Florida Wilderness Survival Courses

CALM COURAGE. Tuition: $250; 2-days, 1-night. 10 AM Saturday - 2 PM Sunday.
This course is our basic overnight survival course for those with limited camping experience.

NOTE: This survival training will be in a more comfortable aspect using personal tents and personal
camping equipment. (Tents and equipment may be shared.) Students may bring all the food they desire.

Curriculum will include the Survivor's needs, the psychological aspects of survival, the fears associated
with a Survivor, the will to survive, wilderness first aid including poisonous snake bite, shelters, knots and
lashings, personal protection, firecraft, signaling, rescue and recovery, water procurement, water
preparation, food in a survival situation, and proper preparation of personal survival kits. Students will also
learn how to cook over a fire. Focus will be placed on group and individual safety in the outdoors and how
to properly utilize tools and equipment. In addition, the course will address what to do in an emergency
should you become stranded or lost in the wilderness. Various team challenges will be included. A
written test will conclude the training. The student with the combined top score for the challenges and
the written test will be awarded a prize valued at $50.

Maximum # of Calm Courage participants: 8. To view the equipment list, click HERE.

Private Group Instruction
A private custom course can be arranged for a small group of two to eight people. Training can be conducted on weekdays, weekends, or
both. Duration, course difficulty, equipment, food, location, and curriculum can be designed to fit specific needs. Date to be determined
by client. Location to be discussed. Please CONTACT for pricing.

Private Individual Instruction
A private custom course can be arranged for one person. Training can be conducted on weekdays, weekends, or both. Duration, course
difficulty, equipment, food, location, and curriculum can be designed to fit specific needs. Please CONTACT for pricing and to discuss
date, location, arrangements, etc.

In-State and Out-of-State Assignments / Public Speaking / Media Requests
Throughout the year, requests come from outdoors organizations, agencies, and various other groups in-state and out-of-state for Byron to
conduct a course and/or speak to their group. He is more than willing to fulfill such requests when his schedule permits. And, Byron is never
one to be too bashful to turn down a newspaper and/or magazine story or a filming request.

BKS offers professional instruction in wilderness survival, map and compass, escape and evasion, small group leadership and behavior, and
team building. Our wilderness survival curriculum is based on the following seven survival priorities: positive mental attitude, wilderness first aid,
shelter, fire, signaling, water, and food. Each of our survival courses is designed to inspire a student's confidence when in a survival situation.
Knowing what to do when, how to do it in a safe and timely manner, and the formulation of good decisions - these are the paths to our training
mission. And, at BKS, class sizes are kept small; you'll be addressed by your name, not "hey you!" There are no prerequisites for any of our
courses; beginners usually do fine. Just understand that some courses have more creature comforts than others. The recommended age to
attend our courses is 18 and older; ages 14-17 may attend, with an adult, per BKS approval.

WILD WISDOM. Tuition: $285; 2-days, 1-night. 9 AM Saturday - 2 PM Sunday.
Our intermediate overnight survival course for those who desire survival training in a more
challenging aspect - using minimal gear and having minimal food.

NOTE: This is an excellent course for those with or without experience in backpacking and primitive
camping. Blankets will be substituted for a sleeping bag and no commercial tents will be allowed.

Curriculum will include the Survivor's needs, the psychological aspects of survival, the fears
associated with being a Survivor, the will to survive, wilderness first aid including poisonous snake
bite, shelters, knots and lashings, personal protection, firecraft, signaling, rescue and recovery, water
procurement, water preparation, food in a survival situation, and preparation of personal survival kits.
Students will also learn how to cook over a fire, field dress a rabbit and cook it over the camp fire, and
improvise equipment. Students will be introduced to the map & compass. Students will build and
sleep in one or two-person shelters that they construct. Various team challenges will be included.
A written test will conclude the training. The student with the combined top score for the challenges
and the written test will be awarded a prize valued at $50.

Maximum # of Wild Wisdom participants: 8. To view the equipment list, click HERE.

BARE BONES. Tuition: $365; 3-days, 2-nights. 10 AM Friday - 1 PM Sunday.
Our 2-night survival course, including map & compass navigation, for those who desire longer
duration survival training in a more challenging aspect - using minimal gear and having
minimal food.

NOTE: This is an excellent course for those with or without experience in backpacking and primitive
camping. Blankets will be substituted for a sleeping bag and no commercial tents will be allowed.

Two camps may be utilized and there will be various survival challenges throughout the training. This is
an excellent course for those who would like to learn survival, as well as map & compass navigation.
Curriculum will include the Survivor's needs, the psychological aspects of survival, the fears associated
with being a Survivor, the will to survive, wilderness first aid including poisonous snake bite, shelters,
knots and lashings, personal protection, firecraft, signaling, rescue and recovery, water procurement,
water preparation, food in a survival situation, preparation of personal survival kits, and how to cook over
a fire. Students will also learn how to field dress a rabbit and cook it over the camp fire, make jerky, and
be tasked with improvised equipment, including traps and snares. Students will build and sleep in
individual shelters. A written test will conclude the training. The student with the combined top score for
the challenges and the written test will be awarded a prize valued at $75.

Maximum # of Bare Bones participants: 8. To view the equipment list, click HERE.

HOCUS POCUS. Tuition: $375; 3-days, 2-nights. 10 AM Friday - Noon Sunday.
Our escape & evasion survival course with map & compass navigation for those who desire
survival training in a challenging aspect - using minimal gear and having minimal food.

NOTE: This is a bodacious course for those seeking excitement, adventure, and some dirt time.
And, an excellent course for those with or without experience in backpacking and primitive camping.
Blankets will be substituted for a sleeping bag and no commercial tents will be allowed.

Students will spend the first day learning the seven priorities and constructing individual shelters. The
evening of Day One, a rabbit will be prepared and cooked on a spit over the fire and jerky will be made.
On Day Two, students will learn map & compass navigation, human camoflauge and concealment,
evasion techniques, and how to construct hides (evasion shelters). At noon on Day Two, students will
evade in two-person teams to a partisan contact. On the morning of Day Three, students will again
evade, finding their way to a rescue point where they will signal an aircraft. A force of aggressors will
be pursuing students throughout the escape and evasion segment. Capture/interrogation could occur.
A written test will conclude the training. The student with the combined top score for the challenges
and the written test will be awarded a prize valued at $75.

Maximum # of Hocus Pocus participants: 10. To view the equipment list click HERE.

Training locations
A Special Use Permit has been awarded BKS to conduct training within the Ocala National Forest at the following areas: Little Lake George
Wilderness, Hopkins Prairie, and Salt Springs Run. In addition, BKS conducts training at select SJWMD properties and other state-sponsored
wilderness areas in Florida. Training is also conducted by request at client locations in Florida and throughout the United States.

Courses

QUICK PICKINGS. Tuition: $100; 1-day. 10:00 AM Saturday - 4:30 PM.
This course is all about basic survival and teamwork using a wrecked aircraft scenario.

This is an outstanding course for anyone with the desire to learn wilderness survival, but don't
have the time for a longer course. Corporations and organizations will also find this 1-day course
quite beneficial for teambuilding (weekday timeframes are available.) Curriculum will include the
survivor's needs, the psychological aspects of survival, the fears associated with a survivor, the
will to survive, wilderness first aid including venomous snake bite, shelters, knots, hitches, and
lashings, personal protection, firecraft, signaling, rescue and recovery, water procurement and
treatment, and food in a survival situation. Students will also learn how to cook over a fire. Focus
will also be placed on small group survival. In addition, the course will address what to do in an
emergency should you become stranded or lost in the wilderness.

Participants (as a group) will be given more than thirty items to choose from. They will have
one-minute to pick fourteen items. Then, the fun begins. The group must make shelter, create
fire, find water, and cook food. Who will the leader be? Do they have the knowledge and skills to
get all the tasks completed? Is their a thief in camp? Will someone panic? Will someone
give-up? Will someone mysteriously disappear? And, there's more fun to come when Byron
provides his de-briefing and offers instruction.

Maximum # of Quick Pickings participants: 8. To view the equipment list, click HERE.

SMOKED AZIMUTH. Tuition: $425; 4-days, 3-nights. 10 AM Thursday - 1 PM Sunday.
Our 3-night survival course, including map & compass navigation, for those who desire longer
duration survival training in a more comfortable aspect - using backpacks, personal tents and
camping gear, and having all the food they desire.

NOTE: This is an excellent course for those with or without camping experience who have the desire to
spend several days in the woods learning all about wilderness survival. Also, an excellent course to
become better skilled at map & compass navigation.

Three camps may be utilized and there will be various survival challenges throughout the training.
Curriculum will include the Survivor's needs, the psychological aspects of survival, the fears associated
with being a Survivor, the will to survive, wilderness first aid including poisonous snake bite, shelters
(including natural shelters), knots and lashings, personal protection, firecraft, signaling, rescue and
recovery, water procurement (including digging solar stills), water preparation, food in a survival situation,
preparation of personal survival kits, and how to cook over a fire. Students will also learn how to field
dress a rabbit and cook it over the camp fire, make jerky, and be tasked with a myriad of improvised
equipment, including traps and snares. Students will have the option any night of sleeping in individual
shelters or their personal tent. A written test will conclude the training. The student with the combined
top score for the challenges and the written test will be awarded a prize valued at $100.

Maximum # of Smoked Azimuth participants: 6. To view the equipment list, click HERE.

NOTE: There is the option to camp overnight at no extra charge. Bring your personal tent and prepare for a bodacious evening under the stars
and at the camp fire with Byron and Rich. For those planning an overnight stay, please bring something exciting to cook for your evening
meal (and breakfast) at the camp fire.

Survival Consultation / Program Development / Instructor Training
Whether it is the parks and recreation department of a major city, a university's outdoors program, a government agency, or
an individual designing a new survival kit for the general aviation community, Byron is available to provide his survival skills and
knowledge, as well as his wilderness instructor experience, to assist in your development endeavor.