When disaster strikes, there’s a pretty good chance your local grocery stores will be stripped bare in a matter of hours. From panicked...

Emergency food is a type of long-term storage food that is designed to last for several years and provide sustenance during an emergency...

It is normal to feel a little overwhelmed when confronted by the sea of information on preparedness. Everyone seems to have opinions and...

The Universal Edibility Test, Rules of Thumb & Signs of Spoilage In survival ordeals that last weeks or months, food procurement usually...

I always hankered for the country life, despite the fact I was raised in the big city. Summers were spent on the family farm, visiting my...

Few foods can rival the humble bean when building a nutritious and sustainable diet. Whether you’re a seasoned health enthusiast or just...

A campfire provides a warm place to gather outdoors, but you can do more with that welcome heat than just relax in its radiance while...

Disaster scenarios and quasi-collapse scenarios all affect essential functions of life. The ability to maintain safe food storage and...

Keeping tabs on the best deer food is important throughout the fall, but in the late season, it’s pretty much the entire ball game....

In comparing the continuum of survival needs to the historical record, famine is one of a few disasters that takes entire civilizations...

As much as we love the look of a shoulder mount or deer skull on the wall—the real trophy of a successful deer hunt is the wild game we...

Building up food storage may seem overwhelming, especially when you're trying to keep costs low. However, with the right strategies and a...

On the opening weekend of Montana's rifle season, an antler thief cut off the head of a hunter's whitetail buck while he was hiking to...

Dehydrating food is considered one of our oldest—if not oldest—method for preserving food. For as long as our species has been gathering,...

A winter storm rages outside when suddenly you are surrounded by an eerily, silent darkness. After grabbing a flashlight you realize that...

According to an analysis I conducted this weekend, stocking your prepper pantry costs more than ever. I collected pricing info on a...

For thousands of years , herbs have been used in food preparation and for medicinal purposes. How did those ancient herb enthusiasts...

As preppers, we are specifically prepping for SHTF to avoid having to forage for food in a post-SHTF world. This will be dangerous and...

Do you have enough food for an unexpected snowstorm? Are you ready for a natural catastrophe? If not, now is the time to start. FEMA...

You’ll want to know what common animals you shouldn’t eat in an emergency. There are plenty of animals you can hunt, cook, and eat...

There’s no doubt about it, prices seem to be going up on everything from groceries to gas and even ground beef. With all these...

Many people have special things they do at the beginning of the year. For me, that means taking inventory in more ways than one. That’s...

Most every whitetail guide worth his salt is a hard worker, but Joel Artis of Buffalo County Outfitters  takes things to a whole...

We likely all know what Meals Ready to Eat, or MREs are. Just in case you are unfamiliar with the term, MREs are those handy, single...

People have been pickling for more than 4,000 years , making it one of the oldest methods of food preservation. The technique extends the...

Outside of spring, there's no better time to target smallmouth, largemouth, and spotted bass than the fall. As the summer heat fades away...

I love early season deer hunting. The weather is nice. You don’t have to wake up at the crack of dawn, as early season hunting is mostly...

Many aspiring campers have romantic visions of meals cooked over a wood-fueled open fire. Then, they try it. The result is often bread...

The following may make me sound like a grumpy old man complaining about how things were better “in the good ol’ days,” but bear with me....

Last Sunday, I was lucky enough to shoot this black duck-mallard hybrid along with a handsome greenhead on the river bottom near my home....

1. When you have a secondary food source pinned. The main reason for not hunting mornings in the early season is to avoid bumping a buck...

The year 2020 taught us a lot. It was never more apparent that we need to be prepared to hunker down and bug in at home. In recent...

Your everyday local thunderstorm, or a full-fledged grid-down disaster, can leave your home cut off from your normal utilities and way of...

There are two ways to build up your emergency food pantry. One way is to store extra of the non-perishable foods you already eat in daily...

There is some great eating out there in the fungal world, and some of the best-tasting mushrooms are also quite safe, with no or few...

We have all heard the phrase, “you are what you eat.” During a doomsday disaster scenario, you will eventually be eating only what you...

Americans consume an average of two cups of coffee daily, primarily using single-cup brewers, though drip coffee makers remain popular....

For most of us, July is a month reserved for fishing, grilling, and maybe the beach. Not Minnesota whitetail expert Bob Borowiak, who...

A week or two ago, I saw something ominous at the grocery store. As I walked from the frozen food section, past the pharmacy, and towards...

Low cost prepping is actually a doable task. We all should be prepared for the worst outcomes of today’s reality, but we don’t have to...

Learn how to correctly stockpile food and deal with any emergency or disaster that forces you to stay at home and limit your mobility....

Want to forage for wild food? It’s easy when you live in a wild place. However, those dwelling in more domestic areas face challenges...

In a wilderness survival situation, animals can provide you with not only food but valuable knowledge of the environment around you....

A Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson has said the government is in the final stages of preparing for distribution 4.8...

Canned venison is handy to have in your pantry, whether it’s plain canned venison or in stews and pasta sauces. Here’s how to go about...

As hunters and anglers, we’re spoiled. We have the pleasure of serving friends and family the free-range organic protein we caught,...

Foraging for wild plants can be a rewarding and enriching experience, as well as a great way to connect with nature and practice...

For any prepper, the easiest and safest option for nutrition in a SHTF scenario is a MRE, or Meals, Ready to Eat. But have you ever...

It was supposed to be a celebration, but one family’s unique meal of black bear meat sent several members to the hospital instead. The...

MREs (or Meals Ready-to-Eat) are packaged meals that come in individual servings. They’re easy to store and don’t require cooking, which...