Live on the Land as Your Ancestors Did
The Hunter Gatherer Course is the most immersive and challenging offering at BOSS. This course takes you beyond basic survival skills, teaching you how to live exclusively with what nature provides for 9 days with only the stone-age tools you’ve crafted yourself. After four days of preparation, you and your course mates will set out into the wilderness to live as a true primitive group. You’ll leave behind modern comforts and take on the role of a hunter-gatherer, foraging, hunting, and relying on the natural resources of the desert. There is no other course like this.
Hunter Gatherer
What to expect
The Hunter Gatherer Course is the most immersive and challenging experience at BOSS. After a four-day preparation period of crafting primitive hunting tools and stone-age gear, you’ll travel as a hunter-gatherer group – foraging, hunting, and building shelters in the desert. For nine days, you will live off the land with only the tools you create. This course offers a rare opportunity to truly experience ancient survival in one of the most remote environments in the country.
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Survival Mindset
Develop the resilience needed to handle extreme conditions.
Large Animal Processing
Learn how to respectfully process a large animal for food and tools.
Advanced Fire Making
Practice hand drill fire-making.
Hide Preparation & Tanning
Learn to process and tan animal hides for long-term use.
Natural Carrying Vessels
Craft natural vessels for carrying supplies and water.
Stone Tool Construction & Use
Craft and use stone-age tools.
Hunting Weapons & Use
Craft primitive hunting tools like throwing sticks, quickie bows, atlatl and put them to use.
Natural Cordage
Learn how to turn fibers into natural cordage for practical use.
Primitive Trapping & Hunting
Construct and use of small game traps and hunting tools.
Basic Plant Identification
Identify useful plants in the wilderness.
Foraging
Learn to identify and gather edible plants that are safe and nutritious.
Primitive Cooking Techniques
Learn how to prepare food using stone-age methods, without modern utensils.
Pottery & Cooking Vessels
Craft clay pots and other vessels used for cooking and storage.
Trapping & Fishing
Build advanced traps and learn techniques for catching fish.