Spotting a moose in your vicinity on your hiking or camping trip can trigger panic. While beautiful creatures, their sheer size and fearsome antlers might make you feel in danger. The good news, you probably aren’t. “Although still rare, moose attacks are more common than [...]
Bears, big cats, and wild canines are attacking humans more frequently than at any time in modern history. That’s according to a sweeping new international study released in the journal PLOS Biology last week. But it’s not just that there are more people on the [...]
Bear Grylls knows a thing or two about cold. At age 23, he was one of the youngest climbers ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest. He has also flown a paraglider high in the Himalayas, crossed the polar icecaps, slept in snow caves, [...]
While some ice anglers have hard-and-fast rules about how many inches thick the ice should be to make it safe to fish – the reality is, no ice is truly safe ice and any journey across it comes with its own risks. Note that safety [...]
COVID-19 is leading to more and more people outdoors and out on the water, all trying to have fun in a safe way. There are paddlers on the water and people enjoying a day on the water in their boat. The question is, what are [...]
The Safe Boating Campaign, a worldwide effort focused on responsible boating led by the National Safe Boating Council, shares important boating safety tips for boaters to make the most of Labor Day weekend. “We believe wearing a life jacket is the simplest way to ensure [...]
July 4 is recreational boating’s biggest holiday of the year. The nonprofit BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water predicts crowded launch ramp and marina facilities with significant recreational boat traffic congestion on lakes, rivers and coastal waters. Operator inattention, improper lookout, operator inexperience, machinery failure, and [...]
There are two main levels of heat-related illness—Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke. Both are bad and can occur independent of the other, but Heat Stroke is most dangerous and can be life-threatening. If you’re with someone in the heat who suddenly exhibits: changes in mental [...]
Spotting a moose in your vicinity on your hiking or camping trip can trigger panic. While beautiful creatures, their sheer size and fearsome antlers [...]
Bears, big cats, and wild canines are attacking humans more frequently than at any time in modern history. That’s according to a sweeping new [...]
Bear Grylls knows a thing or two about cold. At age 23, he was one of the youngest climbers ever to reach the summit [...]
While some ice anglers have hard-and-fast rules about how many inches thick the ice should be to make it safe to fish – the [...]
COVID-19 is leading to more and more people outdoors and out on the water, all trying to have fun in a safe way. There [...]
The Safe Boating Campaign, a worldwide effort focused on responsible boating led by the National Safe Boating Council, shares important boating safety tips for [...]
July 4 is recreational boating’s biggest holiday of the year. The nonprofit BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water predicts crowded launch ramp and marina facilities [...]
There are two main levels of heat-related illness—Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke. Both are bad and can occur independent of the other, but Heat [...]
