Biography

Dug North grew up on a small farm in the hills of Vermont. Being surrounded by forests, he was fascinated by the wilderness survival books of Ellsworth Jaeger, Bradford Angier, and Tom Brown Jr. He spent many hours hunting and fishing with his father in nearby New Hampshire. Dug went on to earn an undergraduate degree in Anthropology at the University of Vermont, and a graduate degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He was most interested in how humans have survived and thrived in diverse environments around the globe and through time. After college, he spent several years working as an archeologist. Over the years, Dug’s occupations...Read More