It stated he is a Prison guard,I'm sure if the inmates got wind of this Very stupid adventure of his,he'd be laughed out of a job!Inmates have xlnt prowess for survival,& being a supposed prison guard,I'm sure there is some exposure/awareness to the prisoners resourcefulness in fire making ability,area adaptation,mental discipline,etc. 15 rounds of ammo & a shotgun in Tennessee in the summer?Hey JB,what was that about the nuts rolling west,lol!

It does not seem like there is a thing against insects. Here are some recipes: http://www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/~cbader/ghprecwithinsects.html

Maybe you don´t want to have a look at your flour with a microscope. Most of us may already eat a fair amount of insects.

In the case of the hunter it may have been better to pass on the worms. Going hungry for five days does not require antibiotics.

It looks like he carried just enough to get him in trouble.

I looked up another bit of info on this guy, and it seems he was the star of a news conference, but he was "too weak to talk".

That's funny... Rita Chretien, lost and starving for 49 days, was able to speak as soon as they found her, and she spent at least a week in the hospital afterwards.

And she didn't even have any worms to eat.

Sue

Consider that his weakness may have been due to those "nutritious" worms (and the parasites they carry).

Yes that quite right. We are also assuming that this individual actually could light a fire and cook the squirrel's that he had shot. Since most things he did he did wrong, it quit unlikely that he could have stayed put; boiled some water, and made a meal.

In reality for a few days food is irrelevant and water is essential.

Susan, ease up a bit. I agree he should have had a PSK and water. Should have "hunkered down" and waited. BUT- I've been in that "park". I've talked with numerous local experienced outdoorspersons who know that "park".
It is a hellish thicket of false trails, misleading roads, with too much folliage (once you're in it) to see more than a few yards ahead at times. We all agree that it is very (VERY) easy to get lost in Shelby Forest. Many of us have.. if only briefly. It is like what they call the "hells" of the Smoky Mountains in E. TN. Just a step or two off a trail or path and you are very easily lost. Land navigation skills rarely help get you through the thorns and thickets.
His problem was underestimating the "get lost potential" of that particular park. Should never have tried to find the river or the road.