Maine Primitive

Maine Primitive https://linktr.ee/maineprimitive Founded by Naked and Afraid survivor Michael Douglas, Maine Primitive teaches ancestral skills, survival, and Earth Living.

We globally help people reconnect to land, instinct, and community through hands-on experience. The Maine Primitive Skills School is a wilderness survival school located on 23 wooded acres in Augusta, Maine. Our goal is to reconnect people to ancient technologies and to themselves. We teach primitive skills, survival skills, wilderness survival, modern survival, bushcraft, native awareness, wildli

fe tracking, earth living, shelter building, water collection & purification, friction fire making, bow making, flintknapping, wild edibles, hide tanning, scout skills, primitive hunting, earth philosophy, drum making, survival trapping, and more. We are a group dedicated to reconnecting ourselves and others to our ancestral roots through skills that have been practiced for two million years. Primitive skills connect us to what is meaningful and real and dispel the illusions created by modern society. Through our odyssey we have become a teaching community that continues to grow and celebrate new members each time we gather for a class. Wilderness Survival and Earth skills may be what we teach, but they really teach us how to be a family once again. We invite you to become part of our tribe by walking through our door. Be warned: these primitive skills will change you. You will not see the world in the same way nor will you be able to return to the place from whence you came. We welcome you to our Survival School. Stay up to date with everything going on at the school - visit this address to sign up for our monthly newsletter:
http://eepurl.com/kXlHj

Subscribe to our YouTube channel - packed with over 100 informational videos:
www.youtube.com/user/primitiveskills

09/11/2026

the less you are seen, the more you are allowed to see.

👉Explore foraging, survival, and primitive skills with Maine Primitive.
📅Check out our upcoming wilderness survival courses!
🔗https://www.maineprimitive.com/program-calendar

💬got questions? DM us!

09/11/2026

just fire, stones, and water.

👉Explore foraging, survival, and primitive skills with Maine Primitive.
📅Check out our upcoming wilderness survival courses!
🔗https://www.maineprimitive.com/program-calendar

💬got questions? DM us!

Spirit & Skill of the HuntOctober 17 – October 21, 2026Four weeks out, the forest begins its early October transition. A...
09/10/2026

Spirit & Skill of the Hunt
October 17 – October 21, 2026

Four weeks out, the forest begins its early October transition. Animals shift their routines, food sources change, and the land carries new information. This course teaches you how to read those seasonal signals and understand how animals move through them. It is training in humility, observation, and precision.

Tangible Skills You Will Develop
• Identifying seasonal feeding patterns and high-traffic areas
• Tracking through leaf-fall and partial ground cover
• Using wind and thermals to your advantage
• Sitting in stillness without disturbing the landscape
• Reading subtle changes in movement and behavior
• Assessing opportunities while maintaining ethical boundaries
• Practicing patience under real time constraints
• Learning the deeper responsibilities of the hunter

This is fieldcraft rooted in awareness and intention, not pressure or speed.





09/09/2026

spot sheep sorrel in the wild!

👉Explore foraging, survival, and primitive skills with Maine Primitive.
📅Check out our upcoming wilderness survival courses!
🔗https://www.maineprimitive.com/program-calendar

💬got questions? DM us!

Long-Term Shelters: Off-Grid ConstructionOctober 10 – October 14, 2026Four weeks out, students often begin preparing the...
09/09/2026

Long-Term Shelters: Off-Grid Construction
October 10 – October 14, 2026

Four weeks out, students often begin preparing themselves for several days of deep hands-on work. This course gives you the structural skills necessary for genuine off-grid living. You will learn how to select materials, lay foundations, erect frames, and bring a shelter from concept to completion using only what the land provides.

Tangible Skills You Will Develop
• Building stable frames using natural joinery
• Roof pitch calculation for rain, snow, and wind
• Insulating with debris, bark layers, and packed duff
• Creating floor systems that resist moisture and sinking
• Fire integration and interior layout for functional living
• Learning how to maintain and repair natural shelters over time
• Mapping drainage lines and using contour to your advantage
• Reinforcing shelters for the early-October seasonal shift

If you want to build something that lasts, this training gives you the tools.




09/08/2026

Taking a break? Come back better. Experience Maine Primitive.

09/07/2026

truck on fire 💀

09/07/2026

okay but why is this little guy SO CUTE?? 🥹

09/06/2026

bring your team out into the wild

👉Explore foraging, survival, and primitive skills with Maine Primitive.
📅Check out our upcoming wilderness survival courses!
🔗https://www.maineprimitive.com/program-calendar

💬got questions? DM us!

09/06/2026

Now you’re learning skills, getting your hands dirty, and spending way more time outside.

👉Explore foraging, survival, and primitive skills with Maine Primitive.
📅Check out our upcoming wilderness survival courses!
🔗https://www.maineprimitive.com/program-calendar

💬got questions? DM us!

Address

716 Church Hill Rd
Augusta, ME
04330

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 8pm
Tuesday 8am - 8pm
Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 8pm
Sunday 8am - 8pm

Telephone

+12076237298

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