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Alberta bowhunter ends up with arrow lodged in leg
Hunting

“10 Inches of Arrow Were in My Leg.” Bowhunter Suffers Freak Accident on Elk Hunt

By Katie Hill

kakay trip to hawaii
Survival

Here’s What It Takes to Kayak 2,400 Miles from California to Hawaii, Alone and Unsupported

By Laura Lancaster

Wade Tackett holding two crabs
Survival

Psychics, Spirits, and a Decades-Long Search: The Bizarre Disappearance of Wade Tackett

By Bjorn Dihle

hurricane ian shark in street
Survival

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

By Dac Collins

2 of 3 missing moose hunters found near Kuskokwim RIver
Survival

Bodies of Two Missing Alaskan Moose Hunters Found, Search for Third Continues

By Katie Hill

A grizzly with cub.
Survival

Grizzly Bear Mauls 9-Year-Old Boy on Moose Hunt in Alaska

By Ashley Thess

nushagak bear attack 1
Survival

Attacked on the Nushagak: When a Moose Hunter Gets Pinned by a Brown Bear, It’s Up to His Hunting Partner to Save His Life

By Dac Collins

A warthog chases a leopard
Conservation

Watch This Vicious Mama Warthog Chase a Leopard Off Her Piglets

By Katie Hill

franconia notch NH
Survival

Hikers Charged with Reckless Conduct After Putting Rescuers’ Lives at Risk

By Laura Lancaster, Ashley Thess

leopard impala tree take down
Survival

Watch: Leopard Leaps Out of a Tree and Takes Down an Impala

By Dac Collins

NPS search-and-rescue helicopter
Survival

A Colorado Hunter Almost Missed Being Rescued Because the Helicopter Crew Thought He Was Waving Hello

By Dac Collins

bull moose
Survival

Bowhunter Nearly Gored to Death by a Bull Moose He Missed

By Katie Hill

One missing moose hunter was found deceased on the Lower Kuskokwim River on Friday, Sept. 9 and a separate trio are still missing in the same area.
Survival

Search for Three Missing Moose Hunters in Alaska Still Ongoing. Another Moose Hunter Found Deceased

By Katie Hill

screenshot nyala vs dogs, hippo, croc
Survival

Watch: Nyala Bull Fights off a Pack of Wild Dogs and a Hippo Only to be Eaten by a Crocodile

By Dac Collins

CPW black bear in tree photo
Survival

Colorado Woman Attacked by a Black Bear in Her Backyard

By Dac Collins

graziani with gator
Survival

Director of Florida Wildlife Park Loses Hand After Being Attacked by an Alligator

By Bob McNally

edited 2 grizzly interrupts MT wedding
Survival

Watch: Montana Wedding Ceremony Interrupted by Grizzly Bear Killing and Eating a Moose Calf

By Dac Collins

timber rattlesnake
Survival

Close Call With a Timber Rattlesnake in a Treestand, 20 Feet Off the Ground

By Bob McNally

Bear charge pistol.
Survival

Charged by a Grizzly: A 10mm Glock (and Serious Practice) Saved My Life

By Sam Kezar, as told to Andrew McKean

A Desert Deer Hunt Gone Wrong, From the Archives
Survival

A Desert Deer Hunt Gone Wrong, From the Archives

By George H. Gibson

screen shot NY woman fights fox
Survival

Watch: New York Woman Fights Off Rabid Fox in Her Front Yard

By Dac Collins

Laurien Elsholz mountain lion attack.
Survival

Watch: Mountain Lion Ambushes Hunter in Utah

By Katie Hill

duck hunter drowning
Hunting

This Happened to Me: I Nearly Drowned for a Bufflehead

By Sanden O’Connell

Alligator attacks in the Southeast are on the rise.
Survival

Four Fatal Gator Attacks in 76 Days Is a Statistical Anomaly. Here’s Why It Happened

By Katie Hill

Alligator attack in south carolina.
Survival

Elderly South Carolina Woman Killed by an Alligator After Falling into Pond

By Katie Hill

A bear bit a camper's head.
Survival

“Cowboy Camper” Wakes Up with His Head in a Black Bear’s Jaws

By Katie Hill

Ultramarathoner Dean Karnazes attacked by a coyote.
Survival

This Ultramarathoner Was Attacked by a Coyote During a 150-Mile Race. He Thinks It Wanted His Energy Bar

By Wade Thiel

magazine pages showing cougar attacking hunter
Hunting

My Greatest Hunting Adventure: A Cougar Nightmare, From the Archives

By E. Boyd Hilderbrand, as told to Ken Crandall

Waterspouts near land.
Survival

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

By Keegan Sentner

bigfoot
Survival

Ohio Woman Claims to Have Recorded Bigfoot Howls … Or Was it Coyotes?

By Wade Thiel

Taku watershed.
Survival

The Story of Sheslay Free Mike, an Infamous, Mad, and Murderous Woodsman of the North Country

By Bjorn Dihle

Bear fat uses.
Survival

The Best Ways to Use Bear Fat

By Brad Fenson

Ella the Labrador fought off a mountain lion that threatened the family home in Cedar Hills, Utah
Survival

Labrador Retriever Fights Mountain Lion to Protect Family Home

By Wade Thiel

Pennsylvania Cop Shoots Giant Snake as It Strangles Man
Animal Attacks

Pennsylvania Cop Shoots Giant Snake as It Strangles Man

By Bob McNally

SAR mission
Survival

Husband Leaves Injured Wife In Grizzly Country to Go for Help

By Laura Lancaster

bear eats eaglet video
Survival

Watch: Black Bear Scales Tree and Raids a Bald Eagle’s Nest in Canada

By Keegan Sentner

Troy Montana wolves were killed after attacking goats.
Survival

Montana Man Kills Two Wolves That Attacked His Goats

By Wade Thiel

dog rescues owner tahoe natl forest
Survival

Real-Life “Lassie” Leads Rescuers to Owner Who Fell 70 Feet in Tahoe National Forest

By Kristen A. Schmitt

Avalanche
Survival

Watch: Hikers Survive Massive Avalanche in Kyrgyzstan

By Laura Lancaster

Deer hunters dragging a buck.
Hunting

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

By Adam Moore

The Best GPS Watch Deals on Prime Day 2022
Gear

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

By Alex Murphy

yosemite national park
Survival

Man Rescued Near Yosemite After Attempting to Investigate Case of Lost Family

By Bob McNally

bro saves sis FL shark attack
Survival

Florida Firefighter Saves His Teenage Sister from Shark Attack

By Dac Collins

whitetip shark usfws
Survival

Texas Woman Survives Shark Attack While Swimming with Her Family in the Florida Keys

By Keegan Sentner

father with FL captain after rescue
Survival

Florida Captain Rescued After Falling Overboard and Surviving Seven Hours in the Gulf

By Keegan Sentner

Bison gores man.
Survival

Video: Bison Charges Family, Gores Man at Yellowstone National Park

By Wade Thiel

backpacker life-flighted after mauled by WY griz
Survival

Backpacker Mauled and Severely Injured by a Grizzly Bear in Wyoming

By Keegan Sentner

USCG rescue Florida lightning
Survival

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

By Dac Collins

Airlifted to a Tampa hospital.
Survival

Florida Boy Airlifted to Hospital After Catfish Sting to the Chest

By Bob McNally

Alligator attacks dog
Survival

9-Foot-Long Alligator Nabs Labrador Retriever in Florida Park

By Bob McNally

ID griz killed self defense
Survival

Two Hunters in North Idaho Shoot and Kill a Grizzly Bear in Self-Defense

By Keegan Sentner

A leopard in india killed three children and is now being hunted by authorities.
Survival

Leopard on a Killing Spree in Northern India Claims the Lives of Three Kids in 48 Hours

By Wade Thiel

black bear follows BC family
Survival

“Do Not Run!” Family Stalked by a Black Bear on Hiking Trail

By Kristen A. Schmitt

A cow moose charged two hikers.
Survival

Colorado Sheriff’s Deputy Shoots, Kills Charging Cow Moose

By Joe Genzel, Tyler Freel

FL gator bull shark
Survival

Florida Fisherman Photographs Alligator Trying to Take on a Bull Shark

By Keegan Sentner

Ryker Webb was found in Montana.
Survival

3-Year-Old Boy Found After Missing for Two Days in Rural Montana

By Wade Thiel

comet cannon fawns dawn russell
Survival

Pregnant Whitetail Doe Gets Hit by a Truck and Gives Birth on Impact

By Dac Collins

Bristol bay watershed
Survival

Klutuk, the Mad Trapper of Bristol Bay

By Bjorn Dihle

SC boat crash Memorial Day weekend
Survival

Watch: Boat Operator Loses Control and Crashes Onto a Dock at South Carolina Marina

By Bob McNally

FWC gator in water
Survival

Florida Man Attacked and Killed by an Alligator While Collecting Frisbees in a Public Lake

By Kristen A. Schmitt

Tourist takes photos with moose.
Survival

Tourist Gets Way too Close to Moose For Selfie—and Is Lucky He Wasn’t Stomped

By Bob McNally

Mobile Bay fishing.
Survival

Charter Captain Survives Hypothermia and 10 Hours of Treading Water After Being Thrown from His Boat in Mobile Bay

By Bob McNally

black bear on bird feeder Maryland DNR
Survival

Wisconsin Couple Fends off Bear Attack in Their Own Home Using a Kitchen Knife

By Kristen A. Schmitt

A mountain lion attacked a woman and her dog in California
Survival

Dog Is Critically Injured After Fighting Mountain Lion to Save Its Owner

By Wade Thiel

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Big Game Hunting

Single Pin vs Multi Pin Bow Sights for Deer Hunting: Here’s What Bowhunters Need to Know 

By Alex Robinson

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One Scope To Rule Them All

By Andrew McKean

A closeup of a pheasant's tail feathers.
Hunting

The Breaths of Birds: What Hunting Taught Me About Life and Death

By Dave Simonett

A smallmouth bass on the rocks.
Conservation

$100,000 Fine for Releasing a Smallmouth Bass in Canadian River: Do Mandatory Catch-and-Kill Orders Actually Help Population Control?

By Joe Cermele