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Survival Skills: Finding 6 Great Tinder Sources in the Wild
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Survival Skills: Finding 6 Great Tinder Sources in the Wild

By Tim MacWelch

Survival Foods: Can You Really Eat Tree Bark?
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Survival Foods: Can You Really Eat Tree Bark?

By Tim MacWelch

Florida Officials Say Pythons Probably Won’t Kill People
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Florida Officials Say Pythons Probably Won’t Kill People

By John Burgman

Survival Skills: How To Make A Torch
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Survival Skills: How To Make A Torch

By Tim MacWelch

Survival Skills: Cooking On A Rock Frying Pan
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Survival Skills: Cooking On A Rock Frying Pan

By Tim MacWelch

Rancher Survives Two Rattlesnake Bites
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Rancher Survives Two Rattlesnake Bites

By Gayne C. Young

New York City Man Kills Giant Rat With Pitchfork
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New York City Man Kills Giant Rat With Pitchfork

By Gayne C. Young

Teen Made Cell Phone Calls to Mother While Being Eaten by Bear in Siberia
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Teen Made Cell Phone Calls to Mother While Being Eaten by Bear in Siberia

By Editors

Survival Skills: Blaze Your Trails, Never Get Lost
Survival

Survival Skills: Blaze Your Trails, Never Get Lost

By Tim MacWelch

Which Wild Animals Are Safe to Eat in a Survival Situation?
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Which Wild Animals Are Safe to Eat in a Survival Situation?

By Tim MacWelch

Survival Skills: How to Build a Leaf Hut Shelter
Survival

Survival Skills: How to Build a Leaf Hut Shelter

By Tim MacWelch

Loss of a Wilderness Legend: Goodbye Ron Hood
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Loss of a Wilderness Legend: Goodbye Ron Hood

By Tim MacWelch

Use Your Water Bottle to Cook and Boil Water
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Use Your Water Bottle to Cook and Boil Water

By Tim MacWelch

The 30 Best Outdoor Life Bear Attack Covers of All Time
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The 30 Best Outdoor Life Bear Attack Covers of All Time

By The Editors

Home Defense Tips: How to Use a Tactical Flashlight
Survival

Home Defense Tips: How to Use a Tactical Flashlight

By Tim MacWelch

The 25 Most Incredible Survival Stories of All Time
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The 25 Most Incredible Survival Stories of All Time

Deadliest Snakes in the World
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Deadliest Snakes in the World

By Tim MacWelch

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Most Dangerous Places

By Tim MacWelch

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Hunter Survives Gruesome Bear Attack

By Brian McCombie

400 Wolves on The Prowl In Russia
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400 Wolves on The Prowl In Russia

By Gayne C. Young

Stranded in the Rockies
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Stranded in the Rockies

Killer Cougars
Survival

Killer Cougars

By Don Zaidle

100 Bad Ways to Die
Survival

100 Bad Ways to Die

By Alex Robinson and Bob McNally

Deadliest Man-Eaters
Hunting

Deadliest Man-Eaters

By The Editors

Mountain Goat Kills Hiker
Survival

Mountain Goat Kills Hiker

By Alex Robinson

10 With Gayne: Cody Lundin
Hunting

10 With Gayne: Cody Lundin

By Gayne C. Young

Drunken Baboons Attack!
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Drunken Baboons Attack!

By A Guest Blog By Gayne Young

Jack Hanna Attacked by Grizzly
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Jack Hanna Attacked by Grizzly

By Alex Robinson

Yellow Lab Chases Down a Coyote
Hunting

Yellow Lab Chases Down a Coyote

By Alex Robinson

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Hunting

The Worst Coyote Attacks

By Alex Robinson

Iguanas Killing Dogs in Florida
Hunting

Iguanas Killing Dogs in Florida

By Brian Lynn

Bloody Cougar Attack
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Bloody Cougar Attack

By Brian Lynn

Animal Attack Stories
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Animal Attack Stories

By Outdoor Life Online Editor

Beer-Inspired Gardener Discovers Deer Repellent
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Beer-Inspired Gardener Discovers Deer Repellent

By J.R. Absher

10 Deadly Bugs You’ll Encounter in the Outdoors
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10 Deadly Bugs You’ll Encounter in the Outdoors

By Bob McNally

Book Review: Lost in the Jungle
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Book Review: Lost in the Jungle

By John Taranto

Survival Mistakes That Will Kill You
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Survival Mistakes That Will Kill You

By Rich Johnson

Leopard Attack! A True Story of Survival in the African Bush
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Leopard Attack! A True Story of Survival in the African Bush

Survival

Eaten Alive

By Outdoor Life Online Editor

Outdoor Life Online Editor
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Cougar-Killing Mule

By Outdoor Life Online Editor

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Backcountry Grizzly Attack

By Brian Lynn

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Survival Quiz for Kids

By Rich Johnson

Survival

Last Stand

By Larry Mueller and Margueritte Reiss

Survival

Scientist’s Remains Found in Bear Scat

By Will Snyder

Survival

How to Survive at 30 Below

By Christopher Batin

Survival

Death Trap

By William D. Brown

Survival

Cougar Attacks Family on Horses

By Don Zaidle

Survival

The Crocodile That Wouldn’t Croak

By Jim Carmichel

Without A Trace
Survival

Without A Trace

The Last Wild Man
Hunting

The Last Wild Man

By Mark Sullivan

How to Outrun a Grizzly [and other really bad ideas]
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How to Outrun a Grizzly [and other really bad ideas]

By Christopher Batin

Shattered
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Shattered

By Christopher Batin

Capsized A fisherman struggles to stay alive in a gator-infested lake…at night
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Capsized A fisherman struggles to stay alive in a gator-infested lake…at night

By Frank Sargeant

Fixing Your Position Use a map and compass correctly and never get lost
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Fixing Your Position Use a map and compass correctly and never get lost

By Rich Johnson

White-Knuckle Tales from Alaskan Bush Pilots
Survival

White-Knuckle Tales from Alaskan Bush Pilots

How to Survive in a Snowbound Vehicle
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How to Survive in a Snowbound Vehicle

By Rich Johnson

Why Bears Target Hunters
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Why Bears Target Hunters

By Christopher Batin

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A view of a doe from a drone.
Big Game Hunting

Missouri Hunters Can Now Use Drones to Recover Deer, Turkeys, and Other Game

By Dac Collins

What do elk eat? A lot of fresh and dried grass, like this big bull elk with a mouthful.
Big Game Hunting

What Do Elk Eat? Here’s What Every Elk Hunter Should Know

By Alice Jones Webb

Hickock45 stands holding a coach gun on a steel target range.
Guns

No, YouTube Hasn’t Banned Firearms Content and Sponsorships, at Least Not Yet

By Dave Maccar

An angler lies next to a massive alligator gar.
Fishing

Alligator Gar Released in Texas Could Be the Biggest Ever Caught by a Woman

By Bob McNally