Hey A.P.

Focus on training the kids. Pass that knowledge on. Hopefully, your wife will see that this is important to you and she will support it to support you. Small steps.

I hope you can rally more of your locals onto this site. Looks like your province needs more exposure. Of course, I could have this backwards and everyone in SK is already a master prepper and they do not need to share their knowledge on a dang computer. LOL.

Hope to hear more from you in the future.

Mountainman.

Hello, Mountainman. Thanks for your response. I would like to start by saying I like reading your posts as you seem well informed and humble enough to admit when you are not.
I would absolutely love to be able to round up a few more locals but most people I personally know seem to think prepping is unnecessary or silly. I honestly can't believe the lack of Saskatchewanians on the boards.
Maybe it is like you say and they are all 100% prepped and I am the only one that needs further education and ideas.
As for the wife, she is one tough nut to crack. I recently brought to her attention that maybe we should cancel our fire insurance as we have never used it and there is a real possibility that we never will as noone we know has ever had a house fire. She scoffed at the notion and actually when my son chimed in as my support, there truly was finally a small flicker of understanding.
It may not be tomorrow, but I think/hope her getting on board is in the near future.

Thanks, AP

A.P.

No problem. I am just trying to be helpful. I hope you get your whole family in a prepared state of mind and can work together to the happiness of all. Of course, even a few basics will make it a little easier in a prolonged power outage. That could be a good catalyst for getting more prepared????? Or a winter storm that keeps you from going to the store for a few days. Good lead ins.....maybe.

Keep writing and posting. At some point your fellow SK citizens will start to chime in.

Mountainman.

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Hi there, I'm new to the site,and while not from Regina I'm right next door. I live just outside of moose jaw. I chuckled at hearing that I'm not the only one with a wife who rolls her eyes at preparing for emergencies... I for one would like to not only survive catastrophe but maintain a certain standard of living if our infrastructure were to collaps. While its good to know which weeds are edible and have good recipes to cook gophers, I'd prefer to prepare to not only survive but thrive. It's nice to see that there are others with common sense that don't have their heads hurried in the sand right here in sask

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Finally a use for ticks lol, chickens are a great idea. I don't know much about raising them but I'm not sure I would want to survive in a paw without bacon and eggs

Great to see a couple more Sask. preppers posting. Food preps are definitely my weakness right now. Though I have about three weeks worth for our family at all times, the long term storage is my downfall.

I have been reading more and more on gardening and have even purchased a fair amount of heritage seeds but the proteins/meats are definitely going to be a task. being in the city, raising our own meat of any sort is not an option and without an FAC/PAL, hunting is out of my realm. I have ordered a few books on dehydrating and canning meats, so hopefully that will help get us going in the right direction.

AP

A.P.

In an urban environment you may have one good source of fresh meat in the form of pigeons (aka squab) Morning Dove are from the same family just a little more wild. I have not hunted pigeon, but I expect they would be good eating compared to crow or raven.

If you have a running water - creeks, rivers or standing water - lakes, pond, reservoirs, you should be able to hook some type of fish. These you could dry smoked and they would keep for awhile.

No PAL does not = no hunting. Take up archery. Even on the outskirts of your city should be some herds of deer, probably Whitetails. Yes, hunting with a bow requires more skill, if you are stalking. But if you can find a good crossing to monitor from a blind or treestand, you should get the opportunity to have a successful hunt - even near a city. PSE, Bear, and Diamond all make excellent bows. So do others. Look for a ready to hunt package and get a dozen arrows and at least 3 broadheads that can screw into your arrows. A dozen field points are best to practice with until you can keep all shoots on target. If they have an archery club in your city go hang out there for a month or two and get some pointers on shooting bow & arrow, as well as, buying a bow package. Maybe, someone at the archery club will have a good deal on a used archery package?? Like guns, some archery guys just have to have the latest and greatest - they change bows more often than most people change their underwear. 😯

Mountainman.

Excellent suggestions MM. Other ideas to keep in mind would be to have a few small traps on hand for squirrels and rabbits. As far as protein goes rice and beans together makes a complete protein. Both are easily purchased in bulk and stored long term. Keep a variety of herbs and spices to change up the flavour.

Mountainman - I have actually been looking into getting a used bow for myself and my son. My buddy owns an acreage just past the city limits so I would be able to try get some practice in out there. Also have definitely been thinking of the "city" wildlife as we do have a fair amount of pigeons and squirrels. We are also about 1 KM. inside the city, so rabbits are actually quite plentiful. That is why i now have two BB guns and one pellet rifle Thanks for the info on the arrow tips to purchase as I really have no clue what others are talking about when discussing the tips/arrow heads. Your knowledge and tips truly are inspiring.

Justabear - I have read about the beans and rice mixture being a great protein combination, just want to make sure I have other options as my wife and daughter both get "sick" of the same food very quickly.

Thanks to both of you for your informative posts.
AP

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AbsolutePrepper,

Just some suggestions, I am glad they are useful to you and yours.

I will be in your neighbourhood near the end of July if you want to link up for a conflab.

Cheers,

Mountainman.

Have you considered getting your pal/rpal? It is far less difficult then we are led to believe assuming you haven't been convicted of a violent crime in the past 5 years. It can be done for as little as $120 for your pal and as little as $200 for both your rpal/pal. Something to consider. Mountain man makes a good point however, I think I will take that advice and get some archery skills.