PK Podcast 62: Jon McArthur – Northern Forest Bushcraft, Skill Development & Knowledge Transmission

In this episode of my podcast, I speak with Jon McArthur, a Canadian bushcraft instructor and search and rescue practitioner with over two decades of experience in both military and civilian contexts. John shares his journey into bushcraft, including his time learning directly from Mors Kochanski and the influence of Tom Roycraft’s teachings. We discuss key lessons from search and rescue, including lost person behaviour, as well as cold weather survival, pack frame design, and the role of storytelling and First Nations perspectives in teaching and understanding skills of the northern forest.