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HOW TO SURVIVE IN THE WYOMING WILDERNESS

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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HOW TO SURVIVE IN THE WYOMING WILDERNESS

By:Whitney Roesch
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What I did

  • Researched
  • Field Work
Photo by Mr.Tea
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Hoped to achieve

A better chance on survival
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Expenses

  • Basically had everything already
  • Lots of time
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WHAT TO BRING

  • Tent
  • Sleeping bag
  • Water bottle
  • Rope
Photo by mynameisharsha
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Fire

  • Matches
  • Flint and Stone
Photo by alicethewhale
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Water

  • Water from fast stream
  • Rain
  • Purify by boiling over the water
Photo by Matthias Rhomberg
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Shelter

  • Cave
  • Build
  • Tree
Photo by Jonas Hansel
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REVIEW YOUR BAD PLANTS

  • Poison ivy
  • Larkspur
  • Poison Oak
Photo by Daniel Sjöström
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Poison Ivy

  • Itchy
  • Rash
  • Wear protection & watch out
  • Rubbing alcohol or soap and water
  • Wash clothes
Photo by Dendroica cerulea
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Larkspur

  • Weed looking with purple flower
  • Mild stomach pain
  • Stay away from 
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Poison Oak

  • Itching, Rash, Redness
  • Avoid
  • Soap and Water
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REVIEW THE GOOD PLANTS

  • Elk Thistle
  • Douglas Fur
  • Choke Cherries
Photo by onkel_wart (thomas lieser)
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Douglas Fur

  • Strong Bark for protection
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ELK THISTLE

  • Eddible
  • Pull off barbs and eat stem
Photo by Matt Lavin
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choke cherries

  • Eat the berries not the flowers
  • Around in spring and summer 
  • Eddible 
Photo by samenstelling
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REVIEW YOUR BUGS

  • Spiders
  • Mosquitos
  • Jerusalem Cricket
  • Flea
  • Tick
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If you get a bad bug

  • Fleas: Wash off with water
  • Tick: Pull it off
  • Mosquitos: Cover body with mud
  • Others: Be aware of surroundings
Photo by gbohne
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Review of Good Animals

  • Rabbits
  • Mice
  • Small Mammals
  • Fish
  • Deer
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How to kill an animal

  • Trap
  • Self Power
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How to skin an animal

  • Pull off head with guts
  • Cut into skin near hind legs
  • Pull skin down until completely off
Photo by audreyjm529
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How To Cook an animal

  • No hair left
  • Gut the animal first 
  • Cook first thing or keep cold
Photo by dionhinchcliffe
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Fish

  • Hand catch
  • Gut and eat
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BEWARE OF PREDATORS

  • Bears
  • Cougars
  • Wolves
  • Badgers
  • Coyote
Photo by doublejwebers
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Beware Of predators

  • Fox
  • Porcupine 
  • Wolverine
  • Rattle snakes
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Bear Tracks

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Not all snake are bad

  • Bull Snake
  • Gardner Snake
  • You can eat a rattle snake
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Did achieve

Better chance on survival
Photo by Andy Pagett
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STEP 1

Don't panic but find water
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STEP 2

Review your surroundings to find food or shelter.
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Step 3

Build a fire by your shelter
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Step 4

Signal Location
Photo by Jon Chevier™
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Step 5

Scout the area
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step 6

Purify the water
Photo by Chris Nuzzaco
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Step 7

Find safe food/ set traps
Photo by Stéfan
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ADDITIONAL TIPS

  • Mud will protect the skin from bugs and the sun.
  • Find water when it's running quick to avoid bacteria.
  • Stay dry
  • Use moss as a bandage
Photo by Len Radin
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Failed at

  • Creating traps
  • Getting water purified due to container 
  • Fire without lighter or matches
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Conclusion

  • Guns make killing easier
  • Water is hard to find
  • Handmade traps aren't successful
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Whitney Roesch