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A brown bear turns to look at something.

Survival

Hunter Survives Brown Bear Attack and a Gunshot Wound on Kenai Peninsula Hunter Survives Brown Bear Attack and a Gunshot Wound on Kenai Peninsula

By Alice Jones Webb

A german shepherd lounging on a porch

Hunting

Minnesota Man Charged with Killing His Neighbor’s Dog While Under Investigation for Poaching Deer and Baiting Bears Minnesota Man Charged with Killing His Neighbor’s Dog While Under Investigation for Poaching Deer and Baiting Bears

By Alice Jones Webb

You Go I Stay feature story from Outdoor Life

Hunting

Fred Bear in Alaska: Bowhunting a World-Record Brown Bear Fred Bear in Alaska: Bowhunting a World-Record Brown Bear

By Fred Bear, as told to Ben East

An illustration of an Outdoor Life story about a killer grizzly.

Hunting

My Months-Long Hunt for a Cattle-Killing Grizzly, from the Archives My Months-Long Hunt for a Cattle-Killing Grizzly, from the Archives

A grizzly bear in a meadow.

Hunting

Alberta Brings Back Grizzly Hunting, But Only for ‘Problem’ Bears Alberta Brings Back Grizzly Hunting, But Only for ‘Problem’ Bears

A grizzly bear eats an elk.

Conservation

Watch: Grizzly Bear Eats a Cow Elk That’s Still Alive Watch: Grizzly Bear Eats a Cow Elk That’s Still Alive

old magazine illustration (hunter shooting charging bear) and title

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

A screenshot of a video of a grizzly bear that looks like a black bear.

Hunting

Idaho Hunter Avoids Charges for Killing Grizzly Because State Wildlife Officials Misidentified the Bear, Too Idaho Hunter Avoids Charges for Killing Grizzly Because State Wildlife Officials Misidentified the Bear, Too

A grizzly bear in the woods near Elkford, BC.

Survival

B.C. Black Bear Hunter Hospitalized After Killing a Grizzly in Self Defense B.C. Black Bear Hunter Hospitalized After Killing a Grizzly in Self Defense

A Louisiana black bear in a field.

Bear Hunting

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

old magazine pages

Hunting

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

hunter poses in woods with grizzly bear and longbow and arrows

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

old magazine illustration of hunter directing hounds in desert environment

Hunting

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

By Frank C. Hibben

An illustration of the last grizzly bear in Colorado attacking a hunter.

Survival

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

Survival

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

massive north carolina black bear feature

Bear Hunting

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

An illustration of a boy riding a horse with his dog in front.

Hunting

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

hunter with black bear and whitetail deadhead

Hunting

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

maryland black bear record

Hunting

Hunter Tags New Maryland State-Record Black Bear on Opening Day Hunter Tags New Maryland State-Record Black Bear on Opening Day

What does a black bear eat? In this case, a mouthful of dandelions.

Hunting

What Do Black Bears Eat? What Do Black Bears Eat?

By Natalie Krebs