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Learning from deer « Everyday Prepper
Today I want to share some thoughts I had while sitting on the deer stand last night. Sitting and waiting for deer always reminds me of standing guard at an observation post. You not only need to be still and quiet if you want to see a deer but you must be very aware of what is going on in your zone or area. I personally believe this will help you build some good LP/OP skills. Another great thing about deer hunting is that you get to practice your shooting skills on a live sometimes moving target. The pressure behind that is not to be underestimated, the term “Buck Fever” didn’t come about for nothing. Note I don’t condone or participate in hunting just for the fun or sport of it, hunting is for food only in my books.

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With an economic depression looming just in front of the world and post-Peak Oil price shocks on it’s heals (according to Mat Simmons peak oil is history, it happened in May 2005, check his web site out) it would be good to have something for barter better then that green toilet paper we haul around for the same purpose. I think firearms ammunition would be an ideal selection. It is relatively compact, portable and usable. But what calibers to stock pile. Up until the commodity boom hit I was buying fired brass cases by the pound from a shooting range down in Kentucky, and having them shipped up to me in Michigan. Unfortunately about 2007 scrap brass started paying better and the range then starting selling it to the Chinese, thank you free trade.

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Goats are one of the most versatile animals of all livestock. With hard times poised on the horizon, they’ll greatly improve your quality of life. They provide us with milk, meat, leather, weed/undergrowth clearing, environmentally friendly to the earth, non-toxic garden fertilizer, horse companionship, 4H or FFA projects and as pack animals to carry their own “Bug Out Bags”. My husband and I have been breeding and raising goats for over fifteen years. This article is presented as basic information for anyone thinking about adding these wonderful animals into their lives.

The True Cost Of Gold
Gold is always thought of as a “precious metal” due to it’s rare nature and the difficulty (human labor) in obtaining it.

There is a real-life hidden cost of gold however, one that is almost always overlooked. Mining for gold, in this case, an entire mountain, requires the forest to be be clear-cut and laid waste. Cyanide is then used to leach out the microscopic gold particles, which in turns leaks into the water and streams with devastating consequences:

Staying Alive: PREPS AND BARTERTOWN
Again, it’s cold outside. Not too bright a day either. Crows are flying over the bean field across the road looking for food. Those combines don’t leave ‘em much. The little birds are doing okay. The roadsides are full of weeds with lots of seed on them for bird food. The smallest get the most food. At least that is the way it seems. The wife got us another 10 cans of Spam this afternoon. It is down to 9 cans already. I’m eating the stash! Egads. Things seem to be amiss.