Not exactly what I was looking for as far as questions, but I'll give it my best shot.
How long does it take to make "cat gut"? What, exactly is it made from? I know sheep are usually used, but could a deer work?
Regardless of the animals, as long as it's a mammal, it will work. I'd love to go into detail, but I'm sure I'd mess something up... so I'm afraid I'll have to send you to google. Surely there are several great sites that can help you much more than I can.
How can you make a needle out of a deer antler? Or should it be another bone?
Again, I'm afraid google would be better than me at helping you with this.
If a bone breaks in your arm and your alone in the woods during a blizzard (but found shelter) could you reset the bone by yourself before passing out or would you be too weak to even attempt it?
Depends largely on the person, and where and how bad the break is. Some people would be doomed if they stubbed their toe in the woods, and another could lose a hand and survive. Of course, it is possible. Using splints and an arm hammock made from resources you could set it yourself... but then the issue of being able to start fires with only one arm comes up. Surely even with a good shelter you'd die if you don't have fire. So... you might last a few days, or possibly weeks, but you'd starve to death before your arm could set. Also, if the break is bad enough you could get poisoning and die much sooner. It all depends.
If you're in a cave where there's a fire, could you eat the snow blocking the entrance without dying (I've heard eating snow lowers your core temp too much and can kill you.... BUT, if you're otherwise warm is it different?).
The human body is remarkable, and contrary to popular belief assuming you're dry and dressed moderately well, you can eat snow and your bodies metabolic rate would be enough to keep you warm. The question is, if you have fire, why wouldn't you just melt the snow to drink it? Just wondering.
Could you cauterize a through and through small caliber bullet wound to your shoulder with primitive equipment and no medication.
Depends. Assuming it was above the bone and missed the major artery, then yes. Realistically, it'd be better to simply wrap the wound and let it heal. The 'cauterization' would be excrutiatingly painful and could lead to a nasty infection. I'd recommend that you just apply a firm bandage and allow to heal like that.
How is the bark of a willow tree medicinal? Do you boil it, chew it? Is it the outer bark, inner bark, what?
I'd love to help, but google trumps me once again.
Is it possible for a person with amnesia to retain their spiritual and literary knowledge yet lose everything else?
That would depend. The severity of the amnesia, the cause of it, the person, it all depends. For the sake of your story, let's just say yes.
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