The Tom Brown School Wilderness Training

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The closer I look, the more I am drawn into life in this grass forest, and the more I see.
The closer I look, the more I am drawn into life in this grass forest, and the more I see.
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"The Tracker" stresses outdoor skills and respect for the wild.
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Here he helps advanced students learn atlati throwing and select river stones for primitive tool making.
Here he helps advanced students learn atlati throwing and select river stones for primitive tool making.
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Gigging dinner with a homemade spear; a skill for expert adventurers.
Gigging dinner with a homemade spear; a skill for expert adventurers.
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The leaf hut is one of the simplest to construct, yet most effective, emergency shelters. It offers a warm, dry temporary home for the lost hunter or hiker.
The leaf hut is one of the simplest to construct, yet most effective, emergency shelters. It offers a warm, dry temporary home for the lost hunter or hiker.

An in-depth look at this New Jersey-based wilderness survival school. The Tom Brown School has classes in wilderness training for homesteaders who want to experience a truly special outdoor experience.

Wilderness Training Schools, Part III

I’m standing at the upper edge of an overgrown hillside, a
few sloping acres of knee-high grasses and brush in rural
western New Jersey. Above, half a dozen raucous crows play

  • Published on Mar 1, 1988
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