http://www.dryadbushcraft.co.uk/bushcraft_how_to.html Bushcraft How to’s and survival skill articles - learn about Kayak Fishing, Air rifle hunting, knife making, Trap building and much more... http://www.dryadbushcraft.co.uk/bushcraft-how-to/obtaining-water-from-snow-and-ice.html Water is essential to life, and the ability to transform water from its frozen state into its liquid state is a vital skill for those who intend to spend time above the snow line. In order to learn this skill it is important to first understand the unique properties of water. http://www.dryadbushcraft.co.uk/bushcraft-how-to/making-a-sycamore-twig-whistle.html These whistles don’t have to be made from Sycamore. Other woods such as Willow will work, but I prefer to use Sycamore whenever possible because it’s easy to remove the bark in one piece. The best and straightest twigs are found in areas of secondary growth, particularly in hedges or places where Sycamore trees have been cut back. This technique will only work during the spring and summer. http://www.dryadbushcraft.co.uk/bushcraft-how-to/cooking-a-fish-on-a-stick.html What could be better on a warm spring day than to spend some quality time fishing for your dinner? The occasional flash of a passing Dragonfly, and the gentle sound of the breeze rustling through last seasons Cattails, all serve to remind us of the old saying that a bad days fishing is always better than a good days work. http://www.dryadbushcraft.co.uk/bushcraft-how-to/kayak-fishing.html Fishing from a Kayak has been a tradition in my family for as long as I can remember. Every summer my father would come home with as much Bass and Mackerel as we could eat, and the excitement of catching my first “real” Fish will stay with me forever I was seven or eight years old and sat in the back of my Dads ancient home built, canvas and wood PBK (Percy Blandford Kayak). http://www.dryadbushcraft.co.uk/bushcraft-how-to/hunting-with-an-air-rifle.html Hunting with an Air Rifle If there’s one subject that seems to divide opinion within the Bushcraft community more than any other, it’s the use of Firearms and Air rifles for hunting. http://www.dryadbushcraft.co.uk/bushcraft-how-to/the-catapult-as-a-hunting-tool.html In the minds of many people a catapult is nothing more than a child’s toy, or one of the weapons used by the “Beano’s” Dennis the Menace to terrorise the softies (For those of us old enough to remember). http://www.dryadbushcraft.co.uk/bushcraft-how-to/knife-making.html The effective and safe use of a knife is one of the most fundamental aspects of Bushcraft, a sharp blade with the knowledge to use it, enables us to make everything we need to survive in the outdoors. http://www.dryadbushcraft.co.uk/bushcraft-how-to/paiute-trap.html The skill of trapping is one of the most fascinating yet controversial aspects of Bushcraft. In an ideal world it wouldn’t be necessary for us to learn how to capture and kill our fellow creatures at all; we could simply forage for plants nuts and berries in order to meet our nutritional needs.