June 2013

Quiet Wanderings Reveal Wildlife At Dusk

by Paul Kirtley | posted in: Nature Observation and Awareness | 18

The Frontier Bushcraft team often have some lovely wildlife encounters while out in the woods running courses. And so do the course participants – fallow deer walking past tarps at first light, fawns sitting silently amongst the bracken, badgers crashing … Read More

Getting To Grips With Hand Drill

by Paul Kirtley | posted in: Intermediate Bushcraft | 40

Hand drill is an elegantly simple technique of fire-lighting. Yet it is commonly seen as a more advanced technique of friction fire-lighting than the bow-drill method. This is not necessarily the case. It is just a different technique. In terms … Read More

Monthly Archives: June 2013