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A trail camera image of a whitetail doe protecting a fawn from a black bear.

Stunning Trail Cam Video Captures the Moment a Black Bear Pounces on a Fawn Stunning Trail Cam Video Captures the Moment a Black Bear Pounces on a Fawn

By Alice Jones Webb

An old cowboy ropes a California grizzly bear

When Grizzlies Ruled California When Grizzlies Ruled California

By George Laycock

Florida black bear hunt proposed

Florida Is Finally Considering a Black Bear Season Again Florida Is Finally Considering a Black Bear Season Again

By Natalie Krebs

A bear snarls in an illstration.

A Grizzly Killed Two Bears, Then Charged Me Next. He Should Have Been a World-Record A Grizzly Killed Two Bears, Then Charged Me Next. He Should Have Been a World-Record

By Ace Demers, as told to Tom Stacer

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

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

By Natalie Krebs

A bear swipes at a hunter and his hounds

My Buddy and Our Hounds Were No Match for the Ghost-Town Grizzly of Old New Mexico My Buddy and Our Hounds Were No Match for the Ghost-Town Grizzly of Old New Mexico

By Frank C. Hibben

A Louisiana hunter with a black bear he harvested.

Veteran Tags Potential Record Black Bear During Louisiana’s First Bear Season in Decades Veteran Tags Potential Record Black Bear During Louisiana’s First Bear Season in Decades

By Jonathan Olivier

A young boy in a blaze orange hat poses with a large black bear.

Sixth Grader Tags Nearly 600-Pound Black Bear While Hunting with His Grandpa Sixth Grader Tags Nearly 600-Pound Black Bear While Hunting with His Grandpa

By Alice Jones Webb

‘He Was Just Getting His Dog.’ Virginia Houndsman Dies After a Black Bear Falls on Him in Freak Hunting Accident ‘He Was Just Getting His Dog.’ Virginia Houndsman Dies After a Black Bear Falls on Him in Freak Hunting Accident

Human hands stretch out a giant bear paw.

I Fought Off a Brown Bear with My Fishing Rod, and Other Close Calls While Living in Remote Alaska I Fought Off a Brown Bear with My Fishing Rod, and Other Close Calls While Living in Remote Alaska

By Scott Haugen

An illustration of a big black bear and a hunter

I Shot Michigan’s State-Record Black Bear on Thanksgiving Day I Shot Michigan’s State-Record Black Bear on Thanksgiving Day

By Bob Haataja, as told to Ben East

A 7-year-old hunter and her dad with a bear, turkey, and buck.

7-Year-Old Earns a Pennsylvania ‘Triple Trophy’ After Tagging a Black Bear, Buck, and Gobbler This Fall 7-Year-Old Earns a Pennsylvania ‘Triple Trophy’ After Tagging a Black Bear, Buck, and Gobbler This Fall

By Natalie Krebs

moose sniffs barrel

Video: Bull Moose Sniffs Hunter’s Rifle Barrel Video: Bull Moose Sniffs Hunter’s Rifle Barrel

By Richard P. Smith

new jersey bear

Bowhunter Shoots Massive 770-Pound Record Black Bear in New Jersey Bowhunter Shoots Massive 770-Pound Record Black Bear in New Jersey

Hunting Black Bears with a 6.5 Creedmoor

Hunting Black Bears with the 6.5 Creedmoor Hunting Black Bears with the 6.5 Creedmoor

By Derek Horner

A brown bear turns to look at something.

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

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

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.

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.

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