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How to Start a Fire with the Back of Your Pocketknife

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

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

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Iditarod Dog-Sled Team Trampled in Alaska Moose Attack

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

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

By Travis Hall

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

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The 7 Scariest Diseases You Can Get From a Tick

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

By Phil Bourjaily

Survival Skills: How to Make a Bushcraft Ice Chisel

By Jim Baird

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

Four Survival Myths That Could Get You Killed

By Jim Baird

How to Build the Perfect Survival Camp

By Keith McCafferty

5 Map and Compass Skills Every Outdoorsman Should Master

By Keith McCafferty

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

By Travis Hall

How to Make Waterproof Matches

By T. Edward Nickens

11 Ingenious Survival Gear Hacks From Our Readers

By The Editors

Best Water Purification Tablets of 2023

By Emily W. Duane

The 7 Scariest Diseases You Can Get From a Tick

By Steven Hill

F&S Classics What Is the Meaning of Life?

By David E. Petzal

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

By Sage Marshall

What Is the Deadliest Snake in the World?

By David E. Petzal

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

How to Treat Poison Ivy

By Jim Cobb

Watch a Snake Ambush and Then Strangle a Seagull

By Sage Marshall

Game Warden Kills Multiple Pet Dogs That Attacked Elk Calves in Idaho

By Travis Hall

Lost Hunter Survives 31 Days in the Jungle by Eating Bugs and Drinking Rain Water

By Paul Richards

South American Fishermen Catch Shark with the Remains of a Missing Person In Its Stomach

By Paul Richards

Watch Two Rhinos Charge a Safari Jeep, Causing a Serious Rollover Crash

By Sage Marshall

F&S Classics: A Saga of Survival

By E.L. “Buck” Rogers

Writhing Mass of Mating Pythons Crash Through Ceiling in Recent Video

By Sage Marshall

Archeologists Discover 2.8-Million-Year-Old Stone Tools Used to Butcher Hippos

By Kris Millgate

Great White Shark Bites the Head Off of a Diver in Extremely Rare Type of Fatal Shark Attack

By Kris Millgate

Three Ice Fishermen Drown After Falling Through Thin Ice in Vermont

By Paul Richards

Georgia Hunter Suffers Hundreds of Bite Wounds During Brutal Dog Attack in the Woods

By Travis Hall

Angler Catches 10-Foot Bull Shark Less Than a Mile from the Scene of a Recent Fatal Shark Attack

By Sage Marshall

The Best Portable Generators of 2023

By Jim Cobb

The Best Bowie Knives of 2023

By Jace Bauserman

The Best Camping Tarps of 2023

By Field & Stream Commerce Team

The Best Survival Kits of 2023

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The Best Solar Watches of 2023

By Jim Cobb

The Best Fire Starters of 2023

By Jim Cobb

The Best Gear Deals This Week: Optics and Generators

By Ryan Chelius

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

By Andrew Hetherington , Matthew Every

The Best Hunting and Fishing Deals Going on This Week

By Ryan Chelius

The Best Multi Tools of 2023

By Matt Wemple

The Best AAA Batteries of 2023

By Melissa Mayer

The Best Survival Food of 2023

By Jim Cobb

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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/ Mar 6, 2023

Game Warden Kills Multiple Pet Dogs That Attacked Elk Calves in Idaho

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/ Mar 6, 2023

Lost Hunter Survives 31 Days in the Jungle by Eating Bugs and Drinking Rain Water

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/ Mar 3, 2023

South American Fishermen Catch Shark with the Remains of a Missing Person In Its Stomach

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/ Mar 1, 2023

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/ Feb 27, 2023

Train Derailment in East Palestine, Ohio Kills More than 40,000 Aquatic Animals

By Travis Hall

/ Feb 27, 2023

The World’s Deadliest Mushroom Has Adapted to Invade the U.S.

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/ Feb 23, 2023

New Study Says Snakes Can Hear You—If You Scream

By Travis Hall

/ Feb 22, 2023

F&S Classics: A Saga of Survival

By E.L. “Buck” Rogers

/ Feb 22, 2023

Watch a Small Bird Brutally Peck the Eyes Out of a Snake

By Sage Marshall

/ Feb 20, 2023

Writhing Mass of Mating Pythons Crash Through Ceiling in Recent Video

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/ Feb 17, 2023

The Best Portable Generators of 2023

By Jim Cobb

/ Feb 17, 2023

Archeologists Discover 2.8-Million-Year-Old Stone Tools Used to Butcher Hippos

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/ Feb 16, 2023

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By Kris Millgate

/ Feb 16, 2023

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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

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 to Build the Perfect Survival Camp

5 Map and Compass Skills Every Outdoorsman Should Master

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

How to Treat Poison Ivy

Watch a Snake Ambush and Then Strangle a Seagull

Game Warden Kills Multiple Pet Dogs That Attacked Elk Calves in Idaho

Lost Hunter Survives 31 Days in the Jungle by Eating Bugs and Drinking Rain Water

South American Fishermen Catch Shark with the Remains of a Missing Person In Its Stomach

Watch Two Rhinos Charge a Safari Jeep, Causing a Serious Rollover Crash

F&S Classics: A Saga of Survival

Writhing Mass of Mating Pythons Crash Through Ceiling in Recent Video

Archeologists Discover 2.8-Million-Year-Old Stone Tools Used to Butcher Hippos

Great White Shark Bites the Head Off of a Diver in Extremely Rare Type of Fatal Shark Attack

Three Ice Fishermen Drown After Falling Through Thin Ice in Vermont

Georgia Hunter Suffers Hundreds of Bite Wounds During Brutal Dog Attack in the Woods

Angler Catches 10-Foot Bull Shark Less Than a Mile from the Scene of a Recent Fatal Shark Attack

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

The Best Hunting and Fishing Deals Going on This Week

The Best Multi Tools of 2023

The Best AAA Batteries of 2023

The Best Survival Food of 2023

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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