Where Bushcraft & Survival meet Health & Fitness

(Sultry voice) This not just freshly harvested pheasant breast, it’s @marksandspencerfood Chicken Seasoning coated freshly harvested pheasant breast!! Cooked on the amazing @bananaindustriesuk #wildroots BBQ Fire Pit Stove - Mini Log Burner. Outdoor Chefs knife is the #emberknife from @field_and_steel and the pan is Wrought Iron from @petromax.original #backyardbushcraft #cookoutdoors #eatwild #nutritiousanddelicious #bedifferent (dodgy Yorkshire accent re-engaged)

Exploring in prep for an “Arid” Survival Camp

We’ve had a fabulous weekend delivering bespoke survival training to members of the British Army. It’s always a pleasure to give back to our hard working armed forces by sharing our knowledge and experience. #bushcraft #survival #sere #firestarter #britisharmy

Ridiculously busy day that started early doors with introducing @mikepwhite & his son Iwan to the joys & frustrations of #flyfishing @kilnseypark a few pointers on how to fish tactically and they were catching where others weren’t! We’ll done guys! #troutfordinner @sheltahats @guidelineflyfish @vivobarefoot #itsallabouttheexperience

Seeing as though it’s been “big coat” weather this week I thought I’d do a quick video on my fave outdoor jacket, the @hebtroco 303 Ripstop Jacket. As typical I missed a few extra features such as the under arm vent zips etc… I’ve worn this jacket all winter in some horrendous downpours and stayed perfectly dry and warm. Check it out at @hebtroco

Staying sharp and practicing skill’s regularly is the key to being able to perform under pressure. We’ve just had an awesome couple of days powerboat training with @yorkshiredalessailing @royalyachtingassociation to ensure we can act as @rlssuk open water lifeguards using a range of methods to extract swimmers from the water. #openwaterswimming #lifeguards #staysharp

PB 14lb Rainbow Trout at @kilnseypark this morning! One of a dozen fish in total. Second pic is of me taking eye daggers & mind bullets in my back from the other fishermen who mostly were drawing a blank 🙄. Big thanks as always to @guidelineflyfisher who has brought my trout sniping on wonders!! #flyfishing #behardertokill #trouttactics @guidelineflyfish @sheltahats @garphyttanoriginal @vivobarefoot

Great morning helping @theranchfarmshop turn one of these into some of these #beefandtomato #sausage #realfood #butchery #helpingothers

Three nights camping at @thebushcraftshow lowers your resting heart rate and improves your HRV (heart rate variability). Optimal readiness! standby, standby 🙌 #healthylifestyle #behardertokill #restanddigest @ouraring @evolvewilderness #bushcraft #surviveandthrive

#yorkshire steak from @theranchfarmshop cooked with @yorkshireseasalt & Yorkshire Butter from @theyorkshirecreamery for breakfast 😍 cooking set up by @petromax.germany & @decathlonuk

When you realise two awesome bits of kit from different manufacturers can work together 🤯 @decathlonuk #woodstove @ghilliekettlecompany #ghilliekettle

Always a good day when it’s a @zulualphastraps delivery day! #tacticalstrap #gokhakiforsummer #toolwatch #traserwatches

@field_and_steel and @yorkshireseasalt made a right fine job of this Roadkill Deer #realfood #wildfood #nutritiousanddelicious

Seize every opportunity to eat wild food! This roadkill deer could easily have been left to rot at the side of the road but the combination of quick thinking friends who picked it up and my butcher skills means that it will nourish plenty of us! #wildfood #nutritiousanddelicious #behardertokill

Today is a good day as it’s “new sock day” from @hebtroco These beauties are half the price of my usual Scandinavian brand and ten times more comfy!! #lookafteryourfeetandyourfeetwilllookafteryou

In the “Op’s Room” this morning doing some planning and prepping for some exciting stuff to come! #neverstandstill #behardertokill

Don’t you just love a before, during & after boot cleaning feed! Oh just me then 😂 love these boots and wear them daily @vivobarefoot and the @renapur leather balsam fetches them back to life after some serious abuse! Great thing is when they get really worn I can send them to @revivo_barefoot to get resoled and revitalised 🙌

No such thing as bad weather if you’ve got the right clothing! #greatoutdoors #bushcraft #wildernesscouture

Taking some of the gang for a walk around & inside a volcano in a very windy #lanzarote. Thankful for my super stiff & secure @sheltahats. 🌋 💨 💨

#throwbackthursday a lifelong friend sent me this pic! 12 year old me posing with a trout I’d wrestled out of the local beck and brought home for my tea. My love of fly fishing and the great outdoors has been a long relationship!

So according to legend 2022 years ago three wise men (likely astronomers) followed a star to Bethlehem. Well if they knew that Orion’s Sword when vertical in the sky (I didn’t quite catch it perfectly vertical) points due south they would certainly have a sense of direction. #naturalnavigation #celestialnavigation #randomshitiknow

Happy Winter Solstice to my fellow Northern Hemisphere Sapiens! Happy Summer Solstice to all you Southern Hemisphere Sapiens! #wilderness #bushcraft #survival

20 years ago! I’d like to think nothing has changed 😂 still wearing the same watch @traserwatches

Latest pheasant drop from our local game keeper. Shared for free to friends & the local community. #wildfood #nutritiousanddelicious #realfood #notvegan #behardertokill #bhtk

Last full moon of 2022 with a super bright Mars at its 8 o’clock #thenightsky #wilderness #getoutdoors #starpaths #randomshitiknow

The wonders of game season! Video to follow. #pheasant #nutritiousanddelicious #realfood @field_and_steel

Wild signs!! #tracking #hottrack #wilderness #wildlife

Best boots ever! Despite not having a waterproof liner, they are remarkably waterproof! Oh and super comfy @vivobarefoot

Couldn’t help myself! Here’s another #hollyfacts video!!

Just me geeking out in nature 😬🙄 #hollytree #facts #wilderness #bushcraft #natureknowledge

Love these cacti on a roundabout in Lanzarote! They’ve all grown facing South! #naturalnavigation #wildsigns

Change of geographical location for a week! The moon & Jupiter keeping a sense of direction! #naturalnavigation #celestialnavigation

One advantage of leaving for work at 5am is catching the stars at their best! The plough, Orion’s Belt & Orion’s Sword we’re resplendent this morning. Useful navigation aids with a little knowledge & practice. #naturalnavigation #celestialnavigation #behardertokill #surviveandthrive

Pt2. The ultimate test of how a knife handles, can you cleanly fillet a fish with it? Big shout out to Steve @field_and_steel for making this superb knife in custom colours for me. Ps… Steve is in Wakefield not Sheffield 🤦‍♂️

The ultimate test of how a knife handles, can you cleanly fillet a fish with it? Big shout out to Steve @field_and_steel for making this superb knife in custom colours for me. Ps… Steve is in Wakefield not Sheffield 🤦‍♂️

#newknifeday Whilst this is a tool for work, it’s is also an absolute work of art by @field_and_steel

My UK heatwave survival kit! 1. @garphyttanoriginal Specialist Summer Shirt 2. @sheltahats Seahawk 3. @rugged_nature Natural Deodorant 4. @kleankanteenuk insulated flask #behardertokill #bhtk #surviveandthrive

I was honoured recently to be asked to pop into a home economics class at a local high school to teach the students how to take a whole fish #trout clean it, fillet it & cook it. They nailed it!! Could you do this? #wildernessskills #behardertokill #bhtk

Had to engage some tracking skills to hunt down a source of fresh drinking water! Would be easier in the wild! #survivalskills #airport #stairwell #hidden @leeds_bradford_airport

Synchronise your watches……MARK! @traserwatches #p66automaticpro #tacticalwatches

See you in a few hours! #shortrib #grassfed #pastureraised #smoker #lowandslow

Fire by friction is the toughest skill to master. That said team work makes the dream work with the giant team bow drill. Scroll to watch Laura blow the ember into a flame and Bev’s excited reaction 😂 #bowdrill #gobigorgohome #firestarter #bushcraft #teamwork

If I was in a survival situation it’s fair to say I’d eat tonight! (Note: all fish released unharmed) Could you catch your dinner if you needed to? 'If you want to learn how to live an independent life what you have to do is learn how to fish,' - Ken Smith. @living_the_dream_fly_fishing @guidelineflyfish #bushcraftskills #surviveandthrive

A while ago I found these two hatchets in my Dad’s old workshop. Scroll to see them now! #makedoandmend #bushcraftgear #bushcraft #bushcraftaxe #paracord @evolvewilderness

Let’s get this straight from the start, I’ll only promote kit & equipment that I have used extensively in the field. Non of that paid influencer stuff here! Just great kit I’ve bought, used & believe in! Scroll for a pic of me wearing @traserwatches over 20 years ago. #traserwatches

Broken zipper pull on your backpack ain’t a problem when you know how to cinch paracord! Scroll for the finished article. @directactiongear #paracord #bushcraft #makedoandmend

Finally got around to restoring one of Grandad Charles’ old axes. This one is Charley’s and we monikered it with CW2 (Charley & Charles) to indicate it’s two owners. #bushcraft #axe #shieldmaiden #warriorprincess

Always a great day out at @kilnseypark catching on all methods (dry, nymph & streamer) resulting in both some PB tanks and a couple of table sized ones for tea! #primal #nutritiousanddelicious #catchitcookiteatit #wilderness @guidelineflyfish @sheltahats @buffalosystems

Who loves a bit of still water fly fishing? @sheltahats @guidelineflyfish @kilnseypark @garminoutdoor #flyfishing #wildernessonyourdoorstep

Rather than buying a bee bushcraft ace I’ve been rummaging through my dad’s old workshop & turned up two hatchets we can restore!

Superb winter Grayling from a small urban beck. #flyfishing #grayling #wildernessonmydoorstep @garphyttanoriginal @maxcatch_flyfishing

Stalking winter Grayling on an urban beck. If I had a £ for every time someone walked across the bridge and shouted down “there’s no fish in there mate!” #flyfishing #grayling #nymphing

I’ve been eyeing up a new hatchet, but first a quick hunt around dad’s old workshop turned up these beauties!! #restorationproject #upcycle #makedoandmend #heirloom

Stalking #Grayling on a urban beck really tests your line control and casting. #wildernessonyourdoorstep @garphyttanoriginal @sheltahats @altberg.yorkshire.boot.makers @maxcatch_flyfishing

Wilderness brew! #wildernessonmydoorstep

Nothing compares to when you catch your first fish on the fly! #flyfishing @kilnseypark #lifeskills

The best way to brew up in the wilderness #wildernessonmydoorstep @ghilliekettlecompany

Simple pleasures! #bushcraft #wildernessonyourdoorstep #nofilter

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