Stripped my little SwampWarden !

[pitdog]

Stripped my little Swamprat Swampwarden yesterday and figured I'd take it out today.

We all know how those coated blades make it tough to use a ferro-rod so I wanted to try my Warden out now that the coating had gone !



Worked like a charm now, I lit up both some wood shavings and also some old mans beard/resin mix !



While I was doing this Snicker wouldn't stop barking at a clump of grass, I thought she'd gone crazy till I examined the spot a little closer. A snake had used the stiff grass to help shed it's skin, Snicker must have been able to smell this !



A little further into the hike I came across these remains, looked like Raccoon !



I came across my first Tiger Lilies of the year, I've tried the corm from these before and they actually taste pretty good....... plants such as these are good to know for a survival situation but obviously you don't want to be continually digging them up unless you really need to!



Maisy at a nice sunny clearing we found !



People on the forums often ask me about the serrated blade on my Army SAK as if it is some sort of problem. Well I have to say that it really doesn't make much difference at all when carving. If anything I find it actually helps with trap triggers etc and really excels at cutting through tough cordage.
I made this quick notch today just using the serrated section to show what I mean. If anyone finds it hard to carve with this blade then it's down to the users lack of ability not the knife.

[mamun1024]

Looks great
I need to wrap my skelly warden handle like you did. How did you do it?

[coaldigger]

Great pics 'Ol Bud....thanks for the info on the plant ! I like the swamprat, looks alot like the ESEE Izula.

[TheGame]

Love the pic of Maisy. Always nice to see her enjoying the day.

Thanks for the pics.

[Bowman1911]

Nice! I luvs my rats!

[scruffuk]

Nice bit of stripping there sir....which is more than I can say for your avatar

I've always liked the looks of those Swamp Wardens...and the Game Warden too actually.

Wow! Snicker has a keen sense of smell. I guess after the encounter with the snake the other day she is intrigued by those scaley critters.

Btw, that lily is quite beautiful. Lovely photo....maybe you should do gift cards

BTW how do you think the Racoon met its demise?

[Varg Lobos]

Thanks for the pics. Always nice to see the dog enjoying the day.

[pitdog]

BTW how do you think the Racoon met its demise?

Not sure buddy, there are lots of Cougars in the area so that's one possibility. It was also quite close to a road so I guess it could have been road kill that was picked up by an eagle or vulture ?

[scruffuk]

Ah I see. I actually thought it had been regurgitated when I first saw it...I think I was just being dumb though.