Latest Wilderness Survival Stories
Young Angler Dies Trying to Save His Friend, Both Bodies Recovered from Virginia Lake
Video: Wildlife Researchers Miraculously Survive Helicopter Crash in Utah’s La Sal Mountains
What Really Happened to Crist Kolby, the Trapper Who Was Killed by Wolves?
Hunter Impales Charging Brown Bear with an Ice Axe
People Have Hit the SOS Button on Their Garmin InReach 10,000 Times
Body of Missing 73-Year-Old Hunter Found After 10-Day Search
This Is Why I Won’t Duck Hunt Alone Anymore, From the Archives
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H.A. Shanklin
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Wyoming Hunter Rescued After Shooting Himself in the Leg During Grizzly Attack
Woman Survives 2 Nights With a Broken Leg in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains Before Flagging Down a Train
Hiker Pinned by Refrigerator-Sized Boulder in Washington State Requires Special SAR Mission
Amazon Prime Early Access Sale: The Ultimate Bushcraft Survival Manual
Video: Coast Guard Rescues Boaters Who Were “Fending Off Sharks”
“10 Inches of Arrow Were in My Leg.” Bowhunter Suffers Freak Accident on Elk Hunt
Here’s What It Takes to Kayak 2,400 Miles from California to Hawaii, Alone and Unsupported
Psychics, Spirits, and a Decades-Long Search: The Bizarre Disappearance of Wade Tackett
Bodies of Two Missing Alaskan Moose Hunters Found, Search for Third Continues
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
Watch This Vicious Mama Warthog Chase a Leopard Off Her Piglets
Search for Three Missing Moose Hunters in Alaska Still Ongoing. Another Moose Hunter Found Deceased
Close Call With a Timber Rattlesnake in a Treestand, 20 Feet Off the Ground
A Desert Deer Hunt Gone Wrong, From the Archives
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George H. Gibson
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The Story of Sheslay Free Mike, an Infamous, Mad, and Murderous Woodsman of the North Country
Nightmare on Missinaibi Lake, a Survival Story From the Archives
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Don M. Campbell
, Jim Hoagland
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Husband Leaves Injured Wife In Grizzly Country to Go for Help
Real-Life “Lassie” Leads Rescuers to Owner Who Fell 70 Feet in Tahoe National Forest
An Ontario Moose Hunt Turns Into a 10-Day Survival Ordeal, From the Archives
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Elwyn “Bud” Myers
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Watch: Hikers Survive Massive Avalanche in Kyrgyzstan
Man Rescued Near Yosemite After Attempting to Investigate Case of Lost Family
Florida Captain Rescued After Falling Overboard and Surviving Seven Hours in the Gulf
Two Hunters in North Idaho Shoot and Kill a Grizzly Bear in Self-Defense
3-Year-Old Boy Found After Missing for Two Days in Rural Montana
Klutuk, the Mad Trapper of Bristol Bay
13 Evacuate from Michigan Hunting Camp as Wildfire Burns Thousands of Acres
When a Lost Kid Wanders into Your Hunting Camp
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Nick Fasciano
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This Survival Instructor’s Lesson? The Wilderness Isn’t Out to Get You
Stranded in Sheep Country with Bugs, Bears, and No Food
Miracle on the Tundra: How One Caribou Hunter Survived a 5-Day Blizzard
The Survivor’s Mindset: The Latest Digital Edition of Outdoor Life Is Here
The Tlingit Legend of the Kóoshdaa Káa
Beware of Everything: A Harrowing Sheep Hunting Tale, From the Archives
Frozen Terror: One of the Greatest Survival Stories from Our Archives
Missing Person Found After Surviving Nearly Three Months Alone in the Vancouver Island Wilderness
Nunavut Hunter Survives 5-Day Blizzard, Loses Both Hands to Frostbite
Water Should Be Your First Priority on Backcountry Hunts
A Camper Shot and Killed a Charging Bull Moose in the Idaho Backcountry
The Mysterious Chronic Lyme Disease Nightmare: Why It’s So Hard to Detect and Treat
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Tom Gerencer
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World’s Deadliest Waters
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Riding With the Marten Men
The Dall Sheep That Almost Killed Me
8 Natural Ways to Repel Insects Without Bug Spray
Decades Before the ‘Into the Wild’ Bus Was a Deadly Tourist Attraction, It Was a Hunting Camp
9 Natural Shelters that will Save Your Life
10 Lessons for First-Time Fur Trappers
How to Pick the Right Sidearm for Backup Bear Protection
Survival Skills: 10 Ways to Purify Water
13 Gross Animals You Can Eat in a Survival Situation
What Hunters Need to Know About Altitude Sickness (And How to Avoid It)
Beat the Heat in a Survival Situation
An Expert’s Guide on How to Stay Alive in Grizzly Bear Country
8 Common Wild Plants That Are Poisonous to Your Dog
Survival Cooking: How to Cook with Sticks
Real or Fake: The Truth About 10 Hollywood Survival Scenes
10 Essential First-Aid Skills that Every Outdoorsperson Should Master
10 Ways to Use Paracord in a Survival Situation