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woodsmanship

American  
[woodz-muhn-ship] / ˈwʊdz mənˌʃɪp /

noun

  1. the set of skills pertaining to the woods or forest, such as surviving in or finding one's way through the woods, using an axe, hunting, and trapping.


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You get the Boy Scout motto and woodsmanship from your scout leader.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2018

In addition to teaching them about woodsmanship and the way of the whitetail, he emphasizes making a clean kill shot and gun safety.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 1, 2016

In Lawton, Okla., Scoutmaster Joseph Anthony Pierce, out on a camping trip with eight boys to teach them woodsmanship and trail blazing, got lost from camp for nine hours.

From Time Magazine Archive

She learned woodsmanship, fishing and baby-alligator trapping from her stepfather, Jack Hall.

From Time Magazine Archive

"You know your Missouri by heart," Steering commented admiringly, as she led him through bridle-paths and by short cuts with a fine woodsmanship.

From Sally of Missouri by Rose E. (Rose Emmet) Young

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