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Beginners Mini-Guide to Bow Hunting

Venison is much lower in cholesterol and fat than grain-fed beef, but unless you do your own hunting, it is difficult to find fresh venison. During the 2012-13 archery season in Illinois, hunters harvested about 180,669 deer. If you have…
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Planting Fruit Trees

Many years ago when I lived on the ranch we had orchards of peaches. They were our main crop.  For many years I watched my grandmother cook for the workers that picked the fruit and wondered if one day I…
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17-year-old boy dies of rare old age disease

By: Shifra Unger   A 17-year-old Jewish boy died of a rare old age disease this week, according to hospital officials in Massachusetts. Sam Berns, a high school student, who suffered from Progeria, a very rare premature aging disease, died…
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5 Ways to Start a Fire Using Water

By Preparing for SHTF   Knowing alternative ways to create fire could save your life someday. Grant Thompson from The King King of Random has put together this excellent video showing you five ways to start fire with water. Yes…
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Keeping Farm Animals Healthy in the Winter

By Theresa Crouse   Whether you’re trying to protect your food sources in a survival situation or just trying to avoid expensive veterinary bills, protecting your farm animals from disease in the winter is crucial. Disease can be catastrophic on…
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Top 7 Must Have Survival Skills

By HandySurvival In order to be a good survivalist, you need to get the basics down. The following compilation breaks down the top seven skills that every survivalist must have in order to last the first few days.   7…
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