In an emergency, the bag on your back might be all you have. Adding a takedown rifle to your bug out bag might save your life. These four rifles are all compact, light, and deserving of a spot in your most important survival bag. 1. Henry Arms U.S. Survival AR-7 Rifle The ultra-packable Henry Arms […]
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No mouse trap, no worries. Catch a mouse with one of these DIY mouse traps. We’ve all seen it happen. The mouse comes out to the snap trap that you strategically placed in the corner where it was forced to walk. It takes a minute to breathe in the fresh aroma from the cheese you […]
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This is the time of year that more of us find that we must poop in the woods. Yes, you heard us right. Camping season is around the corner and it pays to be well versed in the art of wild defecation. This video shows the correct way to relieve one’s biological systems in the […]
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A collision between a snowmobile and a whitetail deer resulted in one of the more gory pieces of video that you’re likely to see. Everyone outdoorsman knows that collisions between animals and vehicles happen far too often. The results are often catastrophic on both sides. When a snowmobile traveling at high speed strikes a deer, we […]
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A teenager near Pringle, South Dakota set on stand in his backyard to cull a young mountain lion after it began to kill his family’s animals. And you thought that a little kid’s playhouse was only good for playing in. Enter one fearless teenager from the Mount Rushmore State who took it upon himself to
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This duck hunter tried to lower the boom on some waterfowl and almost got clobbered by his flying gun barrel. There are varying reasons why the barrel of your shotgun might fly off in your face when you fire it, including the possibility that you didn’t tighten it correctly, or worse, it actually exploded from
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No matches or lighters needed; just pull the Pull Start Fire string for a campfire. A campfire is a must for the campground. That’s where memories are made. Roasting hot dogs and s’mores is one of the best parts of camping with friends and family. As much as we all enjoy time around the campfire, starting
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With steely nerves, an 11-year-old boy armed with a shotgun saved his family from a charging brown bear when he put the beast down mere feet away. With a presence of mind and nerves of steel, 11-year-old Elliot Clark stood his ground as a charging brown bear barreled through two adults and ran straight for him.
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Deer vehicles collisions are a part of life in America. Here’s what you need to know. It’s not something to joke about: deer vehicle collisions are a serious threat to the safety of not only our wild whitetail and mule deer herds, but to our human driving population. Real injury and even death can result
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Watch an Alaskan Bull Moose keep up the pace with a moving boat. Instagram user Gabe Nyblad took an epic video of a bull moose chasing his boat in Alaska. Incredibly, the moose seems to keep up with the moving boat by simply trotting right next to it! Watch and listen as the men in
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