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an elk hunter was life flighted after cutting himself with a knife

This Happened to Me: I Severed My Artery While Quartering an Elk and Almost Bled Out on the Mountain This Happened to Me: I Severed My Artery While Quartering an Elk and Almost Bled Out on the Mountain

Henry Rauschenbach, as told to Alice Jones Webb

An illustration of two hunters climbing through fallen deadfall

I Was Lost for 6 Days with No Food or Fire in the Idaho Backcountry I Was Lost for 6 Days with No Food or Fire in the Idaho Backcountry

By Warren Garde

A bush plane on snow; a wrecked plane in a frozen lake.

Alaska Bush Pilot Community Rallies to Find, Rescue Family Whose Plane Crash-Landed on Frozen Lake Alaska Bush Pilot Community Rallies to Find, Rescue Family Whose Plane Crash-Landed on Frozen Lake

A woman in a blue and black illustration rides a horse, the outdoor life girl

The Story of a $10 Bet, and the 1,000 Mile Horseback Ride That Changed My Life The Story of a $10 Bet, and the 1,000 Mile Horseback Ride That Changed My Life

A kayak angler's perspective of rescuing dogs from an icy river.

Watch a Kayak Fisherman Save Two Dogs from Drowning in an Icy River Watch a Kayak Fisherman Save Two Dogs from Drowning in an Icy River

A polar bear stalks a man

I Canoed the Northwest Passage Solo. The Arctic Nearly Killed Me — Twice I Canoed the Northwest Passage Solo. The Arctic Nearly Killed Me — Twice

By Tony Dauksza

sea duck hunters

Podcast: I Nearly Died on a Duck Hunt Podcast: I Nearly Died on a Duck Hunt

By Alex Robinson

A sled dog team falls through thin ice in an illustration

I Didn’t Trust My Sled Dog. My Poor Judgement Nearly Killed Us All I Didn’t Trust My Sled Dog. My Poor Judgement Nearly Killed Us All

By Angus Franklin MacIver

An illustration of a man helping rescue an ice fisherman in a boat.

My Fishing Buddies and I Got Trapped on an Ice Floe. One of Us Didn’t Make It My Fishing Buddies and I Got Trapped on an Ice Floe. One of Us Didn’t Make It

By Robert E. Houle

redwood bushcraft 1

A Beginner’s Guide to Bushcraft A Beginner’s Guide to Bushcraft

By Cameron Evans

how long can you survive without food

How Long Can You Survive Without Food? How Long Can You Survive Without Food?

By Christine Peterson

survival stories audio book

Outdoor Life Launches New Audio Book: The Wildest Survival Stories of All Time Outdoor Life Launches New Audio Book: The Wildest Survival Stories of All Time

By Alex Robinson

A couple in brown parkas stand in Point Lay, Alaska.

My Wife and I Tried to Walk Home in an Arctic Storm. We Almost Died My Wife and I Tried to Walk Home in an Arctic Storm. We Almost Died

By Scott Haugen

Two photos of duck hunters after successful mallard hunts.

Stranded Hunters Survive Freezing Night on the Water by Building a Fire with Duck Decoys in Their Cooler Stranded Hunters Survive Freezing Night on the Water by Building a Fire with Duck Decoys in Their Cooler

A drawing of a fire at a man's feet.

How a Chance Encounter with Another Hunter Saved My Life How a Chance Encounter with Another Hunter Saved My Life

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