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zonest · 08-02-2015, 01:27 PM

get a copy of your state's fish and game regulations, and look at what's illegal to do/use. :-)

Submariner · 08-03-2015, 09:10 AM

How does this apply to foraging?

zonest · 08-03-2015, 11:28 AM

you can't see it, eh? :-) why do you THINK that they made those things illegal, hmm? cause they WORK great, that's why.

Submariner · 08-03-2015, 12:44 PM

So illegal fishing is going to help you when you want to forage?

M3 Mitch · 08-03-2015, 04:51 PM

I think the OP's point is that in a SHTF situation, no one will be enforcing game laws, and/or if one finds himself in a survival situation, using one of these techniques is better than starving, even if you are prosecuted after the fact (IMHO unlikely).

1AngryTaxPayer · 08-03-2015, 05:07 PM

Exactly. Using dogs, bait, at night etc. All things illegal.

cowdog · 08-03-2015, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Submariner

So illegal fishing is going to help you when you want to forage?

Well, I have found persimmons in a catfish!

MTSilvertip · 08-03-2015, 07:44 PM

Nothing like a DuPont spinner,(stick of dynamite) to get your catch of fish quickly.

Of course while that takes care of supper, there aren't any fish of any size left for breakfast.

Killing the goose that lays the golden egg is still a dumb idea. Use skill to get your meals with forethought and planning, and you'll have meals for a long time.

Killing everything just to do it because there isn't anybody around to tell you otherwise is just a quick way to self destruct when the resource is gone.

Submariner · 08-03-2015, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by cowdog

Well, I have found persimmons in a catfish!

Excellent

You found a relationship between foraging and fishing. I would not have thought of that one.

Big foraging here is greens, fiddleheads and beech. Smaller ones are mushrooms, ginseng, ramps, raspberries, etc.

Happy in Wyoming · 08-03-2015, 09:30 PM

Foraging involves trying to collect both vegetable and animal food. The American army once issued what they called a forager's model of the US Model 1873 Springfield. The forager's model was the same frame but a 20 ga. smooth bore barrel.

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