Catch and Cook Rainbow Trout in 7 Day Survival Challenge

In Episode 2 of our 6-day long survival challenge, we find that we have success with our live trap for raccoon. We harvest the nuisance raccoon for a meal later. We have had several farmers approach us for help reducing the raccoon numbers as they are devastating their crops. My Gear (Shop and Support): https://www.fowlersmakeryandmischief.com/the-wooded-beardsman

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In this 6-day long survival challenge, we test our limits, skill, and ability to maintain our body weight and thrive only eating wild foods that we scavenge, forage, collect, trap, hunt and fish, in and around the cabin.

We decide to sleep in a little longer in the morning since the forecast is calling for heavy, persistent rains. We needed the break anyway. Later in the afternoon, after eating left-overs and some staple items including wild rice, we hit the pond for some rainbow trout. After catching a few fish for dinner, we set up the fox pro caller to try to call in some raccoons. The rain calms down after dinner and we both head out for archery deer, after which, we meet up again for a meal of squirrel prepared the day before.

We then get offered some fresh pigeon from a nearby farm which is causing problems for the goats.

This entire season is about homesteading, but we are also looking at collecting as many wild foods as possible in order to send Jeremy home with some surplus foods for his “big wild year.”

We collect wild or feral apples and also show you how to prepare black walnuts for eating as a wild edible. We finish the day off with wild apple cobbler made fresh with maple syrup and leached acorns. This entire season is about homesteading, but we are also looking at collecting as many wild foods as possible in order to send Jeremy home with some surplus foods for his “big wild year.”

We will pursue all kinds of wild animals including beaver, raccoon, skunk, whitetail deer, squirrel, possum, crow, grouse, duck, goose, pigeon, porcupine, bullfrog, fish, bear, apples, black walnuts, wild grapes, burdock roots and whatever else makes the mistake of crossing our path.

We will use a variety of tools including live traps, bows, crossbows, shotgun, and fishing rod.

Our ultimate goal of this survival challenge is to not only survive, but thrive. We aim not to lose any body weight, but instead look at this challenge as a long term situation where calories in need to match calories out, sustainability.

Season 6 of our Wilderness Living Challenge will take place out of our homestead, off grid cabin complete with solar power, and battery bank system in order to help us make more use of the foods and resources we are able to collect.

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