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live off the land

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live off the land
to live by eating only the food that one produces from the land; to survive by gathering or stealing food, fruits, berries, eggs, etc., while traveling through the countryside. We lived off the land for a few years when we first started out farming. The homeless man wandered about, living off the land.
See also: land, live
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They gotta understand we do live off the land so we will be carrying guns for hunting," he said, adding that it was important for the officer not to feel threatened by hunters who carry hunting rifles.
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You will find that this natural, laid back setting is a great setting to unwind in and because there are many ways to live off the land in a more primitive fashion, this region is very popular amidst the backpackers and nature lovers alike.
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The idea was sparked by the life of Christopher McCandless, whose death in the Yukon as he tried to live off the land was made into the hit Sean Penn movie Into the Wild.
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