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Search for Mors Kochanski an Canadian, most of the original writing comes from Richard Graves an Aussie, Graves trained Aussies, Brits and Americans in the art of survival in the jungle as will as Africa during WWII. As Bill posted above, Hiddens is an excellent source of information. These are the only three I would trust.
 
I always like the teachings of Tom Brown, Jr.

I studied his books and attended his seminars when I was a teenager, and I've actually had to use his techniques a few times in my life, and they work.

You get out of his teachings whatever it is that you put in.

https://tom-trackerschool.com/

He takes the position that nature gives you everything you need, and it's only a matter of education, timing, creativity, and a willingness to work to get whatever resources you need from nature to stay alive and flourish.

He has helped track convicts, criminals, lost hikers, etc. in the boondocks to aid the police.

One particularly interesting (and funny) story was how he tracked a violent drug dealer who fled into the Cascade Mountains. This criminal was heavily armed, and loaded with camping gear.

Brown snuck into his camp, emptied the treated water from the criminal's canteen . . . and refilled it with water from a stagnant pool that had dead things floating in it and put it back where he found it.

As you might expect, this criminal developed diarrhea, stomach cramps, and a high fever.

Brown gradually stole all of his equipment over a period of several days while he was struggling with diarrhea and vomiting . . . until the criminal was left naked (the drug dealer bathed in a stream to get the diarrhra off of his body, and Brown used this opportunity to steal the last of his clothes).

He waited a few days until the drug dealer was near death from dehydration and exposure, and then used herbal medicines and wild foods to fix him up somewhat, and then hiked back to civilization . . . knowing that the criminal had to follow or die.

I don't do the story justice in the way I relay it.

His books are a hoot.
 
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John Lofty Wisemans books are worth picking up, I did many a course with him decades ago.
 
Another story about Brown involves his visit to New York City.

He wanted to see if his wilderness survival techniques would work in an urban environment, and discovered that they did . . . as long as he used these skills in their proper context. Manhattan became--in essence--a giant playground that he lived in for several weeks. He dined on food that was set aside by restaurants when cutomers complained and sent stuff back. He bathed in hoses in Central Park, he "counted coup" (Native American style) on the drug dealers in Central Park, and set up non-lethal booby traps to drive them out.

Brown claims to have been apprenticed to a Lipian Apache shaman (and scout) named Stalking Wolf when he was 7 years old.

There are many people who (for very good reasons) doubt many of Brown's claims.

All I can say is that I've used his techniques and ideas, and have found that they work extremely well. His teachings helped keep me alive (and saved other peoples' lives) when I worked in EMS. I used a lot of his ideas when I was a relief worker after Hurricane Andrew, and--as I said--discovered that they work.

In the final analysis, I--as a practical person--don't care if Brown claims to have been taught survival by extra-terrestrial aliens, since his principles and ideas work in real life.
 
Another story about Brown involves his visit to New York City.

He wanted to see if his wilderness survival techniques would work in an urban environment, and discovered that they did . . . as long as he used these skills in their proper context. Manhattan became--in essence--a giant playground that he lived in for several weeks. He dined on food that was set aside by restaurants when cutomers complained and sent stuff back. He bathed in hoses in Central Park, he "counted coup" (Native American style) on the drug dealers in Central Park, and set up non-lethal booby traps to drive them out.

Brown claims to have been apprenticed to a Lipian Apache shaman (and scout) named Stalking Wolf when he was 7 years old.

There are many people who (for very good reasons) doubt many of Brown's claims.

All I can say is that I've used his techniques and ideas, and have found that they work extremely well. His teachings helped keep me alive (and saved other peoples' lives) when I worked in EMS. I used a lot of his ideas when I was a relief worker after Hurricane Andrew, and--as I said--discovered that they work.

In the final analysis, I--as a practical person--don't care if Brown claims to have been taught survival by extra-terrestrial aliens, since his principles and ideas work in real life.
I'm sure like all adventurers his stories have been "embellished."
 
I'm sure like all adventurers his stories have been "embellished."
Perhaps, but I don't care.

I used his tracking techniques to find drunks and head-injured people who wandered away from car wrecks (while confused).

I also applied some of his survival techniques during my relief work after Hurricane Andrew, and a few times since then. His techniques and ideas work (for me, at least) very well, so I don't care about what is or is not embellished.

I see myself as a practical person, and I don't get overly concerned with theory and/or philosophy if it doesn't pan out in the real world.
 
We worked with the Aussies SAS in Central and South America so I personally hold a special place in my heart for Aussie Bushmen. They were part of the survival instructors team when I gone through JOTC at Ft. Serman Panama, later to return to work from Sherman.
I believe Major Hiddens also served in Nam.
 
LEARN; LEARN LEARN.....Knowledge is like money in the bank, you can never have ttooooooo much!
If you watch in you tube, don't concentrate on everything and especially on the 14- and 17 year old SPECIALLISTS with over 25 years of experience!!!
Bear Grills is an ex SAS but is a fake. All his crew talk about how they have to do the work and he gets the glory, they camp and he eats at the hotel...
Jody is entertaining and shares a lot of knowledge but needs to get to reality, you cannot!!!! CANNOT !! SIMULATE a survival situation with all its fear, cold reality and real death chances... there is always a camera team, doctors and catering services nearby...
Most of the interesting but set-in-scene videos are self-made and somewhere near home with all stuff carried in, including the camera and food/water. Very seldom is any new info there...
If you can get into an survival training school in Oregon/Idaho/Washington area or down in the Kentucky/Virginia area, you might get some good schooling and learn some. Some last as long as 9 months and are excellent training for all levels of survivalists and previvalists.
Trapping, hunting, survival fishing, emergency shelters and first-aid videos are interesting, just try everything yourself and see if it works for you. Normally they try 35 times, cut the film down to 3 tries and sell you the best scenes...Absolutely nothing in training is like reality, not even real Army training when they are shooting over your head!!! Reality will get you like nothing else, read, watch and try in the back yard. Only when you are sure of everything, do you venture out to try it somewhere with experienced persons and see how you do. Never alone. Good luck and ask more questions... Gary
 
I'm hoping you mean some sort of outdoors skills thing in the US called Path Finder and not the elite reconnaissance training for the British paratroopers course? :)
 

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