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park ranger demonstrates with a can of bear spray

How to Use Bear Spray How to Use Bear Spray

By Cameron Evans

Bear tracks walk through snow on a path in the woods.

Identifying Animal Tracks — A Complete Guide Identifying Animal Tracks — A Complete Guide

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Pemmican Recipe: How to Make This Nutrient-Dense Trail Food Pemmican Recipe: How to Make This Nutrient-Dense Trail Food

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A Beginner’s Guide to Bushcraft A Beginner’s Guide to Bushcraft

By Cameron Evans

how to start a fire

How to Start a Fire: The Ultimate Guide to Modern Fire Building How to Start a Fire: The Ultimate Guide to Modern Fire Building

By Kevin Estela

survival stories audio book

Outdoor Life Launches New Audio Book: The Wildest Survival Stories of All Time Outdoor Life Launches New Audio Book: The Wildest Survival Stories of All Time

By Alex Robinson

Two photos of duck hunters after successful mallard hunts.

Stranded Hunters Survive Freezing Night on the Water by Building a Fire with Duck Decoys in Their Cooler Stranded Hunters Survive Freezing Night on the Water by Building a Fire with Duck Decoys in Their Cooler

A dead rabbit lays in the snow next to a shotgun.

How to Skin a Rabbit How to Skin a Rabbit

By Alice Jones Webb

Two fishermen with a boatload of hunting dogs.

Crappie Fishermen Save 38 Dogs from Drowning in Mississippi’s Grenada Lake Crappie Fishermen Save 38 Dogs from Drowning in Mississippi’s Grenada Lake

Coast guard rescuers pull sea kayakers from bay.

Coast Guard Rescues Family of Capsized Sea Kayakers Just Before Hypothermia Set In Coast Guard Rescues Family of Capsized Sea Kayakers Just Before Hypothermia Set In

A man fells a tree.

How to Fell a Tree How to Fell a Tree

A survival instructor sips rainwater out of a rock. Photo by Benjamin Rasmussen

This Survival Instructor’s Lesson? The Wilderness Isn’t Out to Get You This Survival Instructor’s Lesson? The Wilderness Isn’t Out to Get You

Story by Andrew McKean, Photographs by Benjamin Rasmussen

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Gear

The 6 Best Survival Movies, Plus 2 We Hate The 6 Best Survival Movies, Plus 2 We Hate

How to Tan a Deer Hide, the Easy Way

How to Tan a Deer Hide, the Easy Way How to Tan a Deer Hide, the Easy Way

We tested and reviewed the top five ferro rods to help get you started.

Gear

The Best Ferro Rods, Tested and Reviewed The Best Ferro Rods, Tested and Reviewed

By Tim MacWelch

How to Tie a Slip Knot How to Tie a Slip Knot

How to Tie a Square Knot How to Tie a Square Knot

How to Tie a Bowline Knot How to Tie a Bowline Knot

Hiker fills water bottle from stream.

How Long Can You Survive Without Water? How Long Can You Survive Without Water?

By Ashley Thess

tick embedded in skin

Tick Bite Symptoms Tick Bite Symptoms