Some seem to think that they can just “bug out” and go live in the woods. As one Freeper told me, “It ain’t rocket science”. No it’s not but how many really know how to go and live in the woods for extended periods? I have seen youtube video about how easy it is, showing someone shooting a few squirrels for supper. How long do they think the squirrel population will last? How long do they think even the deer population will last? Some even seem to think they can live on wild plants. Maybe so but I don’t think most realize how difficult it is to survive on purely plant sources for food even if you have a supermarket next door and plenty of money. The best chance would probably be where there are a lot of feral hogs that can be trapped but it is not all that easy to go out and kill wild hogs and the hogs can have you for supper if you don’t know what you’re doing. Anyone can make it for a couple of days but it takes some real knowledge and ability to survive for months in the wild. For me shelter would be less of a problem than finding plenty of food and clean water. I can build a survival shelter with what can be found lying around in the woods. I learned that as a boy.
I was going to post the same thing. In a true SHTF situation (zombie apocalypse or otherwise) a lot of people are going to head for the hills. The population of big game will be wiped out within a month, much of which taken by people who know how to pull a trigger but have no idea how to dress and preserve meat. Deer and elk will be shot for one day's meal, the remainder left to rot.
People should look at Angola for what happens when food sources disappear. My understanding after their recent civil war- that they do not have rats,cats,dogs and most 4 legged animals. They just do not exist.