Canadian Outdoor Survival Podcast

Bruce Zawalsky

Learn to Survive in the Canadian Wilderness

  • 14 minutes 41 seconds
    Does Bear Season ever End

    In Episode #33 we discuss "Does Bear Season ever End." We ask the question when if ever does bear season end and learn that saying Bear Season runs from mid-April to mid-November doesn't work anymore. We also look at how Bear Spray works in the cold.

    9 February 2021, 12:57 am
  • 26 minutes 50 seconds
    Animal Tracking for Survival and Enjoyment

    In Episode #32 I Interview Dale Kiselyk, Co-Owner and Instructor at Nature Alive Outdoor Education in Barrhead Alberta about Animal Tracking for Survival and Enjoyment. We discuss the skills you can learn and the awareness of the natural world that is gained by learning to track animals.

    6 March 2020, 12:34 am
  • 25 minutes 32 seconds
    Winter Travel in the Boreal Forest

    In Episode #31 I Interview Dragan Uzelac, a talented Wilderness Skills Instructor and Owner of Niko Wilderness Education. In Niko Wilderness Education, Dragan runs both bushcraft courses and most importantly wilderness treks through the Boreal forest. We discuss the challenges and joys of wilderness travel in the Boreal forest of Canada.

    24 January 2020, 9:43 pm
  • 19 minutes 55 seconds
    Survival at Altitude

    In Episode #30 we discuss "Survival at Altitude." We ask the question how can we survive better when stranded at Altitude and look at Altitude Illness, proper acclimatization and living and travelling at Altitude.

    30 October 2019, 1:14 am
  • 25 minutes 51 seconds
    Survival in the Canadian Western Interior Mountains

    In Episode #29 we discuss "Survival in the Canadian Western Interior Mountains." We ask the question, how can we prepare to survive comfortably when stranded in the Mountains of Canada before we are actually stranded their?

    27 September 2019, 4:59 pm
  • 20 minutes 17 seconds
    The Global Bushcraft Symposium

    In Episode #28 I Interview David Delafield of Mammut Bushcraft and C0-Chair of the Global Bushcraft Symposium about what the symposium really is, why you should attend the symposium, what you should expect when you attend and why it is really a once in a decade experience.

    4 April 2019, 8:12 pm
  • 16 minutes 33 seconds
    Survival Legacy of Christopher McCandless

    In Episode #27 I talk extensively about the true Survival Legacy of Christopher McCandless, what we can and should learn from his legacy and why his life and death matters in the world of Bushcraft and Survival training.

    27 March 2019, 6:04 pm
  • 23 minutes 32 seconds
    The Reality of Survival Television

    In Episode #26 I Interview Dave Holder a professional guide, outdoor skills instructor, and a Survival & Bushcraft Instructor who spends much of his time as a consultant for various TV shows; including the Alone show on the History channel, and we discuss the reality of survival television and if we can learn anything from watch it.

    22 February 2019, 3:01 am
  • 18 minutes 39 seconds
    Survival Skills Required for SAR Team Members

    In Episode #25 I Interview Jonathan McArthur President of Cold Lake SAR and a Survival & Bushcraft Instructor with Karamat Wilderness Ways and Niko Wilderness Education on the "Survival Skills Required for SAR Team Members" Jon is. This Episode has a focus on why all SAR personal should carry and practice with excellent shelter building and fire lighting gear.

    13 January 2019, 11:55 pm
  • 18 minutes
    Survival in the West Coast Wilderness

    In Episode #24 we discuss "Survival in the West Coast Wilderness." We ask the question, how can we prepare to survive comfortably when stranded on the West Coast of Canada before we are stranded their?

    4 November 2018, 10:33 pm
  • 15 minutes 4 seconds
    Why Take Survival Training?

    In Episode #23 we discuss "Why Take Survival Training" in the Canadian Wilderness. We ask the question, why bother taking professional wilderness survival training before we are stranded in the Canadian Wilderness?

    12 October 2018, 5:11 pm
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