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Halloween Safety Tips

Halloween Safety Tips

With Halloween coming up it’s time to bone up on some safety for both kids and the parents.

With all of the lead issues out there why not let your little one carry a pillow case.. No lead there!
Always carry a flashlight.
Never eat candy that has not been inspected
Adults: watch for kids running from cars. Drive […]

Deer jerky recipe

Deer jerky recipe

Check out this recipe from Five Star Recipes:
1 servings
4 lb venison
4 tb onion powder
1 1/2 ts black pepper
1 1/2 ts garlic powder

Tips for staying cool

Tips for staying cool

Boy it’s hot here in the midwest! Temperatures passing record highs. It’s so hot that some local schools are closing early. With that I thought I would find some ways to beat the heat.

Stay in the shade
Carry a mister with cool water in it
Carry a bottle of cool water
Find a cool spot and read your […]

Tick Removal

Tick Removal

Every now and then after hiking or just coming in from the outdoors you feel something “tick”le your leg, arm or even head, and upon further investigation you find the culprit. A Small brown insect with eight legs crawling along going about its business. But sometimes you find that the little critter has […]

Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy

I have had some bad cases of Poison Ivy before and believe me I still to this day do not even remember where I first got my few bad cases of them. You just cant pay enough attention in your activities to monitor whether or not there is poison ivy in the area or not. […]

How to purify water

How to purify water

Boil water at a rolling boil for 10 minutes. A pinch of salt added to each quart of water improves taste. You can also purify water with two chemicals: chlorine bleach and iodine.
Chlorine bleach (unscented) such as Clorox or Purex. Check the label to be sure that hypochlorite is the only active ingredient. Do not […]

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Great Wild Outdoors needs writers!

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Camping
Hunting
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Four Wheeling & Safety
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Send an e-mail to writers AT greatwildoutdoors DOT com . Please send a sample 2-3 paragraph article. If we like it we will work out payments and publish your article. Articles may also contain links to […]

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