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Predator Hunting

Hunters Tag ‘Dragon-Size’ Alligator in Mississippi’s Ross Barnett Reservoir

An illustration of a man's rifle backfiring into his face.

Grizzly Bear Hunting

I Was 20 Yards Away from a Big Boar Grizzly When My Rifle Misfired — and Blinded Me

By Frank Glaser, as told to Jim Rearden

A blue illustration of a big cougar fighting a dog while a scared boy falls nearby

I Faced Off with a Cornered, Wounded Mountain Lion by Myself. I Was 12

By Fred Meyer Schroder, as told to Robert Easton

A black bear swats a dog out of a tree

Black Bear Hunting

A Black Bear Killed Hundreds of Sheep Over the Years. My Dogs Finally Caught Up with Him

By Carl T. Johnson

A vintage photo collage of Fred Bear with a goat and a grizzly.

Grizzly Bear Hunting

Watch: Footage of Fred Bear Hunting His First Grizzly, with the Legendary Razorhead Broadhead

By Fred Bear, as told to Ben East

An illustration of a sow grizzly defending her cub against a giant brown bear.

Grizzly Bear Hunting

We Stalked a Cannibal Brown Bear That Was Trying to Kill a Cub

By Leon Francisco

Predator Hunting

I Hunted Down the Gator That Killed My Bird Dog — and More Alligator Tales from the South

By John Hightower

An hunter harpoons an alligator in Florida.

Predator Hunting

The Backstory to the Most Epic Gator Hunting Video on the Internet

By Kris Millgate

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Grizzly Bear Hunting

We Tracked Down a Killer Grizzly — and It Almost Ended in Tragedy

By Gordon D. Gosling

Two catch-dogs strain at their leashes.

Predator Hunting

11 Wild Photos of the Hog Hunting Dogs from Alabama

By Alex Robinson

A black bear walks across a meadow in a national park.

Black Bear Hunting

Florida Commission Unanimously Approves Black Bear Hunt, Despite Anti-Hunting Rhetoric

Predator Hunting

The Legendary Cowboy Who Caught More Than 1,000 Wolves With His Bare Hands

By John R. Abernathy as told to Monroe H. Goode

Male lion (panthera leo), Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe.

Predator Hunting

Blondie the Lion Is Already Being Called the “Next Cecil.” Here’s Why That’s a Problem for Lion Conservation in Africa

By Robbie Kroger

Best thermal clip on sights

Predator Hunting

The Best Thermal Clip-On Sights

By Andrew McKean

A leopard stalking in the brush

Predator Hunting

I Guided Safaris for Years Without Being Mauled. One Day, My Luck Finally Ran Out

An illustration of a hunter with a jammed rifle facing off with a black bear on its hind legs.

Black Bear Hunting

I Was 10 Feet from the Bear I’d Been Tracking All Day. Then My Rifle Jammed

By Carl T. Johnson

A side-by-side of two trophy photos of poachers with an illegally-killed Missouri mountain lion

Predator Hunting

Missouri Deer Hunter Illegally Shoots Tagged Mountain Lion That Traveled 800 Miles From Nebraska

By Alice Jones Webb

A black bear falls out of a tree in this illustration

Black Bear Hunting

I Wanted to Hunt Black Bears with My Bow. My Guide Didn’t Trust Me

old magazine illustration of man, dog, dead bear in woods

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

By Frank C. Hibben

Hunters in red buffalo check

Grizzly Bear Hunting

After 25 Years of Big Game Hunting, All I Wanted Was to Tag an Elk

Illustrated and written by Bob Kuhn

Two hunter with a record grizzly bear.

Giant Grizzly Taken in Alaska Is a New Record, Confirms Boone & Crockett

Anti-hunters line the street holding signs that protest the Florida bear hunt.

Black Bear Hunting

Anti-Hunters Will Attempt to Sabotage Florida’s Bear Hunt With This Dirty Tactic

By Alice Jones Webb

An illustration of grizzly hunters

Grizzly Bear Hunting

My Wife Wanted to Hunt Grizzlies, and No One Could Talk Her Out of It

By Ralph Hammer

A black bear stands next to a backyard fence in Connecticut.

Black Bear Hunting

Florida Just Approved a Black Bear Season. Connecticut Could Be Next

By Alice Jones Webb

bear hunting in alaska

Black Bear Hunting

Bear Hunting with My 7-Year-Old Daughter Has Taught Us Both Some Important Lessons

Wolves and sled dogs racing across the snow.

I Spent 25 Years Trapping Wolves in the Canadian Wilderness. Here’s What I Learned

A boot company is selling gator hunts

Predator Hunting

This Texas Boot Company Is Charging $5K for Cowboy Boots. The Fee Includes a Gator Hunt

A vintage black and white photo of a man darting a bear from a helicopter.

Grizzly Bear Hunting

16 Incredible Vintage Hunting and Fishing Photos from an Alaska Wildlife Refuge

By Natalie Krebs

Cougar jumping on a man

The Game Warden Asked Us to Track One Lion. We Found Four in Two Days

Polar bear lifts paw walking across kelp

Two Tourists Got Pissed They Didn’t Get to Photograph Polar Bears Because of Native Hunters

By Natalie Krebs

Predator Hunting

A Tiger Killed 23 Sheep in a Neighboring Village. We Spent Weeks Tracking It Down

By Cyril E. Holland

An illustration of a charging bear

Grizzly Bear Hunting

I Stalked America’s Most Dangerous Game in the Riskiest Place Possible

By Frank C. Hibben

A blue color phase black bear, also known as a glacier bear.

Black Bear Hunting

I Tagged the First Glacier Bear Ever Taken by a Modern Bowhunter

By James F. Martin

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

Black Bear Hunting

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

By Alice Jones Webb

A mountain lion stands on a pine tree branch.

As Cougar Sightings Continue in Oklahoma, Lawmakers Are Moving to Set a Hunting Season

By Alice Jones Webb

A coyote and a badger hunt together

Predator Hunting

Fascinating Trail Cam Videos Show Coyotes and Badgers Hunting Prairie Dogs Together

An old cowboy ropes a California grizzly bear

Grizzly Bear Hunting

When Grizzlies Ruled California

By George Laycock

Florida black bear hunt proposed

Black Bear Hunting

Florida Is Finally Considering a Black Bear Season Again

By Natalie Krebs

Maggie the magnificent

Maggie Was a Goofy, Distractible Mutt, and the Best Lion Dog I Ever Hunted Behind

By Frank C. Hibben

Wisconsin trapper with furs, which will last longer than meat from game.

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

A bear snarls in an illstration.

Grizzly Bear Hunting

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.

Black Bear Hunting

What Do Black Bears Eat?

By Natalie Krebs

A bear swipes at a hunter and his hounds

Black Bear Hunting

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

By Frank C. Hibben

A mountain lion feeding on a dead deer.

Predator Hunting

Wyoming Lawmakers Tried to Declare Open Season on Mountain Lions. Local Houndsmen Shut It Down

By Christine Peterson

A croc in a boat tried to attack two men.

Predator Hunting

Carmichel in Zimbabwe: The Croc That Wouldn’t Croak

By Jim Carmichel

Predator Hunting

Where to Shoot a Hog

By Mike Dickerson

A man hauls on the reins of a falling horse.

We Tracked a Cougar into a Box Canyon Maze. The Cliffs Almost Killed Us and Our Horses

By Charles Elliott

A treed mountain lion

Predator Hunting

Anti-Hunters Seek to Ban All Hunting with Hounds in Arizona

By Natalie Krebs

A mountain lion sneaks up on a pair of hunters.

Predator Hunting

My Buddy Called in a Mountain Lion. It Attacked Before He Ever Saw It

By Reed Peterson

A Louisiana hunter with a black bear he harvested.

Black Bear Hunting

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

By Jonathan Olivier

A pencil drawing of a timber wolf pinning down a hunter who is scrabbling for his rifle.

I Was Attacked by a Timber Wolf

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

Black Bear Hunting

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

By Alice Jones Webb

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

By Tom Carpenter, Colton Heward

Evans and Standley with their giant wolf

Alaska Trappers Catch One of the Biggest Wolves Ever Recorded

Black Bear Hunting

‘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.

Grizzly Bear Hunting

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

Black Bear Hunting

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

By Bob Haataja, as told to Ben East

The Best Coyote Calls of 2025

The Best Coyote Calls of 2025

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

Black Bear Hunting

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

By Natalie Krebs

mountain lion on a rock

Coloradans Vote Down a Big Cat Hunting Ban in a Massive Win for Hunters and Conservationists

moose sniffs barrel

Black Bear Hunting

Video: Bull Moose Sniffs Hunter’s Rifle Barrel

By Richard P. Smith

Mountain lion meat on a plate.

Predator Hunting

Yes, Hunters Eat Mountain Lion Meat. Here’s How to Prepare It

By Christine Peterson

A hunter and his dog kneel behind a crowd.

Colorado’s Prop 127 Is an Attack on Modern Wildlife Management and the Science that Guides It

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Black Bear Hunting

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