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Like a human chameleon, I begin to organically blend into my snowy surroundings. For the last two hours, since before first light, I've been hiking so hard that my black […]

There is no good time to be in a survival situation, but of all possible times, winter can be the worst. Low temperatures and severe weather make it difficult to […]

When hunters and shooters at a recent national convention were given auditory exams, about half of those tested showed some level of hearing impairment. Not surprisingly, the more frequently the […]

Knee injuries are among the most debilitating ailments that sportsmen suffer. Picture the scene: You're running through the woods, trying to bust up a flock of fall turkeys (gun unloaded, […]

A hunting or fishing trip overseas requires good planning. Don't leave home without providing for your health and safety abroad. He woke up feeling as though he had been trampled […]

Byline: Jim Thornton YOU MAY FEEL FIT FOR THE SEASON, BUT DON'T COUNT ON IT THREE YEARS AGO, the last time Jerry Robinson bagged a buck, he dragged the carcass [...]

Texas is a sportsman's paradise for hunting wild hogs. With an estimated population of more than three million of the prolific feral (wild) animals roaming the state, many ranchers welcome [...]

Byline: Rich Johnson There's no getting around it, we're air breathers. And we like our air with a healthy dose of oxygen. The problem is that some of us air […]

Byline: Jim Thornton When Robert Norris was growing up in North Carolina, his father took him bass fishing at Lake Gaston on the Virginia border. At their remote fishing cabin [...]

DANGEROUS SUN EXPOSURE is "the greatest health risk of the outdoors," according to the Wilderness Medical Society's professional newsletter. Worse, it's a risk that's "still largely ignored." The incidence of […]

What you think you know can hurt you Should you succumb to frostbite during your winter adventures, put no faith in the widely circulated remedy of submerging the afflicted extremity […]

Your body may be your most important bowhunting equipment. Maintain it? EVERY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT I've competed in has been held in July, August, or September--the hottest, most draining time [...]

SINCE SPRING IS about renewal, it seems a good opportunity to discuss older hunters and ways to renew our health. Renewing or improving our health and fitness is a great [...]

The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, and although a contouring route around the steep draw separating two ridges of crumbly, pale limestone would offer easier hiking, [...]

WHEN YOU ARE HUNTING ELK, the hammering of your heart is most noticeable in the silence before dawn, when you stop for a breather on the mountain. It is a [...]

I suppose there are hunters who actually like being out in a soaking rain, but I don't seem to know any of them. Like it or not, however, rain happens, […]

According to people who compile statistics on such things, traveler's diarrhea (TD) is the malady most likely to befall those who venture into remote and "developing" areas. In high-risk regions […]

When heading off on an adventure, most of us prepare ourselves for a variety of problems and dangers--things like black mambas, crocodiles, annoyed lions, or malaria. But while focusing on […]

Your eyes manufacture a chemical called visual purple that supports vision in low-light situations. The more visual purple in your retinas, the better you can see game in the gloriously [...]

It's a dry, breezy, late-summer afternoon and you've decided to skip returning to work after lunch and head for the river. On the drive there, you roll down the car […]

The scenario: You're cold and, for one reason or another, at least temporarily stranded -- maybe the floatplane pickup is late, and heat and light are leaking out of the […]

CASE A 32-year-old previously healthy white man from eastern Oklahoma presents with a three-day history of malaise, myalgia, subjective fever, and nonproductive cough. On this day of admission he experiences [...]

YOU ARE BIVOUACKED IN SOME REMOTE LOCALE like the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming. The big-game hunt of a lifetime begins at sunup the next morning, and you are many horseback […]

Before you drink that next cup of coffee, learn how caffeine can affect your system - and your outdoor skills. I am an early riser. The sun rarely finds me [...]

If you don't think vitamins are important, just ask Ron Woodcock. In June 1971, Woodcock set out into the British Columbia wilderness to trap beavers. While returning from checking his […]

Bacteria are just waiting for an opening. Any nick or cut can result in an infection. The rogues' gallery of infectious diseases includes some pretty scary hombres. Plague, tetanus and […]