“fred bear”

Grizzly bears are at least as wild as any North American game animal, and unlike our antlered or horned beasts, they will at times turn the tables and hunt the hunter.

On this special day, American bowhunters honor a legendary pioneer, friend and one of the most renown hunters of the second half of the 20th century.

It's bowhunters' lucky day as Brownells makes nearly 10,000 archery-related products available online.

Are crossbows really that much easier to handle than a compound bow? Jeff Johnston takes a closer look at the debate.

Federal excise taxes collected on the sale of rifles, shotguns, handguns, ammunition and archery gear have nearly tripled during the past decade, boosting federal funding for the nation’s wildlife and hunter-education programs to record levels even though many handgun, ammo and archery buyers don’t hunt.

Hunters have long been at war with their own odor. With technology marching forever forward, modern hunters enjoy scent-control technologies Fred Bear’s generation couldn’t have fathomed.

While hunters in the North can seem about as scarce as the bucks that call it home, this is where massive borealis deer thrive. Hunt the dense forests of the Boundary Waters and you’ll soon see why.

Here are this year's best new compound bows for hunters looking to make an upgrade.