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An american alligator basks in the sun.

Bit By a Gator? It’s Your Own Dang Fault, Scientists Say Bit By a Gator? It’s Your Own Dang Fault, Scientists Say

A grizzly bear in Glacier national park looks up in a field of wildflowers.

A Shed Hunter Shot and Killed a Charging Grizzly Bear in Montana A Shed Hunter Shot and Killed a Charging Grizzly Bear in Montana

an elk hunter was life flighted after cutting himself with a knife

This Happened to Me: I Severed My Artery While Quartering an Elk and Almost Bled Out on the Mountain This Happened to Me: I Severed My Artery While Quartering an Elk and Almost Bled Out on the Mountain

Henry Rauschenbach, as told to Alice Jones Webb

A sheep hunter leaps across a waterfall high in the mountains.

My Bush Plane Crashed. I Went Sheep Hunting Anyway My Bush Plane Crashed. I Went Sheep Hunting Anyway

By Donald L. Jenkins

A grizzly bear falls off a cliff in an illustration with a red sky

I Was Trapped on a Cliff, Staring Down a Charging Grizzly I Was Trapped on a Cliff, Staring Down a Charging Grizzly

An illustration of two hunters climbing through fallen deadfall

I Was Lost for 6 Days with No Food or Fire in the Idaho Backcountry I Was Lost for 6 Days with No Food or Fire in the Idaho Backcountry

By Warren Garde

A bush plane on snow; a wrecked plane in a frozen lake.

Alaska Bush Pilot Community Rallies to Find, Rescue Family Whose Plane Crash-Landed on Frozen Lake Alaska Bush Pilot Community Rallies to Find, Rescue Family Whose Plane Crash-Landed on Frozen Lake

A trail cam's perspective of an eagle attacking wild turkeys.

Incredible Trail Cam Pics Show a Golden Eagle Dive-Bombing and Killing a Wild Turkey Incredible Trail Cam Pics Show a Golden Eagle Dive-Bombing and Killing a Wild Turkey

AIARE 1 students skin into the mountains.

I Took an Avalanche Safety Course to Learn How to (Probably) Not Die in the Mountains I Took an Avalanche Safety Course to Learn How to (Probably) Not Die in the Mountains

By Ashley Thess

A woman in a blue and black illustration rides a horse, the outdoor life girl

The Story of a $10 Bet, and the 1,000 Mile Horseback Ride That Changed My Life The Story of a $10 Bet, and the 1,000 Mile Horseback Ride That Changed My Life

A black and white illustration of a bear attacking a man

I Was Attacked by a Grizzly. That Bear Cost Me 101 Stitches I Was Attacked by a Grizzly. That Bear Cost Me 101 Stitches

By Don Vitto, as told to Jim Zumbo

A kayak angler's perspective of rescuing dogs from an icy river.

Watch a Kayak Fisherman Save Two Dogs from Drowning in an Icy River Watch a Kayak Fisherman Save Two Dogs from Drowning in an Icy River

An old cowboy ropes a California grizzly bear

When Grizzlies Ruled California When Grizzlies Ruled California

By George Laycock

Morel mushrooms growing in moss

How to Find More Morel Mushrooms This Spring How to Find More Morel Mushrooms This Spring

By Gary Garth, Matthew Every

A polar bear stalks a man

I Canoed the Northwest Passage Solo. The Arctic Nearly Killed Me — Twice I Canoed the Northwest Passage Solo. The Arctic Nearly Killed Me — Twice

By Tony Dauksza

sea duck hunters

Podcast: I Nearly Died on a Duck Hunt Podcast: I Nearly Died on a Duck Hunt

By Alex Robinson

A sled dog team falls through thin ice in an illustration

I Didn’t Trust My Sled Dog. My Poor Judgement Nearly Killed Us All I Didn’t Trust My Sled Dog. My Poor Judgement Nearly Killed Us All

By Angus Franklin MacIver

park ranger demonstrates with a can of bear spray

How to Use Bear Spray How to Use Bear Spray

By Cameron Evans

A grizzly bear runs fast through water toward the camera.

How Fast Can a Bear Run? Faster Than You How Fast Can a Bear Run? Faster Than You

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

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