Two women are teaming up to educate the public about dangers of hiking and recreating outdoors, particularly during the summer months.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife says they’re investigating an incident that injured a woman and her dog after a confrontation with a moose.

If you spend any time hiking in bear country you need to be prepared for a bear encounter. On a recent backpacking trip in northeastern Minnesota, we had Counter Assault Bear Spray on us the entire time, and it provided the safety and peace of mind we were looking for. The main selling point for [...]

How To Stay Safe During Hot Weather Hiking It’s the eternal Catch-22. The only time you have to go hiking is during the summer, but the summer is the hottest time of the year, making it potentially dangerous, wherever you are. However, as with most dangers of the great outdoors, hot weather hiking is only [...]

Whether you’re hiking in the swamps of Florida, the hills of the Northeast, the mountains and deserts of the West, or the cold tundra of Alaska, you may encounter one of the dangerous animals in North America. And while everyone loves the joy of spotting a squirrel or the awe of encountering a bull elk, [...]