Wilderness Survival Schools in Minnesota

Would you know what to do if you were dropped in the middle of the woods with only the clothes on your back and -- maybe -- a knife?

Lucky for you, help is a wilderness survival school away. As so-called primitive skills like flint knapping and making fire by friction are lost to technological advancement, a handful of schools around the country are keeping them alive and passing them on to new generations.


Aegis OutdoorsMinnesota
Rob Doar (Lead Instructor) has lived in Minnesota for almost his entire life. He has a passion for outdoor education, and has studied wilderness survival and aboriginal skills all over North, Central and South America. For more info, go to Survival Schools in Minnesota for what Rob offers.

Wilderness Arts Institute, MontanaDavid Cronenwett, who heads the school, is the Naturalist-in-Residence at The Nature Conservancy's Pine Butte Guest Ranch. He has been teaching Natural History, Bushcraft and Wilderness Survival since 1999. His courses focus on winter survival, summer survival in the Rockies, and bushcraft skills. For more info, visit wildernessartsinstitute.com
Midwest Native Skills Institute, Ohio
Instructor Tom Laskowski, whose primitive firemaking methods are legendary, offers comprehensive classes in wilderness survival. He'll teach you how to survive and live comfortably in the wilderness with little or no equipment.
Primitive Survival Skills, Florida
Former Navy Seal Madison Parker teaches in the panhandle of Florida and combines extensive survival experience in the jungle with years of applying primitive living skills. Plus, he is a true master with a slingshot! Visit primitivesupply.com for his courses.
Jack Mountain Bushcraft, Maine
Run by professional guide Tim Smith, JMB is a bushcraft and wilderness survival school and a traditional Maine guide service. Visit jackmtn.com for info on Tim's courses—which range from two days to 12 weeks.

Ancient Pathways, Arizona
This is my school in northern Arizona. We provide 2-21 day courses in desert survival, bushcraft, walkabouts, and our signature knife-only course. This is the course actor Emile Hirsch took to prep for his role in the film Into the Wild. For more info, go to apathways.com.

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