Dumped in the Woods--What Knife--What Gun?

Suveges said:
Given that your picture is from Stanley Park, I would take no knife or gun. I would walk back into town with the food and collect the $100000 :D
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LOL!

I was wondering if anybody would notice that!

Well......let's just take it as a wilderness picture for the purposes given.

:)
 
adam0321 said:
Does is have to be a buck Knife? As for a rifle....maybe a fn-fal. 7.62 seems to be a pretty versitle round. It would either be that or a 12GA 2 slugs, 4 buck shot, and 4 bird shot.

I would trap, graze and try to use the weapon mostly in a defensive role. I could stand to loose a few pounds. I agree this would be a dream vacation
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Well, you WOULD lose a few pounds....most of us would!!! :)

Remember.....this time of year it get colder in them thar hills than we might think (and the nights are REALLY nippy).

You need a lot of calories just to keep from going hypothermic.

And yes.....it has to be a Buck knife, but there are many types and sizes, so make a good choice!

Coming back with $100,000 worth of food might not be as easy as some seem to think.
 
ohen cepel said:
Can I leave now?

Think I would take a Ruger GP100, 6in. No need to shoot anything big, can't eat it quick enough and I'm not trying to store/smoke meat in a case like that.

Randall 15 or maybe the Hoodlum (haven't used it enough yet to make that call).
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Maybe seven .38 Special Wadcutters for bunnies and grouse and three full-power (just-in-case) .357s??? :)
 
Remington stainless model 7 in .308 with a 3-9 compact Leopold scope.I would pair that with my trusty 119.My strategy would be shelter,fire,water,and food.First I would locate a river and build from there.
 
jarheadz28 said:
Dont know about the gun, I don't even own one, (I'd bring my PSE X Force) but living in the Canadian Wilderness and frequently heading out into the forrest to camp and explore, I always bring my "do it all knife" Intrepid Chisel Tip full tang. The 110 Ti CF comes too but if only 1 knife, it'd be the Intrepid.
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Oh sure......now we get a bowhunter to make things complicated.....so how many arrows to you get to bring?

And I guess you could bring a great BIG knife if you wanted, because you could do most of your small knife tasks with a broadhead.

:)
 
Pack Rat said:
12G #4BK Single shot will work.

110AG

How many fishhooks do I get. Make them Trebel hooks and 20 pound line :D

Trade the flour and sugar for more beans.
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Hey, no trading!

:)

You get as many fish hooks as you can carry.......large and small, heavy line and light line.

Hope they're biting.

:)
 
hughewil said:
remington model 700

Since I have no axe or saw I would take a Buck Hoodlum, I think I would want something big enought o build shelter and process fire wood. Pretty sure it gets awful cold up in the candian rockies.

Now if I had an axe with me then I would select a smaller blade.
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No axe in this scenario......unless, like Buck110, you want to substitute an axe for the knife.

However, we should probably clarify that it's entirely reasonable to choose a multi-bladed knife (as long as it's a Buck).

Thus you could have something that has a saw blade.

That's a thought.
 
mbjannusch said:
Well, I would take Ruger 10-22 for small game which will be more abundant than larger animals. As for a knife it would be a 119. For a stragity I would secure shelter, get water, start a fire. After all the creature comforts are done I'd look for something to eat. I'd probably eat something I brought the first night and the next day find food. I'm an opportunist and very aware of my surroundings. I'd set a few snare traps but I wouldn't rely on them. 20 days is alot when you have nothing but with the equipment given it isn;t a problem, even for old guys like BG

Can My dog come, I'll share my beans with him...
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At $10,000 per can it's pretty expensive dog food. :D

Most people would cook and eat the dog in this situation.

LOL!
 
Buck_110 said:
Any rifle chambered for 7mm Rem. Mag. would be adequate.
Ten rounds of ball ammo(FMJ) would be ideal.
Ball ammo will pass straight through small game without blowing it into minute pieces. The bones of larger animals will allow ball ammo to be effective on them. This being a survival situation, and not a trophy hunt, I'd shoot every animal in the head to preserve as much flesh as possible.

A 106 Hunter's Axe would be ideal.
Wood(and animal sternums) can actually be broken down in a safe and effective way.
Beating on the spine of a knife can result in an injury which can't be treated in the woods, as well as the destruction of the knife itself.
A 106 will lend itself well as a knife when choked up on.

If the 106 doesn't qualify because it is a hatchet, then the full tang 124 would be my choice.
There's no moving parts, and unlike a small folding knife, it can be used effectively on wood(and animal sternums).
110s are great, but the thin tip and moving parts disqualify it as a survival knife in my book. Twenty days is an eternity in the woods. There's no doubt the need will arise for wood eventually. A 110 will prove futile, and if pushed, is guaranteed to fail.
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I don't see why you couldn't choose a 106 axe as your knife.......I never thought of cleaning fish with a light axe like that.....but I can see that it might work just fine with a good sharp axe.

I'm amazed at all the interesting ideas that are being posted.
 
Maybe I am going out on a limb here, but I think I would go the way of my HK Mark 23 with a full mag of 45 super and a Buck Intrepid (large version). Pistol is there for "just in case", or if I happen upon a great meal opportunity (while 45super is not often thought of as a traditional hunting round, it packs 694ft/pds of punch). Plan would be to move light and fast, focus on water and whatever meals of ease popped up. I would not plan to spend any time trapping, as that would take too much time in one location. A nice rest by a lake with a hook in the water would work for me though!
 
GRIM 62 said:
Remington stainless model 7 in .308 with a 3-9 compact Leopold scope.I would pair that with my trusty 119.My strategy would be shelter,fire,water,and food.First I would locate a river and build from there.
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Sounds like a plan. More of a big-game plan than some, but it could work if you came across something big within a few days. Entirely possible. Preserving meat is a question.
 
Buck_110 said:
I'd replace the beans, flour, and sugar with peanut butter.
Flour will add something else to carry that's not really needed.
Peanut butter will provide protein, but without the fiber the beans will add. A high fiber diet in a survival situation only adds the risk of dehydration to the hit parade. There's plenty of sugar in the peanut butter, and, it makes for a great game attractant, too. I'd also be willing to deep six the cooking oil for more coffee and powder creamer.
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Ok.......we're gonna have to entertain trading ideas.

Packrat.....disregard what I said before. With all the stuff Buck 110 is coming up with here.....trading is open for consideration.

:D

I agree that peanut butter is a great idea.
 
Buck_110 said:
Not me. Even a small, non-working dog will prove to be a good sentry. Just watching a dog's ears, nose, and expressions can foretell if something wicked is headed your way.
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Ok......maybe a small dog that doesn't eat much.

:D
 
Jeez, this would be a pretty easy paycheck for me.

20 days?!

I've survived 13 years in a hardline communist country where flour sugar beans and other 'regular' foods were a luxury and not available.
No electricity? Check.
No running water? Check.
No heat? Check.

Given that you would have hook and fishing line, you could live on fish alone for 20 days so the gun would be more of a self defensive thing, considering you're in bear country, so i would opt for something bigger than a .22 - maybe a .12 gauge shotgun for those 50 yrd or less shots.

You could set traps for small game and not have to use up the ammo on them if fishing proves harder to do.

You can actually live pretty damn good for 20 days with all those things...and eat nice and healthy too. I know I'd come back 10 lbs heavier and 100K richer.

As far as a Buck goes...i'll reserve my comment on that since i haven't the slightest clue about Buck knives.
 
hkman47 said:
Maybe I am going out on a limb here, but I think I would go the way of my HK Mark 23 with a full mag of 45 super and a Buck Intrepid (large version). Pistol is there for "just in case", or if I happen upon a great meal opportunity (while 45super is not often thought of as a traditional hunting round, it packs 694ft/pds of punch). Plan would be to move light and fast, focus on water and whatever meals of ease popped up. I would not plan to spend any time trapping, as that would take too much time in one location. A nice rest by a lake with a hook in the water would work for me though!
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Could work. Can you reliably kill bunnies and grouse with that cannon? It's all about picking something that works for you.

:)

Hey, you didn't choose a knife!!!
 
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