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Man lives the call of the wild

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Published 03/01/09

Here's the difference between John Fishback and lots of other people: On a cold, windy, winter day, the Crownsville resident went into the woods and, instead of getting lost or looking for a way out, he talked about ways to stay right there.

Arianne Teeple — For The Capital John Fishback demonstrates how to make a whistle out of an acorn shell as he talks about survival skills in the woods at Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis.
John Fishback explores the woods of Quiet Waters Park. He eats a muddy worm, shows how to build a hut and make a whistle out of an acorn shell.
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He spoke about different things to eat, illustrating his point by munching on rose hips, pine needles and even a muddy worm (more vitamins and minerals with the dirt on it, he said); showed how to build a hut out of nothing but piles of dead branches and leaves; and even made a whistle out of an acorn shell. It was like he was inside his own department store, only he didn't need cash or...

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