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An illustration of a man helping rescue an ice fisherman in a boat.

My Fishing Buddies and I Got Trapped on an Ice Floe. One of Us Didn’t Make It My Fishing Buddies and I Got Trapped on an Ice Floe. One of Us Didn’t Make It

By Robert E. Houle

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

By Cameron Evans

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How Long Can You Survive Without Food? How Long Can You Survive Without Food?

By Christine Peterson

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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

A couple in brown parkas stand in Point Lay, Alaska.

My Wife and I Tried to Walk Home in an Arctic Storm. We Almost Died My Wife and I Tried to Walk Home in an Arctic Storm. We Almost Died

By Scott Haugen

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 drawing of a fire at a man's feet.

How a Chance Encounter with Another Hunter Saved My Life How a Chance Encounter with Another Hunter Saved My Life

SAR personnel traverse a snowy field in the Gifford Pinchot NF

Two Men Found Dead of Exposure in Washington’s Cascade Range Were Hunting For Sasquatch, Officials Say Two Men Found Dead of Exposure in Washington’s Cascade Range Were Hunting For Sasquatch, Officials Say

By Laura Lancaster

A duck hunter shakes his fist at a sky full of ducks.

It Should’ve Been the Best Mallard Hunt of Our Lives. Instead, We Almost Died It Should’ve Been the Best Mallard Hunt of Our Lives. Instead, We Almost Died

By James D. Nunnally

I Nearly Froze to Death When Our Argo Sank in the Middle of an Arctic River I Nearly Froze to Death When Our Argo Sank in the Middle of an Arctic River

By Scott Haugen

An illustration of a man falling out of a massive wave in a boat in a storm.

‘It’s a Miracle You’re Alive.’ I Nearly Drowned Alongside the Coast Guard in a Freak Storm ‘It’s a Miracle You’re Alive.’ I Nearly Drowned Alongside the Coast Guard in a Freak Storm

By Orval C. Johnson

A black and blue and white illustration of a hunter getting caught in floodwaters with a plane in the background.

Come Wolves and High Water: When a Fly-In Moose Hunt Turns into a Fight for Survival Come Wolves and High Water: When a Fly-In Moose Hunt Turns into a Fight for Survival

By Jerry Valentine, as told to Ben East

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The Bush Plane Engine Died Mid-Flight — and Other Close Calls While Flying the Alaskan Wilderness The Bush Plane Engine Died Mid-Flight — and Other Close Calls While Flying the Alaskan Wilderness

By Scott Haugen

An illustration of a pair of bull moose fighting in the snow.

A Bull-Moose Brawl and Meat-Packing Sled Dogs: A Mountain Man’s Last Hunt Before Winter A Bull-Moose Brawl and Meat-Packing Sled Dogs: A Mountain Man’s Last Hunt Before Winter

A pair of Dall sheep illustrated.

Carmichel in Alaska: An Odd Way to Die on a Sheep Hunt Carmichel in Alaska: An Odd Way to Die on a Sheep Hunt

By Jim Carmichel

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Nightmare on Missinaibi Lake, a Survival Story From the Archives Nightmare on Missinaibi Lake, a Survival Story From the Archives

By Don M. Campbell, as told to Jim Hoagland

An owner and his dog; the owner being rescued.

This Good Dog Ran 4 Miles for Help After Owner Rolled Truck into Ravine This Good Dog Ran 4 Miles for Help After Owner Rolled Truck into Ravine

What Really Happened to Crist Kolby, the Trapper Who Was Killed by Wolves?

What Really Happened to Crist Kolby, the Trapper Who Was Killed by Wolves? What Really Happened to Crist Kolby, the Trapper Who Was Killed by Wolves?

two canoeists pull canoe along in river from the rocky bank

Six Against the River: Canoeing 600 Miles Through the Canadian Wilderness Six Against the River: Canoeing 600 Miles Through the Canadian Wilderness

A texas fisherman in a cypress tree.

Texas Fisherman Rescued from Cypress Tree After a Gator Chased Him Up There Texas Fisherman Rescued from Cypress Tree After a Gator Chased Him Up There