The Practical Woodsman
Education • Travel • Preparedness
The Practical Woodsman is a way to share love of the wilderness, as well as my observations, thinking, and approach to what folks today are calling 'bushcraft' and 'survival'. The focus is on what is practical, as well as pointing out certain things being demonstrated by 'bushcrafters' today that are not practical at all.
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January 29, 2026
Solo Snowstorm Comfort: Solitude and Wonder at Indian Tree

Solo Snowstorm Comfort: Solitude and Wonder in Appalachia’s Indian Tree Wilds

Some of you will say, hey I’ve seen this before! Nah, not this one you haven’t - because this is the first time I’ve ever included the entirety of this outing into a single video. Until now, the only version available was broken into two parts.

Even though some folks might have seen parts of it before, millions of other people haven’t, so it was important for me to recut it as this Full, Condensed version that stays under an hour in runtime.

Soon, I’ll publish the Full, Extended version as well, which adds another hour more to the runtime.

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September 08, 2026
Yotes (Coyotes)

In Appalachia they get confused as ‘haints’ or otherworldly creatures roaming the dark woods. Hearing this, you can probably understand why. They make a downright spooky sound in the dark, Appalachian backwoods!

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September 02, 2026
WARNING: Otters & Bears Teaming Up

We need Alfred Hitchcock to come back and do a movie about this.

In all seriousness, I’m glad both people are ok.

Have you ever been attacked by an unlikely animal? I almost got into a fist fight with a white-tailed deer once. My grandpappy’s hens always tried to kill me when grandma would send me to the henhouse to collect eggs. I’ve had a few feisty run-ins with geese. On another occasion, a shrew about the size of my pinky toe didn’t like me camping near her burrow and she was going at me pretty heavy.

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August 31, 2026
Grand Canyon Flash Flooding
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PW 217: The River Don’t Care How Much Mountain You’ve Walked

The River Don’t Care How Much Mountain You've Walked

September 08, 2026

It’s gettin’ serious…

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September 08, 2026

I like this picture I took of these three tomaters from my garden. The colors of each one compliments the colors of the others.

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