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Category Archives: animals
More on Feral Dogs and Other Wildlife that May be a Problem
Every year in our area, we have to build deer proof fences around our family gardens. These have to be a least 
6-foot high or the deer will jump them. Our chicken coops have to be well built to protect …
Posted in animals, gardening, hunting, Self sufficiency
Tagged bears, cougars, deer, feral dogs, gardens, protecting livestock
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Deadfalls and Snares
I am fascinated by old books written by the pioneers, and every so often, I am lucky enough to find one that gives 
information that is useful for preparedness. Today I found a book written in 1907 called “Deadfalls and …
The Problems of Feral Dogs in a Major Disaster
In any kind of a large-scale emergency, whether financial, EMP or some something else that causes large scale 
disruptions, a lot of people will turn their pets lose. Now I know that many of you will suggest that they should …
How to Cook Strange Foods
Today I am going to discuss some information that is taught by the U.S Military about how to cook wildlife in
emergency situations. Most of us have a pretty good idea on how to cook deer, elk and other common …
Trapping Rats
Last year one of my sons had a rat problem around his chicken coop. He killed quite a few rats and the problem lessened. One of the ways he killed them was to bury a garbage can in the ground …
Read More...What to do About Rats and Mice
In a long term emergency depending on where you live, rats and mice may quickly become a problem. Rats and mice reproduce quickly so you can’t ignore this problem. I suspect you will have more problems in the city or …
Read More...Duck Soup
I was introduced to duck about 20 years ago maybe longer (time flies). I had a friend that liked to go hunting and I 
was invited to dinner after one of his duck hunting trips. Our friend served duck, it …
Don’t Waste Your Food
Yesterday, my son, grandson and a friend went duck hunting. Over the course of the day, they shot 18 ducks. Being not quite as conservative minded as myself, they merely removed the breasts and got rid of the rest. Now …
Read More...More on The Best Animals for Self Sufficiency
The post on raising animals brought in some great replies. http://bit.ly/Vy4493 I gained some good information from them. After more 
studying and reading the comments, I have decided that if you are living in a semi urban area with limited …
The Best Animals for Self Sufficiency.
Yesterday I was involved in a discussion of what would be the easiest and most practical animal to raise in a long 
term disaster situation for food. We basically came up with three choices, but never did decide which would …