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Have you guys heard about this? A deputy sheriff had to shoot a deer 17 times because he didn't know where the heart was. Obviously, he'd never been hunting! GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- A sheriff's deputy in Gainesville had to fire 17 shots to put down a deer hit by a car. The Alachua sheriff's...

So, I just sent back the GPS unit I picked out last week. Wasn't totally happy, and want to put some more thought into the decision. For those of you who do ... What GPS unit to you own? What do you like about it? What don't you like? Finally, is there one out there you've really...

Five men were arrested on robbery and kidnapping allegations after they were linked to an attack against two teenage campers in Dillon Beach, the sheriff's department said. The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. Sunday at Lawson's Landing, where the 16-year-old victims were camping with...

So, I'm switching jobs in a few weeks, and there's going to be a short span of downtime for me. I've decided to take that time to load up the backpack and head into Eldorado National Forest in norther California. It's the kind of camping where you "choose your own site." As long as least 100...

What do you guys think of this story out of San Diego, Calif.? ... San Diego judge orders seals out of the pool SAN DIEGO (AP) — A judge on Monday gave the city 72 hours to begin chasing harbor seals out of the Children’s Pool at La Jolla beach or face heavy daily fines, ruling firmly for...

If you were in a sticky situation and probably only had time for one, would you go fire or shelter? With a shelter, you'd likely succeed, but you could be quite cold, although dry. If you spend your time trying to make a fire, you might get one going and be warm, but it could still rain...

Here's the story I was working on when I join OBC. It's a look at how closing the state parks in California will affect a few area people. It takes a look at vacationers, natives and workers. Budget mess may close state's parks after Labor Day - Vallejo Times Herald

I love trail bike riding, but I often experience pain after a long ride from my bike seat. Sometimes after a long ride, I have trouble sitting down after because of pain in my tailbone area. I'm a pretty stocky guy ... athletic with a lot of upper-body bulk. I was wondering if there were any...

If you live on the West Coast, then feel free to join the group West Coast Campers. The group is brand new, but I'm hoping this will be the place to go for talking about the best camping locations as well as talking about other West Coast outdoors activities. If you have a question or are...

The Burt's Bees Citrus and Ginger root body bar offers a unique shower experience, but is the price worth it? Click here to find out: 2coastcamper's blog

I've camped and hiked in the souteast and northwest, both beautiful places. Although I feel more at home in the southeast, I'd have to say the northwest gets the outdoors edge. The ability to have mountains and surf in the same eyesight is amazing.

I take a look at a $10 multi-tool from Wal-Mart: Click here to see 2coastcamper's blog

Latest blog entry ... a brief review of the Light My Fire Firesteel Scout: 2coastcampter's blog

So, I've wanted to for a while, but I've finally gotten a chance tonight to play around the OBC's blog feature. I figured I'd use mine to do product reviews. I have so many items I've collected throughout the years, and so many things I've gotten just recently since joining REI's co-op. I enjoy...

If you could camp anywhere in the world, somewhere you've only dreamed of being able to visit, where would it be? For me, I think I'd like to try a lengthy, migratory trip in the Mediterranean region of Europe. I'd also like to visit the great outdoors of northern Africa.

I just posted this is response to a message I got. When I typed it in, I thought, "Hey, maybe people would want to read this." It's about a picture set I have where I was camping on Cape Hatteras Island in North Carolina. So, here it is. Fore more information, visit Wild Horses of...

I got the idea for this post from Nate9000's post about a survival thread ... ... but, what is your favorite survival show??? And, no, Survivor doesn't count. Ones that I like to watch are: Survivorman Man vs. Wild Out of the Wild: Alaskan Experiment and, sure, I'll even count Mantracker...

We're going on a kayak/camping trip this weekend (three days off, woot!), and I got a new backpack for the trip. I'm excited to try it out. It's the REI Flash 65. I'll offer my thoughts after the weekend if anyone is interested and looking for a new pack.

Are there many people from California on here? Some may know, but as a measure to reduce the budget deficit, California is considering closing 220 state parks. This would, I think, be devastating to outdoors enthusiasts in the state. Sure, there are nationals parks and regional/county parks...