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SAR personnel traverse a snowy field in the Gifford Pinchot NF

Two Men Found Dead of Exposure in Washington’s Cascade Range Were Hunting For Sasquatch, Officials Say Two Men Found Dead of Exposure in Washington’s Cascade Range Were Hunting For Sasquatch, Officials Say

By Laura Lancaster

A duck hunter shakes his fist at a sky full of ducks.

It Should’ve Been the Best Mallard Hunt of Our Lives. Instead, We Almost Died It Should’ve Been the Best Mallard Hunt of Our Lives. Instead, We Almost Died

By James D. Nunnally

I Nearly Froze to Death When Our Argo Sank in the Middle of an Arctic River I Nearly Froze to Death When Our Argo Sank in the Middle of an Arctic River

By Scott Haugen

An illustration of a man falling out of a massive wave in a boat in a storm.

‘It’s a Miracle You’re Alive.’ I Nearly Drowned Alongside the Coast Guard in a Freak Storm ‘It’s a Miracle You’re Alive.’ I Nearly Drowned Alongside the Coast Guard in a Freak Storm

By Orval C. Johnson

A black and blue and white illustration of a hunter getting caught in floodwaters with a plane in the background.

Come Wolves and High Water: When a Fly-In Moose Hunt Turns into a Fight for Survival Come Wolves and High Water: When a Fly-In Moose Hunt Turns into a Fight for Survival

By Jerry Valentine, as told to Ben East

alaska bush plane crash

The Bush Plane Engine Died Mid-Flight — and Other Close Calls While Flying the Alaskan Wilderness The Bush Plane Engine Died Mid-Flight — and Other Close Calls While Flying the Alaskan Wilderness

By Scott Haugen

An illustration of a pair of bull moose fighting in the snow.

A Bull-Moose Brawl and Meat-Packing Sled Dogs: A Mountain Man’s Last Hunt Before Winter A Bull-Moose Brawl and Meat-Packing Sled Dogs: A Mountain Man’s Last Hunt Before Winter

A pair of Dall sheep illustrated.

Carmichel in Alaska: An Odd Way to Die on a Sheep Hunt Carmichel in Alaska: An Odd Way to Die on a Sheep Hunt

By Jim Carmichel

magazine page with orange background

Nightmare on Missinaibi Lake, a Survival Story From the Archives Nightmare on Missinaibi Lake, a Survival Story From the Archives

By Don M. Campbell, as told to Jim Hoagland

An owner and his dog; the owner being rescued.

This Good Dog Ran 4 Miles for Help After Owner Rolled Truck into Ravine This Good Dog Ran 4 Miles for Help After Owner Rolled Truck into Ravine

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

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

two canoeists pull canoe along in river from the rocky bank

Six Against the River: Canoeing 600 Miles Through the Canadian Wilderness Six Against the River: Canoeing 600 Miles Through the Canadian Wilderness

A texas fisherman in a cypress tree.

Texas Fisherman Rescued from Cypress Tree After a Gator Chased Him Up There Texas Fisherman Rescued from Cypress Tree After a Gator Chased Him Up There

Anglers evacuate a float plane that crashed near the Chandeleur Islands.

Charter Captain Rescues Floatplane Pilot and 3 Anglers Who Literally Crashed His Fishing Spot Charter Captain Rescues Floatplane Pilot and 3 Anglers Who Literally Crashed His Fishing Spot

The Rogue River Trail in southwestern Oregon.

16 Stranded Hikers Rescued in Oregon After Blisters Prevented Them from Hiking Out 16 Stranded Hikers Rescued in Oregon After Blisters Prevented Them from Hiking Out

An ice fisherman watches the ice break off in the January 1951 Outdoor Life story, Frozen Terror.

Frozen Terror, One of the Greatest Survival Stories of All Time Frozen Terror, One of the Greatest Survival Stories of All Time

A search and rescue training operation

Hikers and Backpackers in the American West Hit Their Garmin InReach SOS Button Most Often Hikers and Backpackers in the American West Hit Their Garmin InReach SOS Button Most Often

Magazine spread

An Ontario Moose Hunt Turns Into a 10-Day Survival Ordeal, From the Archives An Ontario Moose Hunt Turns Into a 10-Day Survival Ordeal, From the Archives

By Elwyn “Bud” Myers

A survival instructor sips rainwater out of a rock. Photo by Benjamin Rasmussen

This Survival Instructor’s Lesson? The Wilderness Isn’t Out to Get You This Survival Instructor’s Lesson? The Wilderness Isn’t Out to Get You

Story by Andrew McKean, Photographs by Benjamin Rasmussen

An illustration of the last grizzly bear in Colorado attacking a hunter.

I Killed the Last Grizzly in Colorado I Killed the Last Grizzly in Colorado