Wilderness Bonescapes Podcast

Wilderness Bonescapes

Hello friends! Welcome to Wilderness Bonescapes podcast, where the wilderness tests its limits…and yours. Where the wild isn’t just beautiful—it’s deadly. We dive into gripping accounts of survival against impossible odds, paranormal mysteries, true crime in the wild, and encounters with predators—both human and animal. Along the way, we dive into survival tactics, animal behavior, and the razor-thin line between adventure and disaster. Lace up, keep your eyes open, and stay on the trail as we hike the outdoors to uncover what it truly costs to be in the wilderness.

  1. 4d ago

    E88: Surviving A Double Bear Mauling

    Imagine hiking through mountains you've known your entire life. You've spent decades working these trails. You know every ridge, every meadow, every sound the forest makes. You've trained for bear country. You've done everything right. Then, without warning, a 300-pound grizzly bear explodes out of the trees. You survive the attack. Or at least...you think you do. As you're making your escape—bleeding, shaken, and believing the nightmare is finally over—you hear the unmistakable sound of crashing brush behind you. The same grizzly is coming back. This isn't just another bear encounter. It's one of the rarest and most terrifying wildlife attacks imaginable—a documented double grizzly mauling, where the victim survives the first attack only to be attacked a second time. Sometimes, even perfect preparation isn't enough. So grab a seat, keep your bear spray close and let's step into grizzly country. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠ . . Sources: 1.     https://www.backpacker.com/survival/bears/out-alive-mauled-by-a-grizzly-twice/ 2.     https://outsidebozeman.com/activities/hunting/archery/bad-day-bear-country 3.     https://globalnews.ca/video/2978644/man-shares-dramatic-video-after-surviving-grizzly-bear-attack 4.     https://www.redbull.com/au-en/todd-orr-bear-attack-survivor-interview-red-bul 5.     https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x628kqu 6.     https://www.facebook.com/bearwithus.bears/posts/a-mother-black-bear-will-defend-her-cubs-from-most-anything-except-humans-unlike/1100279755459123/ 7.     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWR6pHZENds&t=194s 8.     https://igbconline.org/be-bear-aware/encounter/ 9. ChatGPT was used to enhance this episode.

  2. Jul 29

    E87: Shot And Left To Die in the Amazon

    The Amazon Rainforest. The largest jungle on Earth. A place where rivers stretch for thousands of miles, where jaguars stalk silently through the shadows,  where anacondas disappear beneath dark water, and where entire villages can be days away from the nearest hospital. For most people... Nature is the greatest threat. But sometimes... The most dangerous predator isn't hiding in the jungle. It's another human being. South African adventurer Davey du Plessis set out on an extraordinary mission—to kayak the mighty Amazon from its source high in the Andes all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. More than 4,000 miles through one of the wildest places on Earth. For nearly two months, everything went according to plan. Then, on one seemingly perfect afternoon, a strange bird began following his kayak. It landed. Waited. Flew ahead. And waited again. Davey had no idea... He was being watched. Moments later... A deafening blast ripped through the jungle. He plunged into the Amazon, unable to move his arms, convinced they'd been hacked off. When he finally reached the surface, there was no one in sight. Just silence. Then another shot. Bleeding from dozens of shotgun wounds, with pellets lodged in his face, lungs...and even his heart...Davey fled into one of the most unforgiving jungles on Earth. No map. No help. No way to call for rescue. Only one thought echoed through his mind... "This is where I'm going to die." But surviving the shooting... Was only the beginning.  . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . . . Sources: 1.      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andes 2.      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andes 3.      https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/surviving-shooting-amazon/ 4.      https://www.ybw.com/news-from-yachting-boating-world/mother-and-son-paddleboat-team-16359 5.      https://explorersweb.com/amazon-left-for-dead-davey-du-plessis-next-adventure-with-his-mother-2015-11-19-41904/ 6.      https://www.innercoaching.co.za/talkpossibility/surviving-getting-shot-in-the-amazon-davey-du-plessis/ 7.      https://www.deseret.com/2012/8/27/20432148/south-african-adventurer-shot-in-peru/ 8.      https://mh.co.za/this-guy-survived-a-shooting-in-the-amazon/ 9.      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urubamba_River 10. Chat GPT was used to enhance this episode.

  3. Jul 22

    E86: Sierra Nevada Rattlesnake Bite

    Imagine you're fifteen miles deep in the Sierra Nevada wilderness. No roads. No cell phones. No way out. You've spent the day chasing trophy trout with your best friend and your twelve-year-old son. The river is crystal clear, the weather is perfect, and life couldn't be better. Then, in a single heartbeat... Something hidden beneath a rock strikes. A rattlesnake. The venom begins spreading almost instantly. Your leg swells. Your body starts to go numb. The nearest hospital is hours away, your horses are gone, and the only hope of survival is that someone can find you before the venom wins. we journey back to the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the summer of 1962 to tell the astonishing true story of a father whose simple fishing trip became one of the most incredible rattlesnake survival stories ever documented. And the terrifying reminder that in the wilderness, the greatest danger is often the one you never hear.  . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .. . Sources: 1.      https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Reptiles/Rattlesnake 2.      https://www.saczoo.org/southern-pacific-rattlesnake 3.      https://www.outdoorlife.com/survival/snakebite-helicopter-evacuation/  4. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih 5. Chat GPT was used to enhance this episode

  4. Jul 15

    E84: 100 Miles Through Hell

    A small plane takes off from Uganda, carrying ten people toward what should have been an ordinary business trip. But 45 minutes into the flight, something goes terribly wrong. The pilot’s voice turns frantic over the radio.  The aircraft drops lower. And then, a deafening crash echoes through the mountains. The plane is torn apart by the jungle. Passengers are injured. The wreckage disappears into one of the most remote and dangerous landscapes on Earth. And somehow… One woman walks away without a single scratch. Her name is Rosebell Kirungi. But surviving the crash was only the beginning. With no food. No shelter. No way of knowing if rescue would ever come, Rosebell finds herself trapped deep in the Rwenzori Mountains, surrounded by freezing temperatures, endless jungle, and dangers hiding beyond the trees. One by one, the survivors begin to disappear. Rosebell is about to learn that the wilderness took something from her… Something she would never get back. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠ . . . Sources: 1. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/i-survived-a-plane-crash-then-someone-521597 2. https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/feb/21/plane-crashes 3. https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/feb/21/plane-crashes 4. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/i-survived-a-plane-crash-then-someone-521597 5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luanda_Agreement 6. https://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/drc/drc0301-03.htm 7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy-yu1scqgQ&t=1s 8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwenzori_Mountains 9. https://mg.co.za/news/south-africa/2009-03-21-surviving-the-skies/ 10. Chat GPT was used to enhance this episode

  5. Jul 8

    E83: Lost in the Quebec Wilderness

    Deep in the remote wilderness of northern Quebec, four experienced hunters were dropped into a landscape so vast, so untouched, that much of it had never even been mapped. They came searching for trophy Woodland caribou. They came prepared. They came confident. Don Barnard and Guy Beauregard walked away from camp with nothing but their rifles, a compass, and a couple of chocolate bars in their pockets. They expected to be gone for a few hours. But when the sun disappeared behind the endless wilderness… they realized something terrifying. They had no idea where they were. No map. No shelter. No way to call for help. And miles of unforgiving wilderness between them and home. As temperatures dropped, rain turned to snow, and their bodies began to fail, they were forced to make impossible choices. Just when their strength was almost gone… a sound broke through the silence. Was it a plane? A boat? Or another cruel trick of the wilderness? One man would walk out. One man would not.  . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . . . Sources: 1.      https://www.outdoorlife.com/survival/lost-hunters-rescued-canada/ 2.      https://www.facebook.com/NaskapiNews/posts/my-buddy-and-i-got-lost-on-a-caribou-hunt-i-survived-but-he-didntoutdoor-life-se/1328549709272548/ 3. ChatGPT was used to enhance this episode.

  6. Jul 1

    E82: A Deadly Encounter in Tahoe

    On July 3rd, 2020, 15-year-old Jack and his father Ari stopped in California’s isolated Poker Flat region, trying to get their bearings in the vast Tahoe National Forest. But within seconds, their trip turned into a nightmare. A stranger on a blue ATV appeared out of nowhere… and opened fire. As bullets tore through their Jeep, Jack watched his father collapse beside him. Alone and terrified, the teenager ran into the mountains with no food, no shelter, and almost no cell service — while an armed killer remained somewhere behind him in the woods. For the next 30 hours, Jack would fight to survive alone in the wilderness. Helicopters searched overhead. K-9 teams tracked through the forest. Law enforcement agencies flooded the mountains in one of the largest manhunts the region had ever seen. But Jack had no way of knowing if rescuers would find him first or the gunman would. A random act of violence would shattered a family and terrorized an entire mountain community, and one teenager forced to survive the unthinkable. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . . Sources: 1.                     https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/jack-gershman-recounts-escaping-fathers-killer-in-californias-tahoe-national-forest 2.                     https://people.com/crime/how-teen-survived-24-terrifying-hours-in-wilderness/   3.                     https://www.sierracounty.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9450/31423-Joint-Sheriff-and-District-Attorney-John-Thomas-Conway?bidId=   4.                     https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ari-gershman-california-doctor-shooting/ 5.                     https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article244100042.html 6.                     https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/john-conway-charged-in-attack-that-left-ari-gershman-dead 7.                     https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/tahoe 8.                     https://chatgpt.com/c/6a28b32f-3b70-83ea-9c92-ea3c3449eaec 9.                     https://www.sierrabooster.com/latest-news/conway-sentencing 10.           https://www.sierradailynews.com/local/man-accused-of-mass-shooting-in-sierra-county-to-be-sentenced/ 11.           https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/klamath/recreation/poker-flat-trailhead 12. Chat GPT was used to enhance this episode

  7. Jun 24

    E81: Cape Vidal Hyena Attacks

    In Cape Vidal, South Africa, a breathtaking wilderness where the ocean meets the bush, where families camp beneath the stars, and where predators roam just beyond the glow of lantern light. For years, visitors noticed the warning signs. Hyenas prowling through campsites,  tracks circling tents and food mysteriously disappearing in the night. One camper would later call it... "A disaster waiting to happen." Then the attacks began. A teenage boy asleep in his tent suddenly wakes to crushing jaws on his face. A businessman on a fishing trip finds himself fighting a hyena in the darkness after it bites off part of his nose. And then... A 27-year-old camper wakes to the unimaginable. Not one hyena. Two. One clamps onto his skull. The other drags at his ankle. Trapped inside a tent and bleeding heavily, he realizes there's only one option left. Fight. But these aren't isolated incidents. Join us as we uncover the chilling series of hyena attacks that turned a dream camping destination into a nightmare. Sometimes... The most dangerous thing in the wilderness isn't what you see lurking outside your tent. It's what slips inside while you're asleep.   . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠ . . . Sources: 1.                       https://people.com/man-attacked-hyenas-bachelor-party-recalls-dad-finding-him-pool-blood-exclusive-11802357 2.                       https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-09-01-camper-survives-attack-by-two-hyenas-at-cape-vidal/ 3.                       https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-09-09-previous-hyena-attack-victim-describes-cape-vidal-ordeal-that-left-him-needing-reconstructive-surgery/ 4.                       https://www.ecr.co.za/news/news/cape-vidal-horror-hyenas-maul-campers-son-attack/ 5.                       https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/27/teenager-in-serious-condition-after-hyena-attack 6.                       https://www.sapeople.com/news/camping-in-africa-is-not-for-the-faint-hearted/ 7.                       https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISimangaliso_Wetland_Park 8.                       https://www.nature-reserve.co.za/cape-vidal.html 9.                       https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_hyena 10.               https://www.ifaw.org/journal/9-jaw-dropping-animals-strongest-bite 11.                Chat GPT was used to enhance this episode

  8. Jun 17

    E79: When the Tiger Came Aboard

    Deep in the tangled mangrove forests of India’s Sundarbans, people live with a predator they rarely see… but always fear. For generations, fishermen have whispered stories of boats drifting back empty… of men dragged screaming into the darkness… of tigers that hunt silently through the swamp. Most believe those stories will never happen to them. Mihir Sardar believed that too. For more than 30 years, he fished the deadly waters of the Sundarbans without ever coming face to face with the animal known as the “ghost of the mangroves.” Until one freezing night in December 2021. A forgotten boat door. A sudden scream in the darkness. And a tiger that climbed aboard while he slept. Dragged into the jungle by his leg, Mihir would endure a horrifying fight for survival as his best friend battled a full-grown Bengal tiger with his bare hands. This is the true story of one man’s terrifying encounter with one of the deadliest predators on Earth. And in the Sundarbans… the scariest part isn’t seeing the tiger. It’s knowing it may already be watching you. . Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠ . . . 1.        https://www.magzter.com/stories/newspaper/The-Independent/I-SURVIVED-A-TIGER-ATTACK?srsltid=AfmBOorB7eK-9Xsnftgl2li4jCvzqCSpJrvnCXP2tGdZD3HNn94rT-wo 2.        https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/tiger-attack-victims-survivors-india-sundarbans-b2319882.html   3.        https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/west-bengal-two-villagers-injured-in-tiger-attack-in-sunderbans/articleshow/88199967.cms 4.        https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/798/ 5.        https://www.tbsnews.net/features/panorama/she-was-married-twice-sundarbans-tigers-killed-both-her-husbands-301687 6.        https://www.desiblitz.com/content/the-history-of-the-sundarbans-national-park 7.        https://www.cattales.org/animals/bengal-tigers/ 8. Chat GPT was used to enhance this episode.

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Hello friends! Welcome to Wilderness Bonescapes podcast, where the wilderness tests its limits…and yours. Where the wild isn’t just beautiful—it’s deadly. We dive into gripping accounts of survival against impossible odds, paranormal mysteries, true crime in the wild, and encounters with predators—both human and animal. Along the way, we dive into survival tactics, animal behavior, and the razor-thin line between adventure and disaster. Lace up, keep your eyes open, and stay on the trail as we hike the outdoors to uncover what it truly costs to be in the wilderness.

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