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The wilderness is a punishing place. Learn how to survive, and thrive, with our guides on life-saving survival tips, survival food, survival gear, and more.

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How to Start a Fire with the Back of Your Pocketknife

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Could You Survive in the Wilderness for Three Days?

By Keith McCafferty

4 Secrets For Not Getting Lost in the Wild

By David E. Petzal

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How Fast Can a Bear Run: A Species-by-Species Guide

By Bill Heavey

Colorado Town Deals with Series of Mountain Lion Attacks on Pet Dogs

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By T. Edward Nickens

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Best Water Purification Tablets of 2023

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F&S Classics What Is the Meaning of Life?

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What Is the Deadliest Snake in the World?

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How to Tie 5 Essential Outdoor Knots

By Jim Baird

Survival Skills: How to Make a Bushcraft Ice Chisel

By Jim Baird

How to Start a Fire

By Meg Carney

Watch a Florida Man Hand Feed an Alligator a Sandwich

By Claire Barber

Australian Woman Finds Venomous 6-Foot Snake in Her Bed

By M.D. Johnson

Python Hunters Find Missing Woman Deep in the Florida Everglades

By Travis Hall

Knock, Knock. It’s a 9-Foot Man-Eating Alligator at the Door

By Dave Hurteau

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By Paul Richards

Man in Hot Tub Gets Mauled By Mountain Lion

By Matthew Every

Watch Angry Moose Attack Speeding Snowmobilers

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Woman Bitten By Blue Ringed Octopus, One of the World’s Most Venomous Sea Creatures

By Steven Hill

“Better Me Than Her,” Brave Dad Takes Bite From Deadly Brown Snake to Save Daughter

By Matthew Every

Watch Komodo Dragon Swallow a “Deer” Whole

By Dave Hurteau

Bobcat Breaks into Arizona Home, Attacks Dog, and Steals its Bed

By Paul Richards

Alligator in the Attic: Building Inspector Shocked to Find 8-ft Beast in Three-Story Home

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The Best Survival Food of 2023

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The Best Snake Boots of 2023

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The Best Bowie Knives of 2023

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The Best Camping Tarps of 2023

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The Best Solar Watches of 2023

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The Best Gear Deals This Week: Optics and Generators

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Blade Runners: A Look at the Private Collection of Two Randall Knife Traders

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Where to Find Morel Mushrooms This Spring

By Phil Bourjaily

Iowa Mushroom Hunters Find Motherlode of Morels, Pick 175 Pounds in Two Days

By Phil Bourjaily

The Beginner’s Guide to Picking and Cooking With Ramps

By Cosmo Genova

Snack Smackdown: Jerky vs. Summer Sausage

By Dave Hurteau , Scott Bestul

The Best Way to Clean Morel Mushrooms

By Phil Bourjaily

You Can Hunt, Fish, and Forage. But Can You Make Your Own Maple Syrup?

By Tony Hansen

What’s the Best Camp Snack?

By Ben Romans

Jim Baird’s Arctic Adventure: How to Make Bush Bread

By Jim Baird

What’s Your Best GORP Recipe?

By David Draper

Road-Trip Tip: Best and Worst Gas-Station Junk Food

By David Draper

Do You Forage for Wild Foods?

By David Draper

Campfire Cooking: How to Make Nutella-Peach S’mores

By Michael R. Shea

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Featured In Survival

10 Takedown Camp Guns for Hunting and Survival

The Best Survival Books of 2023

Best First Aid Kits of 2023

The Best Survival Kits of 2023

How to Start a Fire with the Back of Your Pocketknife

Video: Watch Florida Mom Drag Python Out From Under Car—in Flip Flops

8 Survival Myths That Could Get You Killed

Video: Two Male Cottonmouth Snakes Face Off in Battle for Dominance

Iditarod Dog-Sled Team Trampled in Alaska Moose Attack

Trail-Cam Footage Shows Snake Ambushing an Owl in Rare Attack

Video: Kingsnake Kills and Devours Timber Rattler in Georgia

Video: 20-Foot Alligator Cannibalizes 6-Foot Gator at Florida Golf Course

Explore Survival

Watch a Grizzly Bear Chase Down a Moose Calf (With an Instagrammer In Between)

Colombia Struggles to Control Exploding Population of Over 100 Invasive Hippos

Colorado Town Deals with Series of Mountain Lion Attacks on Pet Dogs

The New Movie “Cocaine Bear” is Actually Based on a Real Coke-Eating Bear

Watch a Giant Snake Coil Its Way Up a Tall Tree with Startling Speed

The 7 Scariest Diseases You Can Get From a Tick

Lightning Strike Kills Camper in His Tent

“Shark Bite Capital of the World” Records its 6th Attack of the Season

Survival Skills: How to Make a Bushcraft Ice Chisel

Could You Survive in the Wilderness for Three Days?

4 Secrets For Not Getting Lost in the Wild

Four Survival Myths That Could Get You Killed

How Fast Can a Bear Run: A Species-by-Species Guide

Colorado Town Deals with Series of Mountain Lion Attacks on Pet Dogs

How to Make Waterproof Matches

11 Ingenious Survival Gear Hacks From Our Readers

Best Water Purification Tablets of 2023

The 7 Scariest Diseases You Can Get From a Tick

F&S Classics What Is the Meaning of Life?

Meet Alex Robertson, Florida’s Shirtless, Mulleted, Snake Hunter Extraordinaire

What Is the Deadliest Snake in the World?

How to Tie 5 Essential Outdoor Knots

Survival Skills: How to Make a Bushcraft Ice Chisel

How to Start a Fire

Watch a Florida Man Hand Feed an Alligator a Sandwich

Australian Woman Finds Venomous 6-Foot Snake in Her Bed

Python Hunters Find Missing Woman Deep in the Florida Everglades

Knock, Knock. It’s a 9-Foot Man-Eating Alligator at the Door

Rafters Use Paddles to Beat Back Mountain Lion Attack in Arizona

Man in Hot Tub Gets Mauled By Mountain Lion

Watch Angry Moose Attack Speeding Snowmobilers

Woman Bitten By Blue Ringed Octopus, One of the World’s Most Venomous Sea Creatures

“Better Me Than Her,” Brave Dad Takes Bite From Deadly Brown Snake to Save Daughter

Watch Komodo Dragon Swallow a “Deer” Whole

Bobcat Breaks into Arizona Home, Attacks Dog, and Steals its Bed

Alligator in the Attic: Building Inspector Shocked to Find 8-ft Beast in Three-Story Home

Watch a Mongoose Family Attack a Python to Save One of Their Own

The Best Survival Food of 2023

The Best Snake Boots of 2023

The Best Survival Books of 2023

The Best Portable Generators of 2023

The Best Bowie Knives of 2023

The Best Camping Tarps of 2023

The Best Survival Kits of 2023

The Best Solar Watches of 2023

The Best Fire Starters of 2023

The Best Gear Deals This Week: Optics and Generators

Blade Runners: A Look at the Private Collection of Two Randall Knife Traders

Where to Find Morel Mushrooms This Spring

Iowa Mushroom Hunters Find Motherlode of Morels, Pick 175 Pounds in Two Days

The Beginner’s Guide to Picking and Cooking With Ramps

Snack Smackdown: Jerky vs. Summer Sausage

The Best Way to Clean Morel Mushrooms

You Can Hunt, Fish, and Forage. But Can You Make Your Own Maple Syrup?

What’s the Best Camp Snack?

Jim Baird’s Arctic Adventure: How to Make Bush Bread

What’s Your Best GORP Recipe?

Road-Trip Tip: Best and Worst Gas-Station Junk Food

Do You Forage for Wild Foods?

Campfire Cooking: How to Make Nutella-Peach S’mores

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