Frogs and turtles were some of the other critters I consider for food without having to make any noise. It is also something I have grown up doing. There are hundreds of lakes, streams and the Missouri River all within my buggout area.

As I get older and my eyesight gets a bit worse, seeing through sights or even a scopes takes a bit more work while fishing or gigging can be done even if something happened to my glasses.

Your point about using the guts for bait afterwards is excellent. I don't even consider that when I fish most of the time, I like the sport of fishing then.

In a survival situation, changing my mindset may be the biggest challenge of all.