It's been roughly a month since I've begun the Paleo way of eating. I'm
impressed and sometimes often amazed at the results I've personally attained
from just avoiding dairy, grains, processed foods, etc. Combine a more
natural diet (like Neanderthin, thanks Ray ;) ), with visits to a
Chiropractor (thanks Dr. Dave), and intense weight lifting two days a week
and I feel like I've reinvented myself.  A much healthier, happier me now
stares at me wide eyed and ready to go in the mornings rather than my
sluggish counterpart who has inhabited my body for the past 29 years. And I
used to think I had an edge just because I lifted, sadly it was only one
part of a bigger picture. I just checked out the foraging page link that was
posted previously, now I'm ready to start foraging around for myself. I live
in Kentucky so wooded areas are not hard for me to find, neither is fish,
deer, small game, etc. I'm putting together my H/G toolbox and was curious
to know whether anyone else had any other ideas? So far I have:

1.      Leatherman multi-purpose tool
2.      A flashlight
3.      A large sharp hunting knife (Rambo style of course) I could go on
all day as to why a knife is much better than a firearm. Plus I can make
lotsa sharp sticks with my one knife.
4.      Boots and camo pants - many may not realize it, but one of the many
functional uses of a pair of camo Army pants (U.S.) tucked into a leather
boot, is to help protect against snake bites. (We soldiers like to play in
the woods) A snake's teeth are not fixed, the loose, bloused pants leg
catches the snakes teeth and helps to prevent receiving a nasty bite. Not
that I recommend teasing a snake with your pants leg, but may save you from
a potentially lethal accidental encounter.
5.      Sewing kit and tube of super glue. In case of a deep cut, you may
need to stitch yourself up, in case of a minor cut, super glue will bond the
skin instantly. Good old Uncle Sam, teaching me how to survive, another
useful tip I learned thanks to your hard earned tax dollars.
6.      Water purification tablets
7.      Compass

Any ideas what else an aspiring H/G forager needs to take with him into the
wild?

Also, this is aimed at the folks who eat raw meats and road kills, Dr. Dave?
Anybody? I'm more inclined to eat raw meats and vegetables rather than cook
them or even warm them. What is the general rule of thumb when eating raw
meats? I know handling concerns come into play when we talk about
supermarket meats vs. wild game. Is there a safe way to eat raw steaks from
the grocer's counter? I know better than to eat ground beef raw, I used to
work in a slaughter house so I know what gets "added" to the ground
beef...TRUST ME! Ya don't want to know. Avoid ground beef unless you grind
it yourself, if any one wants the run down on why, let me know and I'll post
the grinding process used in most butcher shops. Mad cow Disease, Ecoli,
etc. are what I'm concerned with mostly, I don't want to munch into raw meat
only to be magically whisked away to an all expense paid trip to the
promised land if ya get my drift. Ok, I'll shut up now and let you folks
enlighten me a little more, I'm learning a lot from this group.