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Wilderness Survival

Five Men Met Up for a Deer Hunt. Only Three of Us Survived

By Jerry Bower

An offshore kayak fisherman with a big yellowtail.
Wilderness Survival

Search for Missing Fishing Influencer Ends 4 Days After Capsized Skiff Found Drifting Off Baja Coast

By Dac Collins

An illustration of a man, Frank Glaser, flying off a sled led by sled dogs.
Wilderness Survival

The Legend of Frank Glaser, the Toughest Woodsman Alaska Has Ever Seen

By Jim Rearden

Two search-and-rescue professionals hike along a hillside in Oregon.
Wilderness Survival

Oregon National Guard Deployed as Search for Missing Deer Hunter Enters Third Day

By Dac Collins

A composite image of Ian Stasko and Andrew Porter, elk huntersw ho died in Colorado last month
Wilderness Survival

‘Tragically Unlucky.’ The Real Story of What Happened to the Elk Hunters Who Disappeared in Colorado’s Wilderness

By Dac Collins

An illustration of a man kneeling in the snow over a fire.
Wilderness Survival

This One Stupid Decision Nearly Cost Me My Life on a Maine Deer Hunt

By Bill Shaber

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Wilderness Survival

The Tlingit Legend of the Kóoshdaa Káa

By Bjorn Dihle

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Wilderness Survival

Do Bears Hold Grudges? The Legendary Tale of a Wounded Alaskan Grizzly

By Jim Rearden

A photo of police rescuing a man stuck in mud in Maine.
Wilderness Survival

Watch: Police Rescue Duck Hunter Who Got Stuck in a Quicksand-Like ‘Honey Pot’

By Natalie Krebs

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Wilderness Survival

This Duck Hunt Almost Killed Me. That’s Why I’ll Never Hunt Alone Again

By H.A. Shanklin

A composite image of two hunters Andrew Porter and Ian Stasko in the Rio Grande National Forest in fall.
Wilderness Survival

Lightning Strike Killed the Two Missing Elk Hunters in Colorado, Coroner Says

By Dac Collins

A snowy fall scene in Colorado, where a hunter was rescued from hypothermia.
Wilderness Survival

Lost, Hypothermic Hunter Rescued in Colorado Did These ‘Ingenious’ Things, According to the Crew That Found Him

By Natalie Krebs

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Wilderness Survival

I’ll Always Remember the Day I Went Round for Round With a Grizzly

By Don Vitto, as told to Jim Zumbo

Boy scouts fishing in a wilderness lake.
Wilderness Survival

My Boy Scout Troop Rescued a 78-Year-Old Backpacker (and Former Scoutmaster) Lost in the California Wilderness

By Kris Millgate

A man carries a deer on his back
Wilderness Survival

I Hiked Too Far While Hunting Early-Season Deer and Lost My Mind from Heat Stroke

By George H. Gibson

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Wilderness Survival

We Tracked Down a Killer Grizzly — and It Almost Ended in Tragedy

By Gordon D. Gosling

A rock with the word "HELP" scrawled on it.
Wilderness Survival

Missing Man Found in Canadian Wilderness After Scrawling ‘HELP’ on Makeshift Rock Shelter

By Dac Collins

A Utah hunting guide in the mountains; the guide's pointer.
Wilderness Survival

After Rolling His UTV, This Man Crawled 11 Hours Through the Mountains with Only His Dog to Guide Him

By Kris Millgate

An illustration of a man lost in the woods running in front of a mirage station wagon
Wilderness Survival

My Buddy and I Got Lost on a Caribou Hunt. I Survived, But He Didn’t

By Guy Beauregard

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Wilderness Survival

If This Search and Rescue Team Can’t Find You, No One Can

By Ben East