If you were lost in the Canadian Woods with only a hatchet your mother gave to you, what would you do? Would you call for help, start to make a fire and explore, or do nothing? This is what happened to Brian Robeson. Brian was able to survive in the woods because he used survival strategies. To survive in the woods, Brian Robeson used trial and error, became more observant, and used his hatchet his mother gave to him.

In order to survive, Brain used trial and error. When the pilot had a heart attack, Brain had to steer the plane so it wouldn't crash into the trees. He steered it up and down to fly the plane. Going up went too violently, going down increased speed, and pulling back gently floated the nose up and the engine settled. A few days after landing, he decided to make a fire. He thought rubbing two sticks together would work, like in the movies, but it failed. At night, porcupine appeared and Brian threw his hatchet at it. The hatchet missed and hit a rock. He noticed it created sparks. He hit rocks with his hatchet rapidly to make his first fire. He hunted for fish for food. He made a bow to catch fish in the river. Brian shot the arrow but it missed. He forgot water refracts, or bends light which he learned from biology class. Brian aimed under the fish to catch them and he succeeded. With trial and error he was also observant. …show more content…
While he was picking raspberries to eat, he saw a bear. He stopped picking raspberries and didn't move toward the bear and its cubs. When he saw the bear, he noticed a wolf at the lake. Brian was scared and