Living Off the Land? - NOT!

[Oimccoy]

The whole idea of living off the land is one that does seem indelibly linked to the survival culture, and one which is probably not going to work for anything other than short term in the UK at least - it might just be possible in a pre SHTF situation but post forget it for most areas. I supose the only exception might be coastal areas with clean coastal waters but those areas are going to attract a lot of competition and personally I would prefer to avoid competition than confront it.
While urbanites are unlikely to have the skills to be catching wildlife you can bet the people who do will be utilizing them to catch animals/birds of any description to sell/barter which will soon lead to a catastrophic drop in population numbers - only adding to the problem of calories spent versus calories supplied by your catch as numbers decrease.
Historically groups in what is know the UK living a hunter gatherer lifestyle lead a much sketchier existence than those who farmed and supplemented by hunting.
I dont want to come across as trolling but farming is something which seems to be cruelly overlooked by survivalists both on this board and most others - but it is farming which is going to keep a person alive long term reliably (SHTF situation not being catastrophic climate collapse). Much can be learnt from the literally thousands of back yard growing forums and blogs on how to grow calories in as small as space as possible.