Shawn O'Neal

Road flares, magnifying glasses, newspapers, and dryer lint. By design or necessity, all these things…

The choices for what to include in your wilderness survival kits can be overwhelming. To…

The best approach to staying safe in bear country is to avoid an unpleasant encounter…

I have spent a fair amount of time hiking and camping in bear country. Areas…

Backpacking means self-sufficiency. For a one-night getaway in a state park or a week of…

Hypothermia, a significant decrease in core body temperature, can appear and escalate quickly in the…

I don’t like heights. So, I don’t like tree stands. That’s one reason I value…

A late spring weather system had brought high winds to the Santa Fe Mountains, muffling…

There are important differences between medical situations in the wilderness and those same situations when…

Hunters are passionate in their pursuits, a fact that propels them out on dark mornings,…

A friend once described a knot as an “organized cordage entanglement,” a clever way of…

A successful hunt requires thorough preparation, skillful execution, and proper gear. And luck. So far,…

Most of us who have spent much time exploring the backcountry have found ourselves lost…

For many hunters, heading out to chase elk through vast western landscapes is a lifelong…

I don’t have memories of sharing venison around the family table or hearing cousins telling…

Waking up in a shallow pool during a midnight mountain thunderstorm isn’t the most pleasant way…

Loading up the car with tents, sleeping bags, and cast iron and heading out for…