Hunting Safety Tips From Idaholede

10 Timely Hunting Survival Safety Tips

Here are 10 lifesaving precautions and preparations to follow—regardless of location—to survive unexpected situations when afield.

Best Fixed-Blade Camping and Survival Knives

Here is a selection of well-known brands with blade sizes, types and prices to fit a variety of outdoor adventuring needs.

Review: Rossi Poly Tuffy Survival .45 Colt/.410-Bore

This dual-caliber single shot rifle is compact, lightweight and downright fun to shoot.

How to Build a Hunting Kill Kit

Consider now the contents of a kit of tools that will help you get game from field to freezer efficiently, cleanly and most easily this fall.

How to Purify Drinking Water

Anytime you head afield it’s a good idea to plan how you will drink water, and from where it will be drawn should you need more while afoot. Follow these tips on filters, chemical treatments and ultraviolet treatments to determine what’s best for you.

How to Sharpen an Axe

Contributor Bryce Towsley walks his audience through the lost art of sharpening an axe.

Everyday Carry for Hunters: Always Double-Up

Gun owners who are serious about self-defense never leave home without their everyday carry tools including, at a minimum, a handgun, a reload and a knife. Hunters should think similarly when they enter the woods. Check out the basics of everyday carry for every hunter.

#SundayGunday: CZ 600 Trail

Get a closer look at the CZ 600 Trail, the latest addition to our #SundayGunday series.

How to Start a Fire

If you find yourself in need of a fire for survival, it pays to have the skills and the goods to make one happen. For starters, you need a means of ignition, tinder and plenty of wood—and you should practice making a fire before you actually need one.

Survival 101: The Tools and Skills You'll Need When Your Hunt Goes South

Here are the tools and skills you’ll need to prevent back luck from becoming a crisis.

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