“spot and stalk”

There are tougher big game animals out there. But bears are bears, and a poorly-hit bear that escapes into thick cover and must be tracked can be bad news.

If you compare them head-to-head, Africa offers more of everything a hunter wants. Let’s pit the Great White North against the Dark Continent point-by-point.

Sometimes deer hunters need to make something happen. Here’s when to get proactive and what to do.

The Model 1770 is the first newly designed centerfire rifle from Anschütz in more than 30 years, and it is beautifully made and super-accurate.

Last month TIME magazine ranked "The 50 Best Inventions of 2010." After reading their exhaustive list I was inspired to find a way to get these technological marvels into the woods. Yes, I'm a lazy, tech-dependent product of the smart phone generation, but read this list and try to tell me it wouldn't be more fun to go afield with these once unheard of contraptions. But I'm probably just dreaming…

Bob Robb shares six outfitters with comfortable camps, good equipment and high success rates for black bear hunting this spring.

Wild swine are devastating property and wildlife across the country and one way to combat the threat is to employ military-like tactics such as night vision.

The newest offering from Traditions packs tons of features into a lightweight, yet long-barreled, modern in-line muzzleloader.

The aptly named 15-30x Compact is small in size and light in weight, but big on capability.