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Mors Kochanski Rifle?
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That would be interesting to hear but I have never seen him mention a particular gun anywhere. I would not be surprised to hear any of the following:
30/30 lever
SMLE
Any bolt gun chambered in a thirty caliber round.
I've never spent time on his side of the mountains so I don't know how they are for grizzlies there. I think 30/30 would be pretty light for them, or for moose, although I do know guys who have taken both down with a 30/30. An SMLE wouldn't surprise me at all - there are tons of them up here and the .303 british is a pretty solid performer.
30/30 lever
SMLE
Any bolt gun chambered in a thirty caliber round.
I've never spent time on his side of the mountains so I don't know how they are for grizzlies there. I think 30/30 would be pretty light for them, or for moose, although I do know guys who have taken both down with a 30/30. An SMLE wouldn't surprise me at all - there are tons of them up here and the .303 british is a pretty solid performer.
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don't know about him but I reallylike a good ole .22 lr for extended staye sin the bush
I have spent time with Mors been to his house and had him stay with us when he worked at my school. I showed him some of my rifles and I know he hunts, or use to but Mors is not a big gear guy. No oohs or ahhs when I brought out the Rem 660 in 350 Rem Mag. He has that older generation Saskatchewan ethic about not spending much money that I wish I had inherited.
I'd be surprised if he wasn't a .303 SMLE man as you could pick them up at one time for 50.00 or so. As for toting a firearm in the woods... I don't think he does. He talks about using a stout stick to the nose of a bear as a defensive measure and looking at his fore-arms I'd put even money on the show down.
I'd be surprised if he wasn't a .303 SMLE man as you could pick them up at one time for 50.00 or so. As for toting a firearm in the woods... I don't think he does. He talks about using a stout stick to the nose of a bear as a defensive measure and looking at his fore-arms I'd put even money on the show down.
Not a big man but very strongly built. Very long arms for his size and farmer power hands.
Mors is in the middle I am on the left at 6'4" with my shoes on. If anyone can clue me in on how to increase the size of pictures stored at Hunt 101 I am all ears.
Mors is in the middle I am on the left at 6'4" with my shoes on. If anyone can clue me in on how to increase the size of pictures stored at Hunt 101 I am all ears.
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Not a big man but very strongly built. Very long arms for his size and farmer power hands.
Mors is in the middle I am on the left at 6'4" with my shoes on. If anyone can clue me in on how to increase the size of pictures stored at Hunt 101 I am all ears.
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Here is "Uncle" Mors with my two children.
Mors is 67 now and talking about writing rather than sleeping on tree branches. I think he is somewhat amused by the reverence with which some hold him. A pretty humble guy. His mother had a strong Polish accent and when he was born named him Morris. The Doctor misheard and wrote down MORS and the rest is history.
Mors is 67 now and talking about writing rather than sleeping on tree branches. I think he is somewhat amused by the reverence with which some hold him. A pretty humble guy. His mother had a strong Polish accent and when he was born named him Morris. The Doctor misheard and wrote down MORS and the rest is history.
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OK here it goes:
Since this is a knife forum..here are some knives that Mors is fond of made by a fellow student by the name of Rod Garcia and known as the Skookum Bush Tool. These are three prototypes
They follow Mors concepts as to:
1) Blade just a little longer than the palm of your hand
2) Scandi bevel for wood working
3) No gaurd they just get in the way
4) Continual curve for ease of sharpening
5) Metal butt plate for pounding.
6) Sturdy enough to pound into a tree and stand on taking your whole weight.
Mors jokingly told some of Lars Felts Swedish army students that he was named after the Mora knife and the legend stuck. He has developed knife skills that no one there had ever seen and after splitting a 12 inch spruce log or levering down a 6 inch birch with a 6.00 Mora the troops were ready to believe anything! Although Mors uses the Mora a lot he considers it a student knife and it fails some of his (above) requirements.
The Garcia knife doesn't and he likes it a lot.
Mors spends a good 15-30% of his course time on plant identification. He argues that "natural" man's body of knowledge included an encyclopedic understanding of fauna and that in a survival situation knowing the plants and how we can use them for building material and to a lesser degree food is very important.
Here are some staff learning about the plant life outside our school. The Tam as worn by Mors is one of his signature clothing items.
Once you get an idea of what plants are what, Mors gets you working them into cordage and equipment.
This is the famous Roycroft Ski Shoe. It was designed by Mors' mentor at the Canadian Airforce survival school Tom Roycroft and I figure Mors had something to do with it as well. Now taught to Swedish Survival recriuits and popularized by Ray Mears.
Mors teaches all types of shelters and argues that your clothes are your most important survival equipment. He has studied the use of the lean to and body length fire in cold without snow conditions and has booked more -40 time perfecting it than anyone. Recently he has worked on perfecting the Kochanski supershelter a conical branch structure using parachute cloth, poly and a survival blanket over a Kochanski raised bed. Very nice
Since this is a knife forum..here are some knives that Mors is fond of made by a fellow student by the name of Rod Garcia and known as the Skookum Bush Tool. These are three prototypes
They follow Mors concepts as to:
1) Blade just a little longer than the palm of your hand
2) Scandi bevel for wood working
3) No gaurd they just get in the way
4) Continual curve for ease of sharpening
5) Metal butt plate for pounding.
6) Sturdy enough to pound into a tree and stand on taking your whole weight.
Mors jokingly told some of Lars Felts Swedish army students that he was named after the Mora knife and the legend stuck. He has developed knife skills that no one there had ever seen and after splitting a 12 inch spruce log or levering down a 6 inch birch with a 6.00 Mora the troops were ready to believe anything! Although Mors uses the Mora a lot he considers it a student knife and it fails some of his (above) requirements.
The Garcia knife doesn't and he likes it a lot.
Mors spends a good 15-30% of his course time on plant identification. He argues that "natural" man's body of knowledge included an encyclopedic understanding of fauna and that in a survival situation knowing the plants and how we can use them for building material and to a lesser degree food is very important.
Here are some staff learning about the plant life outside our school. The Tam as worn by Mors is one of his signature clothing items.
Once you get an idea of what plants are what, Mors gets you working them into cordage and equipment.
This is the famous Roycroft Ski Shoe. It was designed by Mors' mentor at the Canadian Airforce survival school Tom Roycroft and I figure Mors had something to do with it as well. Now taught to Swedish Survival recriuits and popularized by Ray Mears.
Mors teaches all types of shelters and argues that your clothes are your most important survival equipment. He has studied the use of the lean to and body length fire in cold without snow conditions and has booked more -40 time perfecting it than anyone. Recently he has worked on perfecting the Kochanski supershelter a conical branch structure using parachute cloth, poly and a survival blanket over a Kochanski raised bed. Very nice
thanks man
what abouth footwear,rain gear,preffered meal?
any pocket knife when not in bush?
do he sharpen his knife on sand paper on board or he have some magic stone charmed by Gandalf, Saruman or Merlin?
some more please
(i think its to late to ask for a lock of hair
what abouth footwear,rain gear,preffered meal?
any pocket knife when not in bush?
do he sharpen his knife on sand paper on board or he have some magic stone charmed by Gandalf, Saruman or Merlin?
some more please
(i think its to late to ask for a lock of hair
First of all Mors teaches a unit on shopping. He believes in low cost solutions by shopping at thrift stores/ dollar stores/ non trendy surplus stores ect.
Alberta where he lives now is not a rain forest..it's dry and cold. Expect no goretex. We were caught in a rainstorm once and he took out an old style slicker.
This is my slicker in an Albertan rain storm...Mors' was similar.
Mors has a whole afternoon lecture on boots. In dry cold below -18C or 0F breathable mucklucks are the way to go. Mors used the green American Canvas mucks when he was up here. Rubber bottom Packs will hold moisture and freeze your feet in really cold weather but have some use when warmer than -18 C (wet cold) in holding out snow/water.
Wet warm boots like the mickey mouse boots are also usable in wet and dry cold but too heavy! breathable leather boots big enough to use two heavy wool socks are usable in all kinds of weather. One of Mors show stoppers is to use two or three pairs of heavy socks alone and immerse his feet in water and walk in the snow. The snow sops out the water, the outer sock gets a glaze and the inner socks walk dry. In dry cold three pairs of good socks with no shoes are better than keeping them in rubber packs that don't allow the socks to dry. Hardcore Mors devotees sometimes wear sandals over socks in dry cold conditions. It works way better than it should!
Mors really likes Ulfrotte wool socks and underwear. He often gets samples of things given to him so the odd upscale item gets to him. At 67 I think he appreciates comfort more than he used to. With one income and two kids I'll stay a stanfeilds man!
One of his original ideas is the double stuffed down jacket. Buy two down jackets at the thrift store and make sure one fits well. Take the down out of the second jacket, undo the master seam in the main jacket and stuff the down in. Stuff this puffy jacket along with matches, a parachute cloth bivy, a space blanket and light poly, a metal match and some parachute cord into a 9 cup pot with a bail. This is a Kochanski survival kit. With it and your knife you can make fire, shelter,signals and stay hydrated. That's what you need in the 72 hours awaiting rescue.
The supershelter heated with a small homemade wood stove. The door is open here.
a vortex signal fire
Mors is fantastically well read and keeps building more out buildings on his farm to hold his library. When I visited I mentioned liking the old Richardson encyclopedia. He took me to one of his buildings and gave me one of about 4 sets he had there. Also gave me single copies of a whole wack of classic outdoors books that he had multiple copies of. Very generous man..generous as an instructor too and loves teaching. One of the best people I have ever met!
Alberta where he lives now is not a rain forest..it's dry and cold. Expect no goretex. We were caught in a rainstorm once and he took out an old style slicker.
This is my slicker in an Albertan rain storm...Mors' was similar.
Mors has a whole afternoon lecture on boots. In dry cold below -18C or 0F breathable mucklucks are the way to go. Mors used the green American Canvas mucks when he was up here. Rubber bottom Packs will hold moisture and freeze your feet in really cold weather but have some use when warmer than -18 C (wet cold) in holding out snow/water.
Wet warm boots like the mickey mouse boots are also usable in wet and dry cold but too heavy! breathable leather boots big enough to use two heavy wool socks are usable in all kinds of weather. One of Mors show stoppers is to use two or three pairs of heavy socks alone and immerse his feet in water and walk in the snow. The snow sops out the water, the outer sock gets a glaze and the inner socks walk dry. In dry cold three pairs of good socks with no shoes are better than keeping them in rubber packs that don't allow the socks to dry. Hardcore Mors devotees sometimes wear sandals over socks in dry cold conditions. It works way better than it should!
Mors really likes Ulfrotte wool socks and underwear. He often gets samples of things given to him so the odd upscale item gets to him. At 67 I think he appreciates comfort more than he used to. With one income and two kids I'll stay a stanfeilds man!
One of his original ideas is the double stuffed down jacket. Buy two down jackets at the thrift store and make sure one fits well. Take the down out of the second jacket, undo the master seam in the main jacket and stuff the down in. Stuff this puffy jacket along with matches, a parachute cloth bivy, a space blanket and light poly, a metal match and some parachute cord into a 9 cup pot with a bail. This is a Kochanski survival kit. With it and your knife you can make fire, shelter,signals and stay hydrated. That's what you need in the 72 hours awaiting rescue.
The supershelter heated with a small homemade wood stove. The door is open here.
a vortex signal fire
Mors is fantastically well read and keeps building more out buildings on his farm to hold his library. When I visited I mentioned liking the old Richardson encyclopedia. He took me to one of his buildings and gave me one of about 4 sets he had there. Also gave me single copies of a whole wack of classic outdoors books that he had multiple copies of. Very generous man..generous as an instructor too and loves teaching. One of the best people I have ever met!