Growing up in Utah with the Wasatch Mountains as his back yard Michael spent time outdoors as a kid catching lizards, snakes and fishing by hand. He raised magpies as pets and spent time hiking, fishing, camping, and hunting. Michael has a love for learning and teaching skills. He has taught primitive and outdoor skills to many scout troops, as well as scout leadership for round table training.
He has also demonstrated and taught for church groups, private groups and for anthropology classes. His skills include primitive fire methods, basketry, pottery, knapping, tanning, atlatl, net making, trapping, and plants to list a few. He has taken a course at B.O.S.S Boulder Outdoor Survival School. Michael is also an instructor at Rabbitstick, teaching with the very skilled help of his son Talon. Michael and Talon also teach locally with family and friends where they live. Encouraging people to get outside and enjoy the world around them. Any extra time Michael has is spent in the unrelenting pursuit of Bigfoot!
Deep Red Smoke
Talon Is a Badgerstick Instructor and has been taught primitive skills from an early age! Growing up with Michael as his father he has a very good primitive and outdoor survival skill set! Teaching alongside his father in many demonstrations and training classes. Talon is also an assistant instructor at Rabbitstick with his father ever year!
Talon, Is also involved in the unrelenting pursuit of Bigfoot!!!
Jared Is a Badgerstick Instructor he has been teaching along side Michael for many years and is very adept at Bowdrill! Jared is very skilled in camp set up and outdoor skills! Jared has been involved in the scouting program for years. Jared demonstrated and taught with Michael for the Indian springs council leadership on primitive fire making for round table training! He has taught many scout groups and church groups primitive fire making as well as many other outdoor skills!!
Although Jared is not currently involved in the unrelenting pursuit of Bigfoot at this time….He maybe in the near future!!!!
Weaver of the River
Teaching fire skills to students at Rabbitstick 2018
Taking students on a plant walk at Rabbitstick 2018
A plant walk at Rabbitstick 2018
Thank you Lynn For the Photos!
