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Florida Diver Miraculously Rescued by Family After Being Swept Away in the Gulf Stream

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Young Angler Dies Trying to Save His Friend, Both Bodies Recovered from Virginia Lake

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Video: Wildlife Researchers Miraculously Survive Helicopter Crash in Utah’s La Sal Mountains

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Hunter Impales Charging Brown Bear with an Ice Axe

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People Have Hit the SOS Button on Their Garmin InReach 10,000 Times

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By Casey West , Dac Collins

A Widowed Homesteader Learns to Hunt Moose, or Die Trying

By Olive A. Fredrickson

The 10 Best Winter Survival Tips

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Florida Diver Miraculously Rescued by Family After Being Swept Away in the Gulf Stream

By Bob McNally

Hawaiian Angler Missing at Sea After Being Pulled Overboard by a Giant Tuna

By Dac Collins

This Happened to Me: I Almost Froze to Death on a Solo Bighorn Hunt

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Young Angler Dies Trying to Save His Friend, Both Bodies Recovered from Virginia Lake

By Dac Collins

Volunteer Firefighters Rescue Giant Nontypical Buck from an Icy River in Minnesota

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This Happened to Me: I Saved My Little Sister From a Shark Attack!

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Take a Dry Run to Pack and Prepare for Your Backcountry Hunt

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Watch: Drunk Dudes Harass Moose, Get Stomped

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Watch a Florida Alligator Thrash a Burmese Python

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Featured In Survival

The 10 Most Dangerous Spiders in the World

Backcountry Grizzly Attack

Black Bear Bites Wisconsin Bowhunter

A Mountain Goat Killed a Grizzly Sow in British Columbia, Experts Confirm

Black Bear Killed After Attacking 16-Year-Old Girl in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Michigan Cross Country Runner Gets Run Over by a Whitetail Doe

Another Grizzly Bear Attacks Hikers in Montana

13 Toxic Wild Plants That Look Like Food

“He Was Charging Full Speed Right at Me.” The Alaskan Musher Attacked by a Moose Shares Her Story

3 Ways to Get Water From a Modern Well if the Grid Goes Down

Video: Florida Man Attacked by Black Bear on His Porch While Defending His Dogs

Survival Shelters: 15 Best Designs and How to Build Them

Explore Survival

I Killed the Last Grizzly in Colorado, From the Archives

This Happened to Me: I Should Have Died in a Floatplane Crash

Florida Diver Miraculously Rescued by Family After Being Swept Away in the Gulf Stream

Hawaiian Angler Missing at Sea After Being Pulled Overboard by a Giant Tuna

This Happened to Me: I Almost Froze to Death on a Solo Bighorn Hunt

Young Angler Dies Trying to Save His Friend, Both Bodies Recovered from Virginia Lake

Video: Wildlife Researchers Miraculously Survive Helicopter Crash in Utah’s La Sal Mountains

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

Hunter Impales Charging Brown Bear with an Ice Axe

People Have Hit the SOS Button on Their Garmin InReach 10,000 Times

Body of Missing 73-Year-Old Hunter Found After 10-Day Search

This Is Why I Won’t Duck Hunt Alone Anymore, From the Archives

Should You Pop a Blister When Hiking?

How Often Do Coyotes Attack Humans?

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

This Happened to Me: I Should Have Died in a Floatplane Crash

A Widowed Homesteader Learns to Hunt Moose, or Die Trying

The 10 Best Winter Survival Tips

Florida Diver Miraculously Rescued by Family After Being Swept Away in the Gulf Stream

Hawaiian Angler Missing at Sea After Being Pulled Overboard by a Giant Tuna

This Happened to Me: I Almost Froze to Death on a Solo Bighorn Hunt

Young Angler Dies Trying to Save His Friend, Both Bodies Recovered from Virginia Lake

Volunteer Firefighters Rescue Giant Nontypical Buck from an Icy River in Minnesota

This Happened to Me: I Saved My Little Sister From a Shark Attack!

200 Minnesota Ice Fishermen Rescued from Half-Frozen Lake

Video: Coast Guard Rescues Boaters Who Were “Fending Off Sharks”

Watch: As Hurricane Ian Batters Florida, Sharks Are Swimming in the Streets of Fort Myers

The Best Solar Chargers of 2023

Watch: Fisherman Rescued by Coast Guard Helicopter Crew Amid a Tropical Storm

Videos Show Waterspout Making Landfall, Destroying Buildings on a Maryland Island

Watch: Video Captures Lightning Striking a Boat with Seven Anglers Aboard

Two Duck Hunters Died in a Tornado That Hit Reelfoot Lake, Family Still Missing Third Hunter

Survival Skills: 8.3 Magnitude Earthquake Proves Chile is Disaster Ready

Survival Skills: How to Survive a Wildfire

How to Prepare and Hunker Down for Winter Storms

5 Tips to Help You Survive and Escape a Mob or Panicked Crowd

Naked Witches Caught on Camera, or the Greatest Trail Cam Prank of All Time?

5 Poisonous Mushrooms You Should Learn to Identify

How to Identify 6 Types of Edible Mushrooms

12 Tips for Finding More Morel Mushrooms This Spring

The Best Morel Mushroom Recipes

Poisonous Yew: This Backyard Ornamental Kills Wildlife—and Everything Else

Two Iowa Men Find Nearly 200 Pounds of Morels

The Ultimate Guide to Finding Morel Mushrooms in Your Subdivision

How To Start Your Own Survival Garden

9 Reasons the Pawpaw Is the Ultimate Tree for Survivalists

How to Hunt for Arrowheads

How to Identify and Eat Hickory Nuts

How to Get Into Shape for Deer Hunting (and Avoid Heart Attacks and Injuries This Season)

The Best Garmin and other GPS Watch Deals of Prime Day 2022

The Average Joe’s Training Program: Get Into Backpacking Shape for Mountain Hunts

Workouts for Hunters: These 3 Exercises Will Help Average Joes and Mountain Athletes

11 Ways to Start Preparing for Your Fall Elk Hunt in the Offseason

This Ultra-Runner Is on a Quest to Persistence-Hunt a Pronghorn

Hunting Skills: 3 Ways to Mentally Prepare Yourself for a Mountain Hunt

Your 12 Week Plan to Get in Shape for Elk Hunting Season

Built to Survive: 3 Physical Traits of the Human Body That Keep Us Alive

Take a Dry Run to Pack and Prepare for Your Backcountry Hunt

Survival of the Fittest: 5 Ways to Incorporate Fitness in Emergency Plans

Training For a Western Hunt: The Gear, Shooting, and Conditioning You Need

Return to Scout Ridge

The 10 Most Dangerous Spiders in the World

70-Year-Old Utah Hiker Fights Off Mountain Lion with a Rock

Black Bear Attacks Elderly Woman After Politicians Nix Proposed Hunting Season