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Michigan DNR Confirms Presence of Cougar Near Skanee in Baraga County

by Outdoor Hub May 18, 2012
Michigan DNR Confirms Presence of Cougar near Skanee in Baraga County

The Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of a cougar in Baraga County in the Upper Peninsula. A photo of the animal was taken by Baraga County resident Fred Nault near Skanee on Saturday, May 5. DNR Wildlife Division staff were contacted by Nault and visited the property on Tuesday, May 15 to [...]

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Encounter with Great White Shark Prompts Warnings in California

by Outdoor Hub Reporters May 17, 2012
An Eery Shark Encounter Prompts Great White Shark Advisory

With summer vacation just around the corner, a recent incident involving a great white shark and a kayaker in California has some people worried. On May 12, Joey Nocchi of Paso Robles was kayak fishing with two of his friends north of Leffingwell Landing, Cambria for several hours. They had observed numerous pinnipeds and a [...]

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Canadian Woman Forgets Colliding with Moose that Broke Her Neck

by Outdoor Hub Reporters May 16, 2012
What Moose? Women Forgets Hitting a Moose that Broke Her Neck; Ruined Her Car

Following a near-fatal collision with a moose on a Canadian highway, a woman drove her car the remaining 25 miles to work with her windshield flattened and her car roof peeled away. Most interestingly, Michelle Higgins doesn’t even remember any of it happening – she lost all recollection of the incident as she continued along [...]

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DeLorme inReach to Provide Two-Way Tracking, Locating, Texting and SOS Communications for Greatest Loop Expedition

by Outdoor Hub May 16, 2012
DeLorme inReach to Provide Two-Way Tracking, Locating, Texting and SOS Communications for Greatest Loop Expedition

DeLorme, the innovation leader in personal satellite tracking, messaging and navigation technology, today announced that it is contributing an inReach two-way personal satellite communicator and airtime to support Beneteau Powerboats’ Greatest Loop Expedition. The DeLorme inReach product, which won the National Marine Manufacturers Association Innovation Award at the 2012 Miami International Boat Show, is the [...]

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Swedish FireKnife

by The Desert Rat May 16, 2012
Swedish FireKnife Review

First, I want to thank Laura from Asylum PR for giving me an opportunity to review this knife. Here is the press release that caught my attention: New Knife from Light My Fire Features an Integrated FireSteel Swedish FireKnife combines a flexible, all-purpose knife with a reliable fire starter Multi-purpose tools with knives have always [...]

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Tips for Bear Proofing Your Campsite

by Outdoor Hub Reporters May 14, 2012
Tips on Bear Proofing Your Campsite

Spring is the time of year when black bears emerge from their winter dens in search of lush, green vegetation. As the grasses die in late spring, bears become attracted to bugs, berries, salmon and nearly anything edible or smelly. Their quest for food takes up nearly every waking hour. “People are the root of [...]

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Strong Like Bull: Russian Man Survives Arrow to the Neck

by Outdoor Hub Reporters May 11, 2012
“Strong Like Bull” Russian Man Survives Arrow to the Neck

April 30 just wasn’t Konstantin Myakush’s day – in the midst of a casual stroll through a neighborhood park with his two young daughters, an errant arrow entered and exited the thirty eight year old’s neck. Despite his gruesome injury, the Russian from Moscow kept calm throughout the entire ordeal. He even managed to phone [...]

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“Living with New Jersey Black Bears” DVD Available Free of Charge

by Outdoor Hub May 11, 2012

The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife is offering the award-winning documentary “Living with New Jersey Black Bears” free of charge to New Jersey residents. This documentary contains extensive information on the biology and habits of black bears and was developed with scientific input from New Jersey wildlife experts to help the public better understand [...]

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Black Bear Sightings Expected to Temporarily Increase in Ohio

by Outdoor Hub May 11, 2012
Black Bear Sightings Expected to Temporarily Increase in Ohio

In 2011, approximately 38 different black bears were confirmed in the Buckeye State according to the ODNR Division of Wildlife. While the population of Ohio’s largest mammal, a state endangered species, may not exactly increase in 2012, sightings of the burly creatures are expected to rise in the summer months. Starting in May and continuing [...]

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Rescue Searchers Argue that Lost Hikers Should Pay Rescue Costs

by Outdoor Hub Reporters May 10, 2012
Rescue Searchers Argue that Lost Hikers Should Pay Rescue Costs

A New Hampshire Fish and Game (DFG) officer wants the hiker who “did everything wrong” to foot the bill for the rescue team that was dispatched on the lost hiker’s behalf. Department of Fish and Game Sgt. Wayne Saunders said a hiker from Sandwich, Massachusetts set out to hike Mount Madison late in the day [...]

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DPMS Panther Arms Prepared for Outbreak: Omega V

by Outdoor Hub May 9, 2012
DPMS Panther Arms Prepared for Outbreak: Omega V

DPMS Firearms, (“DPMS”), an industry leader in providing quality AR-style rifles, components and accessories, is proud to welcome the nation’s best zombie hunters to Outbreak: Omega V on June 23. The event, now in its fifth year, is the original, largest, and most well-attended recreational “zombie shoot” in the world. Among the event highlights: 24 [...]

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Arizona Verifies Rabid Mountain Lion in Attack

by Outdoor Hub May 9, 2012
Arizona Verifies Rabid Mountain Lion in Attack

A mountain lion that ran through a group of campers and attacked their dog before being killed by a member of the group has tested positive for rabies. The incident occurred Friday, May 4, in a remote area of the Tonto National Forest just downstream of Sheep Bridge along the Verde River, near the junction [...]

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Bear Searching for Home Gets Lost in Orlando

by Outdoor Hub May 8, 2012
Bear Searching for Home gets Lost in Orlando

A young male Florida black bear that spent a couple of days in metropolitan Orlando was caught by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) biologists about 3 p.m. Sunday and released into the Ocala National Forest that night without incident. FWC biologists said the bear is a healthy, young male between 2 and 3 [...]

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VICE Presents: Surviving Alone in Alaska, a Documentary

by Outdoor Hub Reporters May 8, 2012
VICE Presents: Surviving Alone in Alaska, a Documentary

In 1960, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in the Alaskan Interior was established under Dwight D. Eisenhower. That sanctioned more than 19 million acres to protect wild beasts and fish, habitat, natural resources and a few scattered Native American settlements. The area was later renamed and expanded in 1980, though it still hosts very few [...]

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Survivorman Les Stroud’s Off-the-grid Cabin Featured on MTV’s Cribs

by Outdoor Hub Reporters May 8, 2012
View Survivorman Les Stroud’s Off-the-grid Cabins Featured on MTV’s Cribs

Les Stroud is one of those men who lives his career. For typically a week at a time, Stroud tests his survival skills in various situations, alone as the one-man camera crew and host. As a successful TV host, musician and filmmaker, one would expect him to retire to a glamorous house with all the [...]

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New Apocalypse Chow Gourmet Survival Kits

by Outdoor Hub May 7, 2012
New Apocalypse Chow Gourmet Survival Kits

Wild Stuff Gift Kits, Grand Junction, CO, May 8, 2012–”We make survival fun.”– Says Deb Franzen about her Apocalypse Chow Survival Kits.”www.chow2012.com Franzen says–”With threat scenarios from zombies, pandemics, volcanoes, asteroid strikes, nuclear war, pandemics, civil unrest, Mayan Calendar predictions and so much more. We felt it was time to make survival fun and civilized for surviving [...]

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Research Suggests Spray is More Effective than Firearms in Preventing Bear Attacks

by Outdoor Hub Reporters May 7, 2012
Dr. Tom S. Smith, BYU bear biologist and one of the authors of the studies.

A firearm may seem like a more reliable item to carry in the backcountry than non-lethal spray, but according to two recent studies, firearms are no more effective than self-defense spray when it comes to handling bears. Two studies led by Brigham Young University Bear Biologist and Associate Professor of Wildlife Science Thomas S. Smith [...]

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Boulder’s Famous Falling Bear Survived the Fall, But Not a Highway Collision

by Outdoor Hub Reporters May 4, 2012
Boulder’s Famous Falling Bear Survived the Fall, but Not a Highway Collision

Supposedly cats have nine lives, but bears apparently only have two. The bear that was made famous in a viral video by University of Colorado student Andy Duann finally met its maker during its second encounter with the civilized, developed world. Before dawn on Thursday May 3, the bear wandered onto U.S. Highway 36 and [...]

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We Can All Use Some Inspiration

by Student of the Gun May 3, 2012
We Can All Use Some Inspiration

No man is an island and we all need inspiration time to time. If you can pull your head out of your iPhone or laptop long enough you just might be amazed at what’s going on in the world around you. A couple of weeks ago I received an email from a fan of the [...]

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Nemo Unveils Portable Hot Pressurized Shower for the Outdoors

by Outdoor Hub Reporters May 2, 2012
Nemo Unveils Portable Hot Pressurized Shower for the Outdoors

Nemo is a company that likes their outdoors vast and remote, yet warm and stink-free at the same time. Of course, the further one gets from civilization, the further away that hot shower becomes. So the company set out to change that. In June 2012, the Helio Pressure Shower will be available for campers and [...]

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