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Bear Gun Shootout: 10mm vs .44 Mag.

By John B. Snow

Thirteen Yards in One Second: Why You Can Never Outrun a Charging Bear

By Tyler Freel

An Ontario Bowhunter Needed His Backup Rifle to Take This 800-Pound Black Bear

By Bob McNally

9 Great Grizzly Guns for Brown Bear Hunting and Backcountry Defense

By Tyler Freel

Mountain Lions in Michigan: Another Confirmed Cougar Sighting Makes For 10 This Year

By Bob McNally

900-Pound Cattle-Eating Gator Killed in South Florida

By Bob McNally

The 12 Best Budget Guns for Coyote Hunting

By Chris Christian

12-Foot, 60-Year-Old Gator Tagged in South Florida

By Bob McNally

Coyote Cartridges: .223 Rem. Vs. .22-250 Rem. Vs. .243 Win.

By Ron Spomer

Colorado Legislators Just Introduced a Bill That Would Ban Bobcat, Mountain Lion, and Lynx Hunting

By Dac Collins

I Got This Nasty, Flesh-Eating Fungal Infection from a Coyote

By Cole Pancake

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Trail Cam Captures a Collared Wolf Killing a Collared Elk in Eastern Oregon

By James Nash

The Truth About Wolf Hunting in North America

By Tyler Freel

When Wolves Kill Man’s Best Friend

By Tyler Freel

After EU President’s Pony Is Killed by a Wolf, Europe Considers Easing Protections for Wolves

By Andrew McKean

Wolves in New York? Here’s What a Comeback Might Look Like

By Christine Peterson

Despite More Aggressive Hunting and Trapping, Montana’s Wolf Population Remained Stable in 2021

By Wade Thiel

Will Wolves Attack a Man? A Story from the Archives

By Frank Glaser , Jim Rearden , Tyler Freel

Judge Orders Federal Protections to be Restored for Gray Wolves

By Dac Collins

After Hunters Legally Take 23 Wolves That Ranged Outside Yellowstone, Montana to Close Region When 6 More Wolves Are Taken

By Bob McNally

My Lady Judas: The Wolf-Dog That Called In a Pack of Wolves for Frank Glaser

By Frank Glaser , Jim Rearden , Tyler Freel

Tracking Frank Glaser: Alaska’s Wolf Man

By Tyler Freel

Wisconsin Judge Halts Wolf Hunt Two Weeks Ahead of Season Opener

By Natalie Krebs

How Coyote Hunting Dogs Decoy In Predators

By Dac Collins

Hunting Coyotes on Frozen Lake Superior

By David Zeug

How to Trap Coyotes: The Basic Gear and Skills You Need to Get Started

By Skye Goode

Hunting Coyotes with Hounds, Snowshoes, and an Old-School Snowmobile

By Roy Chambers , Ben East

The Best Coyote Calibers

By Tyler Freel

Coyote Hunting Gear: Everything You Need to Get Started

By Colton Heward

How to Hunt Coyotes: A Crash Course in Coyote Hunting Across the Country

By Tom Carpenter , Colton Heward

.222 Remington Magnum: A Classic Cartridge That Still Gets It Done on Varmints and Predators

By Pat Mundy

The Best Coyote Calls of 2023

By Heath Wood

Tungsten Super Shot: An Inside Look at How the Deadliest Birdshot of All Time Is Made

By Nick Charney

How to Clean a Coyote Hide in Your Washing Machine

By Tyler Freel

Coyote Hunting Contests Would Be Banned on Federal Land If Congress Passes the Bill It Introduced This Week

By Keegan Sentner

Our Editor-in-Chief Interviews Teddy Roosevelt After His Mountain Lion Hunt, From the Archives

By J.A. McGuire

Hunting Cougars with Ben Lilly, the Last of the Mountain Men

By Frank C. Hibben

Lessons From a Lifetime of Tracking Mountain Lions, From the Archives

By John Lesowski

My Third and Final Showdown with the Cougar Called Bloody-Foot, From the Archives

By Jim Osman

My Greatest Hunting Adventure: A Cougar Nightmare, From the Archives

By E. Boyd Hilderbrand , Ken Crandall

Alberta Mountain Lion Hunt: A Tale of Adventure, Wildlife Management, and Cougar Meat

By Brad Fenson

Colorado Legislators Just Introduced a Bill That Would Ban Bobcat, Mountain Lion, and Lynx Hunting

By Dac Collins

Mountain Lions in Michigan: Another Confirmed Cougar Sighting Makes For 10 This Year

By Bob McNally

The Mine-Shaft Lion

By Andrew McKean

Kansas Deer Hunter Bags Photos of Rare Cougar

By J.R. Absher

Montana Mountain Lion Hunters Oppose Increasing Harvest Quotas

By Natalie Krebs

Washington Hunter Kills 2 Mountain Lions With 1 Arrow

By Gayne C. Young

Suspect Arrested Months After Shooting Black Bear Hunter, Fleeing the Scene

By Katie Hill

A 7-Year-Old Boy’s First Bear

By Tyler Freel

Return to Scout Ridge

By Alex Robinson

Where to Shoot a Bear, and How to Recover It

By Tyler Freel

The Ex-Communist Bear Baiter of Dore Lake

By Andrew McKean

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

By Raymond R. Lyons

Black Bear Attacks Elderly Woman After Politicians Nix Proposed Hunting Season

By Katie Hill

Bear Meat: Everything You Need to Know About Eating Bears

By Tyler Freel

Bear Hibernation: Uncovering Black Bear Denning Secrets in Arkansas

By Natalie Krebs

Bear Meat Vending Machine a Huge Hit in Japan

By Dac Collins

The Best Bear Cartridges

By Tyler Freel

Ben Lilly and the Desert Grizzly, From the Archives

By Frank C. Hibben

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Takeaways from a Turkey Hunter Who Was Accidentally Shot by His Longtime Hunting Partner

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Turkey Population Declines in the Great Plains Lead to Canceled Seasons and Reduced Bag Limits

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/ May 11, 2023

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By Raymond R. Lyons

/ May 8, 2023

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/ Apr 28, 2023

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Massive 12-Foot Alligator Killed on South Florida Cattle Ranch

By Bob McNally

/ Apr 7, 2023

Trail Cam Captures a Collared Wolf Killing a Collared Elk in Eastern Oregon

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