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Master the Art of Preparedness and Survival

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Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. With the final days of October slipping by, the time of year that every whitetail hunter dreams of is at our doorstep. The frost-covered leaves will be crunching under your boots on the walk in, and the bucks will be on their feet throughout the day pursuing does as they come into estrus.  But we’re not in the heart of the rut just yet. There’s still time (though not much) to tag your target buck during the pre-rut. Here’s what to…

Typically, there haven’t been enough sales or compelling deals to put together a Memorial Day sale roundup for survival gear and prepping supplies. Times change, though, and now we have a whole slew of deals to explore that’ll help kickstart your summer preparedness projects.Memorial Day is on May 26th this year, but sales have already started and a few run through the end of the week. Like most roundups, we’ll keep updating as sales come and go throughout the period, so check back periodically to catch new deals.Contents (Jump to a Section)Memorial Day PrefaceI don’t have an issue with the commercialization…

A U.S. Air Force Reserve crew from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the “Hurricane Hunters,” flew through Hurricane Melissa on Oct. 27, 2025The WC-130J Weatherbird was entering the eye of Melissa when it “briefly experienced forces stronger than normal due to turbulence,” the 53rd said in a social media post. The crew of the plane, whose call sign was TEAL 75, returned to its forward operating location in Curacao, where it will be inspected before resuming flights. The 53rd said the plane may not have been damaged by the heavy turbulence, but standard safety procedures call for an…

Independence Day sales are typically known for deals on grills, lawn equipment, coolers, and ways to stay cool through the summer, and all of those can relate to prepping and survival in some way. After checking out a slew of sales, we’ve rounded up the best gear for preppers to check out to augment their survival kits and preparedness plans.July 4th lands on a Friday this year, but sales have already started, and a few run through the weekend for the most part. Like most roundups, we’ll keep updating as sales come and go throughout the period, so check back…

On May 8, 1945, “der dicke Hermann,” or “Fat Herman” to the German public, stepped out of his vehicle.With the writing on the wall, Hermann Göring, the leader of the Luftwaffe, had surrendered to the Americans. Now, based on Jack El-Hai’s book “The Nazi and the Psychiatrist,” director James Vanderbilt is bringing Göring’s 18-month incarceration and trial to the big screen in “Nuremberg.”Starring Rami Malek as Lt. Col. Douglas Kelley, the U.S. Army psychiatrist assigned to interview the Nazi leader, the film follows Malek’s character as he interrogates Göring, played by Russell Crowe. Held alongside 51 senior Nazi leaders, Göring…

Two of the most common SHTF scenarios can catch you off-guard: house fires and home invasions. When something happens in the middle of the night, you don’t want to be fumbling around for your larger kits. Enter the WUSH Bag (Wake Up, Stuff’s Happening Bag). This kit is designed to be highly portable and address your immediate needs for evacuation and more.WUSH bags are still an extension or variant of everyday carry, even though they serve a specific objective. Below, we break down what exactly a WUSH bag is, how it is different than a bug out bag, and share…

France’s ruler Emmanuel Macron “dreams” of a military intervention for Ukraine against Russia. Macron has reportedly ordered a contingent of 2,000 soldiers to prepare to help Kiev fight the war. Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has claimed that Macron is wholly preparing to go to war against them. The SVR suggested that the French ruler is concerned with leaving his stain on history, according to a report by RT.  “Having failed as a politician and despaired of ever pulling the country out of the long social and economic crisis, he does not give up the hope to go down in…

Families across the country are facing a Nov. 1 cutoff of key food assistance because of the government shutdown, including military families who find themselves in a variety of different situations depending on where they live. The good news for about 10,000 military families using WIC Overseas is their benefits have experienced no disruption, and they won’t be affected if the shutdown continues into November. That program, which is modeled after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, is operated through a contract and funded by the Defense Department. It’s separate from the…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. This story, “Nightmare Hunt,” appeared in the Nov. 1985 issue of Outdoor Life. My hunting buddy, Darrel Rosin, chided me as we pushed aside the high brush on the narrow path leading back to the cabin. “Thought you told me these bears up here go after moose nose like kids after ice cream,” Darrel kidded. “Here we’ve been on this moose hunt for two weeks and nary the sign of a bear. Just doesn’t stack up.”  Whether we had seen them…

Not long after airplanes were first used in war, armies realized that close air support required specialists on the ground to coordinate with the pilots. Hence the advent of forward air controllers, and later the U.S. military’s Joint Terminal Attack Controllers, or JTACs.But if you need JTACs to call in air strikes, and space-based weapons are becoming a reality, then don’t you also need specialists to call in space strikes? That’s why there should be Space Joint Terminal Attack Controllers, or SJTACs, argue two experts.For example, “the space JTAC would connect tactical, on-the-ground SOF [special operations forces] units with space…

Germany has culled over 400,000 poultry amid a surging bird flu outbreak.  Experts are concerned about the readiness of the world as it slides into another bird flu season. The Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI) said current outbreaks resemble the severe wave of the virus recorded in 2021, one of the worst years for avian influenza in Germany. Authorities in Brandenburg’s Markisch-Oderland district announced plans to cull an additional 130,000 animals after already destroying around 150,000 poultry earlier this year, according to a report by AA.  During the 2020–2021 winter season, Germany blamed bird flu for the culling of more than…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. military carried out three strikes Monday in the waters of the Eastern Pacific against boats suspected of carrying drugs, killing 14 and leaving one survivor.The announcement, made on social media Tuesday, marks a continued escalation in the pace of the strikes, which began in early September spaced weeks apart. This was the first time multiple strikes were announced in a single day.Hegseth said Mexican search and rescue authorities “assumed responsibility for coordinating the rescue” of the sole survivor but didn’t say if that person would stay in their custody or be handed…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics One of the things that make striped bass such popular targets along the coast from New England to the Mid-Atlantic is their diversity. You can find them picking off crabs and shrimp along back bay sod banks, chasing herring in the roaring, rocky surf, or gorging on sand eels just offshore under a black cloud of diving birds. There are countless lures, flies, and baits that will get a striper pinned on your line. But come fall, the menhaden is king. Sometimes referred to as “bunker”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge in Tennessee dismissed a lawsuit that a Democratic state representative filed against several of his Republican colleagues regarding his expulsion and eventual reinstatement as a lawmaker in 2023.U.S. District Court Judge Eli Richardson for the Middle District of Tennessee wrote a 52-page opinion slapping down Tennessee State Rep. Justin Jones’ lawsuit for a lack of legal standing.Jones had claimed in the suit that his four-day expulsion caused him financial and professional harm, that he was denied due process and that his punishment was more severe than his White colleague…

This article was originally published by Kevin Hughes at Natural News.  President Donald Trump denied reports of B-1 Lancer bombers near Venezuela, calling them “false,” but acknowledged displeasure with Venezuela over drug trafficking. Despite the denial, U.S. military operations in the region have intensified, including surveillance and kinetic strikes against suspected drug smugglers. The U.S. has conducted multiple lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers in international waters, killing dozens. Trump hinted at expanding operations to land-based targets, stating, “We’re just going to kill people who are bringing drugs into our country.” Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino accused the U.S. of violating…

Master the Art of
Preparedness and Survival

Master the Art of Preparedness and Survival

Stay ready for anything with expert tips, gear reviews,
and real-world advice to protect yourself and your loved ones.

Stay ready for anything with expert tips, gear reviews, and real-world advice to protect yourself and your loved ones.