Cutting, hunting, defense
Bushcraft Tools and Weapons
Choose, carry, and maintain the essential edged tools and legal hunting weapons for the terrain you're operating in.
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General practice
- A knife, saw, and axe cover 95% of woodwork; leave one at home and life gets harder.
- Sharp tools are safe tools — carry a strop and stone.
- Know your local weapon laws before crossing state or provincial lines.
- Practice weapon handling before it matters — under stress, under cold, in the dark.
Regional focus
Boreal Canada
Cold-weather tool selection — carbon steel takes an edge but rusts.
Key items
- Full axe at base camp, hatchet on trail
- Bucksaw
- Large fixed-blade knife
- Rifle appropriate to moose and bear