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Found a brass lantern. Looks fairly new. All it says is Hollister and willis. England. Use no petrol. Sniffed fuel tank. Didnt smell like whte gas or kerosene. Any idea what fuel it uses? Anyone heard of this vompany?

Had two bucks jump in front of the car on the way to work tonight. Happens every autumn when they go in rut. A cross fox "raced me for a ways. They run in front of the car until you get too close - then zip off to the shoulder and out of the way. It is something to see a cross fox. They are not...

I just finished an historical novel named "Forest" by a fella named Edward Rutherford. For some more backround I looked up information on "The New Forest" on the net. To my surprise, "The New Forest seems to have everything but trees (to be sure - there seemed to be some trees, but if these...

There was a show, "Fire and Ice" on the public channel, night before last, about the Winter War. This is history is little known in America, but of great import in the small town where I grew up, where 90% of the inhabitants were of Finnish extraction. Their were two families in our town who'd...

Been looking at a deer rifle in 25-06 caliber. Very nice gun, a Mauser sporter (not a sporterised military). Anyone familiar with this caliber and its attributes? I've heard they are very flat shooting.

Been asked to develop a course on wilderness survival for clients in a year long drug rehab. The course will involve mostly "lost in the woods" survival, simple shelters, locating water and wild foods, fire making, and orientation - with some "life in the woods" aspects like tapping maples...

Received a call from a business out on County Road 26. For several days they'd been glassing a deer about 1/2 mile up the road with a broken front leg. I drove to the business and they said the deer had just gone back into the woods, and pointed out about where. I drove to the spot and...

For Thanksgiving and again at Christmas, we had a group of guys from Teen Challenge, a drug rehab, over for a feed. Duane, an Ojibwe from Leech Lake, was among them. Turns out his mother's maiden name is Morris - same as my mother's maiden name. Still checking to see if we're related. We...

We had three different groups over for Christmas, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day (though we don't call it that). While Wing did her magic in the kitchen, I worked over the fire out at the fire ring. For fry bread, I made a bowl, perhaps more of a tray, of birchbark, sewn at...

Christmas Eve we had my family over. 26 people gets to be a lot, even for our place. Our family is mad about Christmas, and we do it up in a big way, with lots of old family traditions, "chestnust roasting on an open fire" and all that. Several new boyfriends/girlfriends of nieces and nephews...

The weather has been incredibly warm. All our snow is gone again - unheard of in our neck of the woods this time of year. The other day, I was fueling the car at the local bait shop and I happened to notice they had an old Iver Johnson single shot .410 for sale. These were built starting...

News said there was a tornado in London. Is that correct? Never thought of London as tornado alley. PG

Just made a nice trade, An old pair of car top carriers and two wrench aprons for a sportorized mauser in 30-06. 30-06 hasa nice bright bore, lyman sights, and good wood, though it has a couple of chips out of it. Shoots dead on. Good trade, and other party was happy as well. PG

Tim and I skun out the last deer today. Saved the hides. Gonna try making babiche for a very tight weave snowshoe. Deer hide isn't generally used, but I thought I'd try it with a very tight weave and see how it works. Think I even have a couple of frames around that I never laced.

As there has been some interest in the tipi on the forum, I would suggest "The Indian Tipi" by Reg and Gladys Lauben. Reg and Gladys lived among the plains Indians in the 1920s and 1930s, living in a tipi and gaining much knowledge of plains Indians and their culture. We used to visit them...

As it is descended from English Harvest day, or Harvest Home, we are getting the Turkey on the spit, the Canadian Honker in the oven, the venison haunch on by the fire outside. The wild rice is boiling for wild rice and raisin stuffing, and blueberry and pumpkin pies are on the make.

What are your recommendations for sharpening stainless steel blades? Most of my knives are carbon steel. I have not problem sharpening them. A few stainless steel knives have crept in - in recent years. They are not so easy to sharpen. Wondering if there's a better way, or at least easier, way?

A very eye opening view of the Americas before Columbus. Shows Native American "bushcraft" in a whole new light. For a review: http://www.bootstrap-analysis.com/2005/12/book_review_149.html

Just a word about this site. I'd like to say thank you to all here for all the things you've taught me - I'd best not name names for fear I'd leave someone out. I have enjoyed this site immensely, and check it almost every day that I'm working. I've often seen something very interesting on...

Tim, my youngest son, and I were out Tuesday. The alarm went off at O: dark30 (0430) and I stumbled down and brewed a pot of coffee and poured two thermos full. Tim stumbled around trying to get his longies on until he fell in a heap in the kitchen. Then we each donned wool trousers, two wool...