9. Finding Food:
There are two sources of food in the forest...plants and animals.
Unless you have a guidebook on which plants are edible, it's best to play it save and not eat any.
Characteristics of Poisonous Plants:
White or Yellow Berries
Thorns
Mushrooms.
Bitter or Soapy Taste.
Clear/Shiny Leaves
Leaves in Groups of 3
Umbrella Shaped Flowers
Milky Sap
Almond Odor
Trapping Animals:
Don't hunt animals unless you are a highly skilled hunter. Your best option is to trap animals.
Hunting animals uses up precious energy that you should be using to perform the other survival tasks in this guide.
The 4-Figure Deadfall Trap:
Step 1: Gather 3 branches and a heavy stone.
Step 2: Cut notches in the branches as indicated in the illustration below.
Step 3: Hold up the rock with one hand, while positioning sticks "A" and "C".
Step 4: Once the weight of the rock is resting on "A" and "C", use your free hand to insert and mount the trigger stick "B".
Step 5: Let go and the trap should be balanced and set.
Step 6: When a bird or animal comes along to eat the bait, the trigger stick will trip and the rock will kill with a fatal blow.