The Turning Feral Journal - Day 3
Self Defense
Day 3: In my journey from suburbanite to pseudo-mountain man, I was fortunate enough to have some confidence when I entered the woods. It wasn’t because I had vast experience in the woods, that I knew how to start a fire, or that I could track an animal – In fact, I had none of those skills… but, what I did have was training in firearms. Why did this give me confidence?
Well, though I had to fill all of the other knowledge gaps to survive in the woods, I knew that I could confidently carry a sidearm with me and at a minimum have a decent chance at repelling a predator (think bears, wolves, mountain lions) if attacked. The beautiful thing about learning the skill of carrying and deploying a sidearm is that it has just as much practical application living in an urban setting as it does in a rural setting… maybe even more so.
Daily Prompt: What skills could you start to perfect now that could translate to a survival situation? How can you go about learning those skills and what’s holding you back?
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Motivational Passage:
When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe.
-Luke 11:21
Rewilding Action: There are a ton of great resources out there to learn the basics of handgun and long gun basics. I would highly recommend going to a sheepdog response or fieldcraft survival seminar, but there are many that can be found locally if traveling is not an option.