How To Survive

Alaskan Boy Harassed by Loony Animal Rights Activists for Killing a Whale to Feed His Village

A 16-year old Alaskan boy has been traumatized after receiving death threats and condemnation from ignorant activists for killing a whale to help feed his community. When 16-year-old Chris Apassingok harpooned a 57-foot bowhead whale back in April to help feed his village, he was roundly praised and hailed as a “provider” and, now, a man,

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The Advantages of Serrated Edges

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Besides striking some people as uniquely beautiful, a strong, high-quality serrated blade can be a pleasure to use. A common myth about serrated blades is that they’re less useful and a pain to sharpen. In reality, most people simply don’t know how to sharpen them, so they get intimidated—and they’re missing out. There’s a reason the most trusted cutlery companies continue to

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Survival Rifle Review: Henry U.S. Survival AR-7 Rifle

The Henry U.S. Survival .22 AR-7 Rifle is ready to save your life. I got a chance to review this handy little rifle and test what it is really capable of. In 1958, legendary weapons designer Eugene Stoner had an idea for a takedown self loading rifle perfect for Air Force pilot’s survival kits. Lightweight

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True Story: A Russian Guy Shot Himself TWICE with a Crossbow and Survived

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Thanks to the remarkable work of his talent and a small miracle, this man is alive after a grisly suicide attempt. Doctors in Russia performed an amazing life-saving operation after a man shot himself twice directly in the heart with a crossbow. The 53-year-old man from St. Petersburg was rushed to the hospital with two arrows sticking out of

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Here’s How to Cook Bacon and Eggs in a Paper Bag

Try this unique bacon and eggs recipe the next time you’re in the backcountry. Sure, you could cook your bacon and eggs on a frying pan, but where’s the fun in that? You’d be surprised, but cooking them in a paper bag is pretty effective, and tasty. This old boy scout trick for cooking bacon and eggs in the bush

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Nightmare Fuel: 7 Times a Praying Mantis Nailed a Hummingbird off a Feeder

Hummingbird lovers, look away. If you see a praying mantis on your hummingbird feeder, get the shotgun! Hummingbird lover everywhere will tell you that the sound they make as they buzz by you will make you think that a big, huge bug just flew by. Well there’s something else out there that thinks they are

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Oklahoma Granny Kills 11 Copperheads, Then Goes Back for More

a 72-year-old Kinta woman found 11 copperheads under her trailer so she did what any granny would do: get out her 20 gauge and take care of it! Mrs. Newby of Kinta, Oklahoma already had one diamondback rattler under her belt from the month before when she discovered a den of venomous copperheads living under

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The List of Uses for Duct Tape Just Keeps Growing

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Everyone knows that duct tape is the emergency repair, fix-everything, multi-purpose magic material. Here are a few more uses for when you’re in the backcountry. If you don’t know that duct tape is just about the most widely used emergency repair or fix-it material on the planet then you must have just been dropped on

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Deathmatch of the Day: Saltwater Croc vs. Shark

A saltwater crocodile was freeloading some scraps from a fishing boat when a shark tried to get in on the action. Now you see the shark, now you don’t. Some fishermen on the Prince Regent River near Kimberley, Western Australia were discarding some fish scraps when an enterprising crocodile came up for a free lunch.

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Long Island NY Unleashes Quail Army to Fight Ticks

Bobwhite quail love to devour ticks and now one New York district is leveling an army of them to combat the dangerous blood suckers. Anybody who has hunted the venerable quail knows that they like the dense cover and stay low to the ground until flushed. Now the same legion of hunters that chase these awesome

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