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4 ways to keep your sleeping bag dry—no matter what the outdoors have in store
Tips for picking the best hiking trail
Essential survival items for your go-bag
Three ways to use rain water in a survival situation
Wisconsin permitted people to hunt a contentious species. That might change next year.
Start planning now for a healthy crop of homegrown food
How to prep your gear for the first camping trip of the season
A novel drug to prevent Lyme disease is now being tested in humans
The strongest fishing knots you can tie
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John Merwin/Field & Stream
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Wisconsin hunters have already killed more gray wolves than allowed
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Alan Clemons/ Outdoor Life
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Three ways to build a winter survival shelter
The two types of fungi you want in your fire-starting kit
How to stay warm while sleeping in the frigid outdoors
Make your own maple syrup without harming the trees
Make a snowball slingshot and rule your neighborhood with an icy fist
How to survive three days in the wild
Dress like an Alaskan to weather the winter cold
10 weird, but essential, additions to any survival kit
Once you know what happens to food you leave outdoors, you’ll stop doing it
Shred on almost any surface with these sturdy skateboard wheels
The happiness and heartbreak of a daughter’s first fishing trip
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Jonathon Klein/Field & Stream
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Winter survival shelters you should know how to build
Going caving? Bring these essentials underground with you.
Maple snow candy is the easiest—and most delicious—winter treat
How to speed up your sled with scientific tricks
Treat yourself to a flashlight that’s not your phone
10 winter survival tips everyone should know
Hunters are helping keep food banks stocked through COVID-19
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Alex Robinson & Natalie Krebs/ Outdoor Life
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How to build and extinguish a campfire without sparking a catastrophe
The 8 most exciting sports and outdoor products of 2020
The best supplies for a picnic
Can a hunter outrun an antelope? This ultra-marathoner is finding out.
Take a stab at spearfishing with these tips
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Same Romano/ Outdoor Life
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Don’t have a boat? Try bowfishing.
Wood filters, hot rocks, and seven other ways to purify water in the wild
Has technology made us worse hunters?
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Henry Bunn/ Outdoor Life
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A beginner’s guide to catching trout—even in autumn
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Ted Leeson/Field & Stream
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Look inside the hidden world of Earth’s most beautiful caves
One of the country’s top environmental officials has been serving illegally
From math-based knitting to birding, these scientists have melded passion with their professions
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Ellen Airhart, Claire Maldarelli, and Marion Renault
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14 wild edibles you can pull right out of the ocean
National Parks are logging record crowds. Here’s how to visit safely.
A signal mirror could save your life in the wild—here’s how to use one
Simple tips for getting black bears to leave you alone
Six ways the 2020 census will change your life
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Sara Kiley Watson and Purbita Saha
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Loggers could soon slice through one of the most important forests in the US
The 10-step guide to survival in an emergency
This four-wheel vehicle can seamlessly rip across the desert. Here’s how.
Eight ways you can use cotton in an emergency
Six ways to make your ATV even more rugged
This essential survival tool can save your life 10 different ways
How to build the ultimate campfire
A day in the life of an eagle wrangler
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Maggie BenZvi/Coffee or Die
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Your kid wants a dirt bike. Here’s what to buy them.
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Serena Bleeker/Dirt Rider
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10 caveperson survival skills you need to know
This motorized kayak can drive itself
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Nate Matthews/ Outdoor Life
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Six skateboards that absolutely shred
11 essential items for four specialized survival kits
The Great American Outdoors Act proves that grassroots advocacy and democracy still work
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Robinson & Krebs/ Outdoor Life
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Five ways to turn household items into wilderness essentials
How to pick the right wildlife trail camera
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Joe Genzel and Rich Howell/ Outdoor Life
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Local opposition to Alaska’s Pebble Mine grows as the project reaches the next milestone
Eight great sandwiches to make with your wild game and fish
The longest species of snakes that slither the planet
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