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Growing up as I did, Mentors & Elders set me out on Property to make do for myself.
Single Shot .22 rifle worked great!
Legal to shoot Raccoons at night, with a light Shinin' if one used .22 shorts.
Still just a kid, down the way, and with a small kit, not much, fishing, shooting small game, using snares and no big deal if I "stole" eggs from hen house.
Cooked my share of eggs in a hub cap off a Willis Jeep.
Many a egg in the rind of a orange, or grapefruit, and bake biscuits on the side of rock...
Minimalists stuff.
My nine shot .22 Revolver, and
Ruger Standard Pistol of the day , worked just fine and dandy many times too.
Again, set a kid loose, and let him use what skill sets he had depending on his size.
They would keep tabs, and had spent time with me, still, no big deal for me be down the way, spend the night, with homemade shelter and all.
Most Important tool to me was knives, more than one, cord, fishing line, fire making stuff, and the like.
I get a bit bigger and the deal was to do this and not be noticed.
They got to blindfolding me, and dropping me off with two matches, small bar of Baker's chocolate, small box of raisins ,knife, compass, map, some cord and that was about it.
They *might* let me have a gun, (pistol) but I was NOT to use it if they did - except in an emergency and they did check the ammo count.
I would have to Adapt, Improvise , Overcome, even spend the night out.
IIRC the first time not a lot of time before dark,and had to stay the night and travel like 2 miles.
They upped it to 10 .
Order Of The Arrow, was not difficult for me at all.
They watched us get dressed, made sure we had nothing hidden in clothes or boots, put a hood over our head, and dumped us with very little gear, we did not get until dumped out.
I was the first one back.
Single Shot .22 rifle worked great!
Legal to shoot Raccoons at night, with a light Shinin' if one used .22 shorts.
Still just a kid, down the way, and with a small kit, not much, fishing, shooting small game, using snares and no big deal if I "stole" eggs from hen house.
Cooked my share of eggs in a hub cap off a Willis Jeep.
Many a egg in the rind of a orange, or grapefruit, and bake biscuits on the side of rock...
Minimalists stuff.
My nine shot .22 Revolver, and
Ruger Standard Pistol of the day , worked just fine and dandy many times too.
Again, set a kid loose, and let him use what skill sets he had depending on his size.
They would keep tabs, and had spent time with me, still, no big deal for me be down the way, spend the night, with homemade shelter and all.
Most Important tool to me was knives, more than one, cord, fishing line, fire making stuff, and the like.
I get a bit bigger and the deal was to do this and not be noticed.
They got to blindfolding me, and dropping me off with two matches, small bar of Baker's chocolate, small box of raisins ,knife, compass, map, some cord and that was about it.
They *might* let me have a gun, (pistol) but I was NOT to use it if they did - except in an emergency and they did check the ammo count.
I would have to Adapt, Improvise , Overcome, even spend the night out.
IIRC the first time not a lot of time before dark,and had to stay the night and travel like 2 miles.
They upped it to 10 .
Order Of The Arrow, was not difficult for me at all.
They watched us get dressed, made sure we had nothing hidden in clothes or boots, put a hood over our head, and dumped us with very little gear, we did not get until dumped out.
I was the first one back.
