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Craig Caudill

Director / Lead Instructor, Nature Reliance School
Craig Caudill is the Director and Lead Instructor of Nature Reliance School, where he teaches wilderness survival, tracking, land navigation, and self-reliance skills. A certified Master Naturalist through the University of Kentucky, Craig has spent more than two decades training civilians, first responders, military personnel, and search-and-rescue teams across the United States. Craig is the author of several books, including Traditional Bushcraft, Extreme Wilderness Survival, and Ultimate Wilderness Gear. His work has appeared in Field & Stream, Outdoor Life, Recoil OFFGRID, Ballistic, and other outdoor publications. He has served as a consultant for the Discovery Channel and History Channel and has appeared on national media outlets including America's Most Wanted, Fox News Live, CNN, and NewsNation. Craig lives in Kentucky, where he continues to teach, write, and pursue his lifelong study of tracking, wildlife, and traditional outdoor skills.

Craig Caudill is the Director and Lead Instructor of Nature Reliance School, where he teaches wilderness survival, tracking, land navigation, and self-reliance skills. A certified Master Naturalist through the University of Kentucky, Craig has spent more than two decades training civilians, first responders, military personnel, and search-and-rescue teams across the United States. Craig is the author of several books, including Traditional Bushcraft, Extreme Wilderness Survival, and Ultimate Wilderness Gear. His work has appeared in Field & Stream, Outdoor Life, Recoil OFFGRID, Ballistic, and other outdoor publications. He has served as a consultant for the Discovery Channel and History Channel and has appeared on national media outlets including America's Most Wanted, Fox News Live, CNN, and NewsNation. Craig lives in Kentucky, where he continues to teach, write, and pursue his lifelong study of tracking, wildlife, and traditional outdoor skills.

Craig Caudill

Wilderness survival instructor, author, and Master Naturalist

Craig Caudill is the Director and Lead Instructor of Nature Reliance School, where he teaches wilderness survival, tracking, land navigation, and self-reliance skills. A certified Master Naturalist through the University of Kentucky, Craig has spent more than two decades training civilians, first responders, military personnel, and search-and-rescue teams across the United States. Craig is the author of several books, including Traditional Bushcraft, Extreme Wilderness Survival, and Ultimate Wilderness Gear. His work has appeared in Field & Stream, Outdoor Life, Recoil OFFGRID, Ballistic, and other outdoor publications. He has served as a consultant for the Discovery Channel and History Channel and has appeared on national media outlets including America's Most Wanted, Fox News Live, CNN, and NewsNation. Craig lives in Kentucky, where he continues to teach, write, and pursue his lifelong study of tracking, wildlife, and traditional outdoor skills.

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  • Certified Master Naturalist (University of Kentucky)
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