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Survival

How to Prevent Altitude Sickness

By Katie Hill

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Survival

Black Bear Hunter Kills Charging Grizzly in Montana Backcountry

By Dac Collins

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Survival

Montana River Guide Attacked by a Bear While Cowboy Camping

By Katie Hill

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Survival

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

By Katie Hill

Hunter Ty Bell stands on a ridge in Idaho grizzly country.
Hunting

Return to Scout Ridge

By Alex Robinson

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Survival

5 Poisonous Mushrooms You Should Learn to Identify

By Katie Hill

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Survival

How to Identify 6 Types of Edible Mushrooms

By Katie Hill

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Survival

How to Remove a Tick

By Alan Clemons, Katie Hill

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Survival

The 10 Most Dangerous Spiders in the World

By Tim MacWelch

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Survival

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

By Bob McNally

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Hunting

Black Bear Attacks Elderly Woman After Politicians Nix Proposed Hunting Season

By Katie Hill

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Survival

An Oregon Man Said He Was Attacked by a Wolf. Officials Say It Was a Dog

By Katie Hill

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Survival

12 Tips for Finding More Morel Mushrooms This Spring

By Gary Garth and Matt Every

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Survival

Should You Pop a Blister When Hiking?

By Ashley Thess

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Conservation

Do Wolves Attack Humans?

By Katie Hill

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Conservation

Watch: Drunk Dudes Harass Moose, Get Stomped

By Katie Hill

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Survival

Watch a Florida Alligator Thrash a Burmese Python

By Bob McNally

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Survival

Watch a Brown Bear Attack a Dirt Bike

By Dac Collins

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Survival

Watch What Happens When Two Rival Wolf Packs Meet in Yellowstone

By Dac Collins

Coyote attacks toddler in a driveway.
Survival

Coyote Attacks Two Toddlers in Arizona Suburb

By Bob McNally

Coyote attacks on humans are rare.
Survival

How Often Do Coyotes Attack Humans?

By Bowman Leigh

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Guns

The Six Best Survival Rifles Under $600

By Tim MacWelch

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Conservation

Mountain Lion Sneaks Up on Couple in Hot Tub, Swats Man’s Head

By Katie Hill

An alligator in the grass
Survival

Florida Man Shoots 8-Foot Gator That Attacked His Dog

By Bob McNally

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Survival

Watch: Idaho Moose Charges Snowmobiler and Trips Over His Sled

By Katie Hill

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Conservation

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

By Katie Hill

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Survival

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

By Kevin Estela

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Survival

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

By Casey West, As told to Dac Collins

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Hunting

A Widowed Homesteader Learns to Hunt Moose, or Die Trying

By Olive A. Fredrickson

A fire built on planks of wood to keep dry from the snow.
Survival

The 10 Best Winter Survival Tips

By Tim MacWelch

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Survival

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

By Bob McNally

A cow moose attacked a woman near Ketchum, Idaho.
Survival

Idaho Woman Hospitalized After Being Knocked Unconscious by a Moose in Her Driveway

By Bob McNally

Polar bear kills woman and boy in Alaska
Survival

Polar Bear Kills Woman and Young Boy in Western Alaska

By Katie Hill

HI angler pulled overboard by giant tuna
Survival

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

By Dac Collins

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Survival

Watch a Bobcat Savagely Take Down a Mule Deer

By Dac Collins

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Survival

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

By Cassidy Caron, as told to Scott Einsmann

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Survival

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

By Dac Collins

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Survival

The 15 Craziest Outdoor Stories and Videos of 2022

By Outdoor Life Staff

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

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

By Dac Collins

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Survival

Alaska State Trooper Killed by a Charging Muskox While Defending His Dogs

By Dac Collins

Shark attack on snorkeler in Maui
Survival

Search Continues for Missing Snorkeler After Shark Attack in Hawaiian Waters

By Katie Hill

MN firefighters rescue buck from icy river
Survival

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

By Dac Collins

Sheepdog kills eight coyotes to protect flock
Survival

Young Sheepdog Kills 8 Coyotes to Protect Flock in Georgia

By Katie Hill

200 ice fishermen rescued from Minnesota ice chunk
Survival

200 Minnesota Ice Fishermen Rescued from Half-Frozen Lake

By Katie Hill

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Survival

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

By Rhett Willingham, As told to Dac Collins

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Survival

Hunter Impales Charging Brown Bear with an Ice Axe

By Dac Collins

NPS helicopter rescue
Survival

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

By Laura Lancaster

Missing hunter Michael Faller has not been located in Idaho.
Survival

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

By Natalie Krebs

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Hunting

Video: Grizzly Bear Charges Bird Hunter Who Holds Fire at Close Range

By Tyler Freel

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Survival

Florida Man Tries to Remove Alligator from Driveway, Gets Bitten in the Arm

By Dac Collins

A black bear attacked a woman in her yard in Leavenworth, Washington
Survival

Washington Woman Fends Off Black Bear Attack in Her Own Yard by Punching the Bear in the Nose

By Katie Hill

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Hunting

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

By H.A. Shanklin

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Survival

Wyoming Hunter Rescued After Shooting Himself in the Leg During Grizzly Attack

By Dac Collins

A bison charged and gored a woman in Texas.
Survival

Watch: Texas Hiker Gets Charged and Gored by Bison

By Natalie Krebs

Wyoming wrestlers attacked by bear
Survival

Two College Wrestlers Mauled in Surprise Grizzly Attack in Wyoming

By Katie Hill

broken leg in the san juans
Survival

Woman Survives 2 Nights With a Broken Leg in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains Before Flagging Down a Train

By Laura Lancaster

Rebecca Heasley hit by deer on run
Conservation

Deer Kicks 5K Runner in the Head, Rips Off Part of Her Ear—and She Still Walked to the Finish Line

By Katie Hill

Search and rescue crew in the cascades.
Survival

Hiker Pinned by Refrigerator-Sized Boulder in Washington State Requires Special SAR Mission

By Laura Lancaster

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Gear

Amazon Prime Early Access Sale: LifeStraw

By Outdoor Life Commerce Team

The Ultimate Survival Guide series is on sale.
Gear

Amazon Prime Early Access Sale: The Ultimate Bushcraft Survival Manual

By Outdoor Life Commerce Team

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Survival

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

By Katie Hill

Evanston couple attacked by mule deer
Survival

Watch: Wyoming Couple Gored by a Buck in Their Driveway

By Katie Hill

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Survival

Watch: New Jersey Woman Who’s Been “Accepted” by Black Bears Sweet Talks One Into Closing Her Front Door

By Dac Collins

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Survival

Watch: Man Slaps a Bear Across the Face and Stands His Ground

By Dac Collins

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Big Game Hunting

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

By Dac Collins

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Big Game Hunting

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

By Alice Jones Webb

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Guns

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

By Dave Maccar

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Fishing

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

By Bob McNally