Innholdsfortegnelse for April 2022 i American Outdoor Guide

Anyone who hikes, camps, hunts or fishes in bear country has thought about it. Those who live or work where bears also live need to be ready for it. Discussion groups online are filled with opinions on it. Friends around campfires entertain each other with legends about it. What should you do when confronted by a bear? SLIM CHANCES First know this: despite highly publicized accounts, bear attacks—and specifically human fatalities from bear attacks—are extremely rare. How rare? Well, that’s a tricky question because every source seems to document its statistics a bit differently. Some list any type of encounters, some actual attacks, some include incidents in zoos, some include only stats where human fatalities occurred. One source (Blog.Batchgeo.com) lists 183 fatalities from bears in North America since 1784. For…

I like to choose each outdoor gear component that I’m going to include in my survival kits, hiking daypacks and camping bins. I’ve always found ready-made, all-inclusive kits lacking in one way or another, usually to keep their prices down. By selecting each piece of gear individually, I’m ensuring that I get exactly what I want according to my specific needs. And those choices are normally based on personal experience using those items. I want to be confident they’ll perform dependably when needed. The same goes for my fishing kits, which are one of the things I pack along with other essentials. KEEP IT BASIC I have a large fishing tackle box that I organized by separating everything into smaller plastic containers from Plano and other companies. The small containers…

Wild edibles are all around us, especially in the springtime. You could barely walk a few feet from your front door without tripping over some. Perhaps it can be overwhelming at first, but foraging is highly addictive—and fun. Here are some suggestions on a few wild edibles to help you to get started: YUCCA Growing up in the Southwest, it was hard to ignore the inviting bright whitish-yellow flowers at the tops of yucca plant stalks. What most people don’t realize is how tasty these little gems are. The flowers themselves must be picked at precisely the right time for optimal flavor. Taste is very subjective, but I feel the petals taste like a starchy potato, while the green inside tastes like a pistachio nut. They can be harvested in…

Everyone has something to contribute. Everyone can help in some way. We’re calling on you and your knowledge. If you were among a small group of people banding together in a survival situation, what are the first things you’d do? You might pool your resources to see how you’re fixed for supplies: food, water, and other survival essentials. Then you might look around to see how each member of the group could best contribute. Maybe there’s a doctor or EMT in the group who has medical knowledge. Maybe there are others who have skills related to carpentry, auto repair, defense, hunting, fishing, engineering, or electronics who can provide their expertise. We know the members of this American Outdoor Guide Boundless community have a wide range of knowledge, skills, and experience.…

The dark can be foreboding, even outright dangerous. The boogeyman might not be there, but that coffee table just might jump out and trip you if you’re not careful. In a power outage, it is important to be able to shed some light on the situation. Even if there aren’t issues with the electricity, there are always jobs to be done that require you to be able to see what you’re doing, such as swapping out an alternator or changing brake pads on the family car or even checking out a weird noise in the backyard late at night. There is a wide range of illumination options available on the market today. As you explore the different options, you’re going to run into the term lumens. This is how the…

Scanning the internet for a list of bugout bag essentials is not hard to do. More often than not there are repeated items on many of the lists of all the must-haves that a person should include. However, what doesn’t come up on many (if any) lists is a takedown bow and arrow set. For those not “in the know,” a takedown bow is exactly what its name implies, both a bow and arrow (or arrows) that easily break down into a number of parts for effortless transport while trekking through any type of environment. A takedown bow offers numerous advantages in a wide variety of survival scenarios. Here, we take aim and release nine of a takedown bow’s most useful characteristics. 1 SIMPLE SURVIVAL A takedown bow specifically aimed…

Here’s an assortment of gear that can serve you well on your outdoor adventures as well as help you to be more self-reliant in the event of a disaster situation. 1 TOPS SILENT HERO 4 TOPS is now offering their Silent Hero fixed-blade knife in a size that’s more conducive to everyday carry. The original Silent Hero as designed by Anton du Plessis, was intended to be used as a bush/defense knife for guys in a specialized interdiction unit that he was training to fight rhino poachers in Africa. It was wildly popular and still is to this day. The new Silent Hero 4 is a smaller version of that blade that would still be great in a fight, but is sized to make it easier to carry for everyday…

An emergency shelter is any way to get out of the rain, cold, or snow so you don’t go into hypothermia and loose the ability to think clearly and to perform necessary tasks. And an “emergency” is just that – some sudden and unexpected event that forces you to take cover. Your emergency shelters will fall into one of two categories: 1 Those that are ready to occupy (more or less). 2 Those that you have to construct from square one. This latter category fills lots of space on YouTube and TV, by those who show you a fantastic little log or clay house that they built, including a fireplace and a window. It takes you just 30 minutes to watch it while sitting in front of your computer, so…

April 16-24 is National Parks Week. This year, we celebrate the granddaddy of them all. Yellowstone National Park turns 150, and all eyes are on the birthday boy. But what about the 62 national parks besides Yellowstone? We know that our America Outdoor Guide Boundless community is up for much, much more than just an ordinary walk in the park. So, we’ve rounded up five of the most extreme national park landscapes we could find. Head here when you’re seeking unusual outdoor adventures. 1 ACADIA NATIONAL PARK AND MOUNT DESERT ISLAND, MAINE I’m a Southern gal, and I’ve never been to Maine. When I finally get to go, I’m taking my editor Steve Barlow’s advice and heading to Acadia. Bragging Rights: Want to be the first person in America to witness…

It seems like every day brings more and more people into the preparedness fold, so to speak. With all of the uncertainty in the world, it makes sense that folks would want to be interested in how to be ready to handle emergencies and crises large and small. However, like anything else in life, there’s a right way and an infinite number of wrong ways to tackle this endeavor. Let’s take a look at some of the most common prepping mistakes. 1 FAILING TO TEST GEAR I spend a fair amount of time online in various prepper-related forums and groups on social media. Time and time again, I’ll see people post photos of their equipment, such as showcasing the contents of their bugout bag. All too often, most of the…