“black bears”

If you’re a bear hunter desperately searching for a way to up your odds, head west in spring, where regional traditions offer an unbeatable opportunity: spot-and-stalk.

Thanks to conservation efforts and sometimes over-the-top protective measures, predators are expanding their range across North America. Here’s what to know, what to carry and what to do should you come face to face with fangs and claws.

Contributor Philip Massaro shares some of his favorite rifles and loads for different bear hunting scenarios.

After 24 years in business, the muzzleloader company closes its doors.

According to the Daily Caller, the Center for Consumer Freedom published a Virginia report tallying the number of dogs and cats killed by the “animal lovers” at PETA last year. According to the report, when PETA folks weren’t getting naked in public places and throwing red paint on fur coat owners, they killed a bumper crop of animals.

Web Managing Editor Shawn Skipper is seeking his first bear—and a bevy of fish, too—on an old school blast and cast.

A Navy veteran and his buddy discover discounted hunting in Idaho. The program highlights similar efforts by states nationwide to treat resident and nonresident veterans.

In hunting there are the rifles you choose to make sure you take an animal humanely; and then, there are the rifles you choose to make sure the animal doesn’t take you. A choice for a black bear rifle lends itself to the latter.

Venturing into bear country to hunt, camp or work has its risks. Our man went to the Alaska experts to learn the knowledge and skills that'll keep you alive when bears may charge.