“Tag: survival”

What simple steps can hunters take to prepare themselves for unexpected “survival” situations?

Here’s how to handle various emergency situations in the wilderness, including hypothermia, severe bleeding, an animal attack, getting lost and snake bites.

Be sure to have these essential items with you on your next backcountry hunt to prevent bad luck from becoming a crisis.

It never hurts to prepare for the worst. Here are the best items to include in even a minimalist survival kit that should be part of every hunting pack.

No matter how prepared you may be, there's always a chance for disaster when in the field. Should that time come, you'll want to be equipped for survival.

Here’s a look at three tools you should always have with you in the backcountry and how you can put each to use in almost any outdoor circumstance.

There's no two ways around it—if you're known to venture into the backwoods, you should have a survival gun. And, whether you're looking to purchase your first one or already have several, Chiappa's Little Badger is a model well worth taking into consideration.

I was on one of those “middle of nowhere” hunts last year, where I barely avoided a bad fall that could’ve busted an ankle—or worse. If that had happened, I wondered, could I have held on until help got there?

Dealing with a serious injury in the field requires more than luck. Your skills and training could mean the difference between life and death.