FITCHBURG — Matt “Animal Man” Gabriel began developing a love of the outdoors as a young child. When he was 11 years old, his father bought him the survival manual “Tom Brown’s Field Guide to ...

In this video, we will show you how to build a real cabin in the middle of the wild, using bushcraft skills and a minimum of ...

JESSIE KREBS just wants to go for a hike and feel raw rock beneath her thrift-store boots. She doesn’t want to be responsible for her companions, or to try to save or heal or teach them. That’s ...

Matt Shull knew it would be a challenge to find the perfect spot for a wilderness camp in metro Indianapolis, but it didn’t take him long to strike something close. The answer: a wooded northside ...

Campers were busy setting up camp when an announcement came from the instructor: “A storm will be here in 10 minutes from the northwest!” With that, students had to figure out the direction the storm ...

The internet is abuzz about Yellowjackets, Showtime’s new series about a high school soccer team that gets stranded in the Canadian wilderness for 19 months after a plane crash (and, on a split ...

MOUNT VERNON — Two dozen kids could be found in the wilderness at Little Mountain Park for the Wilderness Survival Camp put on by the Mount Vernon Parks and Enrichment Services Department. Recreation ...

A sense of creativity can help in a lot of ways on Alone. For starters, the contestants can only take 10 approved items from History’s gear list with them to their drop site. None of those items are ...

Surviving in the wilderness is no easy feat, and relying on misinformation can turn a dire situation into a life-threatening ...

As every Wisconsinite knows, the winter can present special challenges. This is especially true when venturing out into the state’s natural areas during the season. For those who take in the ...