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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

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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

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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

Hand-knapped stone points on handmade arrow shafts.

In These High-Tech Times, We Need Bushcraft More Than Ever In These High-Tech Times, We Need Bushcraft More Than Ever

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

A screenshot showing anglers pulling a kayaker into their boat.

Watch: Fishing Guide Rescues Kayaker from Deadly Low-Head Dam Watch: Fishing Guide Rescues Kayaker from Deadly Low-Head Dam

An ice fisherman rescues a fellow angler using a tent bag.

Watch: Nebraska Man Rescues an Ice Fisherman (and His Fish Finder) Using a Tent Bag, a Kayak, and Two Hammers Watch: Nebraska Man Rescues an Ice Fisherman (and His Fish Finder) Using a Tent Bag, a Kayak, and Two Hammers

A conservation officer kneels on a frozen lake to measure the thickness of the ice.

More Than 100 Ice Fishermen Rescued, 2 Dead, in Minnesota This Winter More Than 100 Ice Fishermen Rescued, 2 Dead, in Minnesota This Winter

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

Navy SEAL Tom Malak with Belgian Malinois Nikki and trapper Jay Gerrish

Trapper Reunites Service Dog Missing for 5 Weeks with Retired Navy SEAL Trapper Reunites Service Dog Missing for 5 Weeks with Retired Navy SEAL

Starvation Island: Hunting Scotland’s Stags to Survive Starvation Island: Hunting Scotland’s Stags to Survive

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