The Canadian Bushcraft Podcast, With Caleb Musgrave

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Discùssing all things related to Bushcraft, camping, survival, hunting, and more. Wilderness survival instructor, and Anishinaabe storyteller Caleb Musgrave and his guests will share open, and oftentimes candid experiences from the wilderness. From mounta

Canadian Bushcraft


    • Dec 19, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 34m AVG DURATION
    • 144 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from The Canadian Bushcraft Podcast, With Caleb Musgrave

    EP. 143 Cheap Gardening Tricks

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 143:35


    In this episode, Caleb discusses how to grow a garden without breaking the bank.

    The Axe Revisited

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 87:47


    In this episode, Caleb and Ry sit down to discuss more thoughts on axes. Caleb also discusses the values of the Chokecherry shrub

    Indigenous Culture and Bushcraft

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 69:49


    Caleb begins the discussion on where cultural appreciation and bushcraft can intersect.

    Ep. 140 The Reeds

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 109:35


    Caleb sits down with Cal and Sandy Reed of Original Wisdom, to discuss tracking in Africa, atlatls, ancient knowledges, whales, Antarctica, ravens and cape buffalo.

    EP.139 Tegan Legge and Haliburton Forest & Wildlife

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 93:10


    Caleb and Ryan sit down with Tegan Legge from Haliburton Forest and Wildlife.

    EP. 138 Aski Holistic Adventures with Michela Carriere

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 109:56


    Caleb and Ry sit down with Michela Carriere of Aski Holistic Adventures to discuss her life, upbringing on a trapline, and her career as a wilderness woman.

    EP.137 Complaints and Grievances

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 95:10


    In this episode, Caleb talks about some of the stuff that really sucks while camping, and how to mitigate them.

    EP 136 Survival Food Winter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 61:19


    In this episode Caleb discusses available survival food sources when the ground is frozen and everything is covered in snow

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    EP.135 Survival Food pt1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 116:52


    In this episode Caleb discusses the theory around food in a survival situation, during the Growing Season of the Temperate Northern Hemisphere.

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    Ep.134 Lure of the North

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 105:24


    Ry and Caleb sit down with Kielyn Marrone to talk shop.

    EP. 133 Bushcraft Philosophy with Stuart

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2023 145:04


    Caleb and Ry sit down with the Titan of Bushcraft himself, Stuart.

    Ep.132 Ode to Sugarbush

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023 95:33


    Caleb and Ry discuss their relationships with working in the sugar bush

    Ep.131 Do More With Less

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 72:15


    Caleb discusses the natural history and uses of the White Cedar Tree, and explains the core Tenet of Bushcraft

    EP.130 Top 10 Crops To Grow

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 67:34


    Caleb lists ten crops he recommends you try in your garden this year.

    Ep.129 The Backwoods Bladesmith

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 97:00


    Caleb sits back and explains how to shape steel I. The backcountry

    Ep.128: Food Forests

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 95:56


    Caleb discusses the concepts and execution of making Food Forests.

    Tools of the Trade: Woodcutting (ep.127)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 109:34


    Caleb discusses the tools you might want if you're procuring your own firewood.

    Ryan's First Hunting Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2022 139:35


    Ryan and Caleb Debrief after Ryan's first full season of hunting.

    DIY Bushcraft Gift Ideas (ep.125)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 44:40


    Caleb and Ry discuss a bunch of gift ideas you can make for your loved ones, using Bushcraft

    Bushcraft Holiday Gift Buying Guide for Beginners

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 93:08


    In this episode Caleb and Ry discuss gift options for someone in your life who is getting into Bushcraft.

    Top Ten Underappreciated Pieces of Gear

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 126:25


    Caleb and Ry the Adventure Guy sit down to discuss their Top Ten List of Underappreciated Pieces of Gear

    Ten Underappreciated Survival Skills (ep.122)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 53:02


    In this episode, Caleb lists ten underappreciated survival skills

    Trapline Meals (ep.121)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 51:26


    In this episode, Caleb shares some of his favourite recipes for critters caught on the trapline.

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    Winterizing the Homestead (ep. 120)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 89:28


    Caleb discusses ways of preparing for winter for your garden, your livestock and your home.

    A Newcomer to Hunting: Ryan Moffatt (ep. 119)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2022 167:43


    In this episode Caleb and Ryan discuss Ry's journey into hunting.

    Tools of the Trade: The Dragonfly Knife (ep118)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 68:27


    Caleb sits down to tell the story of how he came to be the designer behind the TOPS Knives D.fly 4.5 Knife, the Official Canadian Bushcraft Knife .

    2022 Halloween Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 96:28


    In this episode Caleb and Ry sit down with Paranormal Researcher Chad Redding, to debrief from their trip into the haunted hills of Pennsylvania.

    Ep.116 Trapping Preparations

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 93:42


    In this episode Caleb gives you a glimpse into the preparations needed for a successful trapping season from scouting, to equipment, to tactics and more.

    The Journey to Off-grid Living (Ep115)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 97:20


    In this episode, Caleb tells the tale of the last year of getting to Off Grid. From clearing of land, to finding the resources, to figuring out the legal needs, and more. The story is not complete, but he figured he'd give you the first chapter.

    Ep. 114 Preparing for September

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2022 72:56


    In this episode, Caleb discusses what's coming down the pipeline, regarding the resources and wildlife of September. He also sits down with Chris Gilmour to discuss their top 5 pieces of advice for preparing for waterfowl hunting

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    Ep 113 Ten Things You Should Know to Live Longterm In the Backwoods

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2022 94:02


    In this episode, Caleb breaks down ten things he believes are critical to know, for living in the outdoors for long periods. Whether you are living on a homestead, off-grid, a wilderness outfitter or someone who just want to return to nature, this is for you.

    Ep 112 The Knife Revisited.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 63:09


    Caleb discusses the overhyping nature of knife discussions, and how we can do more with less.

    Ep. 111 Modern Technology and Bushcraft

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2022 108:12


    Caleb shares his perspective on whether or not Bushcraft needs to be kept old school and traditional

    Ep.110 The Riddle of Steel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2022 137:57


    Caleb ponders the question, is steel superior to our ancestral tools, and why or why not? We also sit down with Chris Gilmour to discuss some awesome summertime foraged foods.

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    Ep 109 A Cup of Joe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 114:29


    Caleb and Ry discuss coffee for camping.

    Ep. 108 The Eastern Agricultural Complex

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2022 88:39


    In this episode, Caleb discusses the crops and lifeways of Eastern North America, prior to corn (7000 years ago) and it's importance today in survival gardening, permaculture, rewilding, food security, food sovereignty and more.

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    Ep 107 Tools of the Trade: Homesteading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2022 101:18


    In our second part of the Tools of the Trade Series, Caleb discusses the tools you may want to have if you are beginning your own homestead, whether it is big or small.

    Ep 106: Survival Gardening

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2022 123:02


    In this episode, Caleb dives into the nitty-gritty of gardening to feed yourself through the rough times.

    Canadian Bushcraft Survives the Derecho (ep 105)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 60:57


    Caleb and Ry discuss the 2022 Ontario Derecho Storm, and the aftermath.

    Ep 104. Caleb and Ryan go Smelting

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2022 56:09


    In this episode, Ry and Caleb debrief their trip to the Muskoka Lakes region to go on their first ever smelt fishing experience, with Chris from Hunt-Forage-Grow, and Laura from Muskoka Wild Botanicals

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    Ep 103. Leave No Trace

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 91:18


    On this late Earth Day episode, Ry the Adventure Guy and Caleb discuss the 7 tenants of leave no trace camping, and how Bushcraft can fit within it.

    Ep 102: Non-Angling Fishing Methods

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2022 151:16


    In this episode, Caleb discusses six different methods of catching a fish without the use of a hook. From spears and nets, to arrows and even poisons. He also gets a bit ranty about ethics and ethnicity. We also answer a Patreon Question about knives, and sit down to talk to Chris Gilmour about his favourite edible and medicinal fungi.

    Ep 101: Duckapalooza

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2022 192:08


    Caleb spends nearly three hours talking about all of the details you have to know, for raising your own ducks and geese for eggs, meat, profit, sustainable agriculture, self reliance and more. From choosing breeds, to incubation, hatching, brooding and feeding. He also sits down with Chris from Chris Outdoors to discuss bear safety in the outdoors. This is a long one, but a good one.

    Episode 100

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2022 181:55


    Caleb and Ry sit back and reminisce about the last 100 episodes, and talk about their five favourite episodes to date.

    Cast Iron 101 (Ep 99)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 98:03


    Ry the Adventure Guy and Caleb sit down to discuss the ins and outs of Cast Iron.

    The Woodland Escape with Peter Kelly (Ep. 98)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2022 117:40


    Caleb and Ry the Adventure Guy sit down with Peter Kelly, Host of the YouTube Channel "The Woodland Escape", to discuss living history from the 18th century, and Peter's adventures in the wilderness. Caleb also discusses early spring wild edibles with Chris Gilmour, and answers a Patreon question about stalking wildlife. 

    Shenanigans with Mikhail Merkurieff (Ep 97)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2022 156:06


    Caleb sits down with one of his oldest friends in the bushcraft community, tool maker and designer Mikhail Merkurieff of Merkwares, home of the Emberlit Stove

    Ben's Backwoods with Ben Piersma (ep 96)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2022 160:05


    Caleb sits down and talks with friend and outdoor gear store owner Ben Piersma of BensBackwoods.com

    Jungle Bushcraft and Experiential Learning with Joe Flowers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 147:18


    On this episode, Caleb sits down with Bushcraft Global's Joe Flowers to discuss everything from what inspires his knife and machete designs, to what makes his head spin as an instructor, to 90s kids shows and of course, Godzilla.

    Woodcarving with John Wager and Radek Odolczyk

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 140:20


    Caleb interviews woodcarvers John Wager and Radek Odolczyk

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    Tool Design Considerations with Benjamin Bouchard

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2022 173:27


    Caleb sits down with Tool designer and owner of edged tool store "Baryonyx Knife Co." to discuss the nuances, concepts, and practicality of what goes into designing a hand tool. From axes and knives, to sharpening stones, to the realities of whether your design is a good idea, or just plain sucks. 

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