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Louisiana Establishes Its First Black Bear Hunting Season Since 1987

Bear Hunting

Louisiana Establishes Its First Black Bear Hunting Season Since 1987 Louisiana Establishes Its First Black Bear Hunting Season Since 1987

By: Dac Collins

Trying to Stop a Brown Bear Attack with a .38 Special, from the Archives

Animal Attacks

Trying to Stop a Brown Bear Attack with a .38 Special, from the Archives Trying to Stop a Brown Bear Attack with a .38 Special, from the Archives

By: Cecil Rhode

Killing a Grizzly the Old-Fashioned Way: With a Longbow and a Stone-Point Arrowhead

Bear Hunting

Killing a Grizzly the Old-Fashioned Way: With a Longbow and a Stone-Point Arrowhead Killing a Grizzly the Old-Fashioned Way: With a Longbow and a Stone-Point Arrowhead

By: Tyler Freel

Ben Lilly and the Desert Grizzly, From the Archives

Bear Hunting

Ben Lilly and the Desert Grizzly, From the Archives Ben Lilly and the Desert Grizzly, From the Archives

By: Frank C. Hibben

I Killed the Last Grizzly in Colorado

Animal Attacks

I Killed the Last Grizzly in Colorado I Killed the Last Grizzly in Colorado

By: Ed Wiseman

Houndsman Killed a 400-Pound Bear with a Knife to Save His Dog and Hunting Buddy

Animal Attacks

Houndsman Killed a 400-Pound Bear with a Knife to Save His Dog and Hunting Buddy Houndsman Killed a 400-Pound Bear with a Knife to Save His Dog and Hunting Buddy

By: Richard P. Smith

This Could Be the Heaviest Black Bear Ever Tagged in North Carolina

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This Could Be the Heaviest Black Bear Ever Tagged in North Carolina This Could Be the Heaviest Black Bear Ever Tagged in North Carolina

By: Bob McNally

The Thanksgiving I Spent Alone in the Woods

Bear Hunting

The Thanksgiving I Spent Alone in the Woods The Thanksgiving I Spent Alone in the Woods

By: Jack McPhee

Hunter Shoots Huge Black Bear, Finds 8-Point Buck Underneath It

Bear Hunting

Hunter Shoots Huge Black Bear, Finds 8-Point Buck Underneath It Hunter Shoots Huge Black Bear, Finds 8-Point Buck Underneath It

Washington State Lost Its Spring Bear Hunt to Political Overreach—And It’s Just the Beginning

Bear Hunting

Washington State Lost Its Spring Bear Hunt to Political Overreach—And It’s Just the Beginning Washington State Lost Its Spring Bear Hunt to Political Overreach—And It’s Just the Beginning

Boxed With a Bear: Frank Glaser’s Sled Dogs Fought a Giant Grizzly

Bear Hunting

Boxed With a Bear: Frank Glaser’s Sled Dogs Fought a Giant Grizzly Boxed With a Bear: Frank Glaser’s Sled Dogs Fought a Giant Grizzly

as told to Jim Rearden, introduction by Tyler Freel

Arrow for a Grizzly: A Classic Fred Bear Tale from the Archives

Bear Hunting

Arrow for a Grizzly: A Classic Fred Bear Tale from the Archives Arrow for a Grizzly: A Classic Fred Bear Tale from the Archives

as told to Ben East, introduction by Tyler Freel

President Teddy Roosevelt’s 1904 Colorado Bear Hunt, According to His Guide

Bear Hunting

President Teddy Roosevelt’s 1904 Colorado Bear Hunt, According to His Guide President Teddy Roosevelt’s 1904 Colorado Bear Hunt, According to His Guide

By: The Editors

A Killer of Men: The Story of a Deadly Sloth Bear, From the Archives

Bear Hunting

A Killer of Men: The Story of a Deadly Sloth Bear, From the Archives A Killer of Men: The Story of a Deadly Sloth Bear, From the Archives

introduction by Tyler Freel

A Family Hunt for Alaska Brown Bears, From the Archives

Bear Hunting

A Family Hunt for Alaska Brown Bears, From the Archives A Family Hunt for Alaska Brown Bears, From the Archives

By: Kenneth C. Kellar

A Creepy Bear Hunt in the Great Dismal Swamp, From the Archives

Bear Hunting

A Creepy Bear Hunt in the Great Dismal Swamp, From the Archives A Creepy Bear Hunt in the Great Dismal Swamp, From the Archives

By: Arthur Grahame

Photos From the New Jersey Bear Season, the Highly Controversial Hunt That Wasn’t

Bear Hunting

Photos From the New Jersey Bear Season, the Highly Controversial Hunt That Wasn’t Photos From the New Jersey Bear Season, the Highly Controversial Hunt That Wasn’t

story by Alex Robinson, photographs by Bryan Anselm

Jim Carmichel’s Favorite Hunting Rifles

Antelope Hunting

Jim Carmichel’s Favorite Hunting Rifles Jim Carmichel’s Favorite Hunting Rifles

By: Jim Carmichel

Where Do All the Problem Bears Go?

Bear Hunting

Where Do All the Problem Bears Go? Where Do All the Problem Bears Go?

By: Christine Peterson

The Hunt for a Man-Killing Black Bear, From the Archives

Bear Hunting

The Hunt for a Man-Killing Black Bear, From the Archives The Hunt for a Man-Killing Black Bear, From the Archives

By: Raymond R. Lyons