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After listening to customer feedback and testing, Vortex has given its bino harness lineup an upgrade with two improved options to help hunters keep close their most important asset for finding hidden game.

After a fatal encounter occurred in Yellowstone Park on July 22, where a woman was killed on-trail by a grizzly, another attack has happened in the nearby Shoshone National Forest.

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.

Here are the tools and skills you’ll need to prevent back luck from becoming a crisis.

Check out this unique bear defense pack from Counter Assault, that combines a hefty bear deterrent with a useful training aid.

Looking for a new way to tote your pistol through the backcountry? Check out this modular chest rig from StealthGearUSA. Designed to stay clear of waist belts and pack straps, its a comfortable solution to a problem that has plagued backcountry hunters for years.

A lifetime in the backcountry of the Last Frontier has provided the author with some front-row views to what it takes to stand your ground against a bear that may or may not be bent on harm.

Wilderness hunters are few and far between, but with careful planning and preparation you can be one of them.

Staying overnight in bear country? You need a sidearm that's reliable, accurate and readily available. Here's why contributor Max Prasac opted for the Ruger Super Blackhawk in .44 Magnum.