to ask everyone interested in primitive and survival skills to consider joining us!

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Wilderness_Survival_and_Primitive_Skills/

Thirteen (13) members of the STC Yahoo group so far!

Please share your skills.

With some logistic and moral support from a couple members of the Sacramento Tracker Club could you lead a field session on appropriate and respectful:

Tracking for survival
Bird observation for survival
Animal observation for survival
Weather observation for survival

Finding and working up tinder
Primitive fire-making
Primitive cordage making
Primitive shelter making
Primitive tool making
Primitive brain tanning

Primitive fishing and trapping
Primitive small mammal hunting and trapping
Primitive large mammal hunting and trapping
Primitive bird hunting and trapping
Primitive reptile hunting and trapping
Primitive crawdad foraging and trapping

Edible plant foraging
Edible seed foraging
Edible fungus foraging
Edible and useful tree product foraging
Edible insect foraging

Finding and treating water
Primitive meat cooking
Primitive plant cooking
Primitive pot making
Primitive basket making
Preserving food in the wild

Flint finding and tool making
Obsidian finding and tool making
Bone and antler finding and tool making
Tree and brush wood finding and tool making
Plant finding and tool making




Wilderness first aid with conventional supplies
Primitive wilderness first aid
CPR
Assembly and use of a survival kit
Assembly and use of a wilderness aid kit

Use of compass and map
Use of GPS
Use of signal fires
Use of signal mirrors
Use of whistles
Use of VHF radio

Choosing the primitive camp site
Primitive camp comforts
Primitive camp sanitation
Primitive camp fire safety
Breaking down the primitive camp

Choosing and safe use of axes
Choosing and safe use of saws
Choosing and safe use of knives
Choosing and safe use of hatchets
Choosing and safe use of machetes
Choosing and safe use of kukris

Choosing and safe use of conventional firearms
Choosing and safe use of pellet guns
Choosing and safe use of slingshots
Choosing and safe use of different fire types

Choosing and safe use of a daypack
Choosing and safe use of a backpack
Choosing and safe use of a fanny pack

Choosing and best use of a tent
Choosing and best use of a tarp
Choosing and best use of a camp shovel or trowel
Choosing and best use of a camp cook set
Choosing and best use of a camp stove
Choosing and best use of a camp oven
Choosing and best use of knots

Primitive lighting
Choosing and safe use of conventional camping lights

Thanks.

You need to get Alan Halcon (he's on this board) out for a meeting. He's one of the guys from Dirt Time and Wilderness Way Magazine .

-Blast

Thanks. I have read and enjoyed Mr. Halcon's stuff for a while. When we grow a bit bigger we intend to bring some of the stars to our sessions - or arrange for our group to go to their turf.

Right now we are in a building stage (19 new members and counting in the first week!). We are taking inventory of the skills and experience that our members bring to the table, and will support members teaching members always.

It's fun to be part of trying to make a new club great.