“Tag: Dangerous Game”

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.

Baiting black bears—if legal where you hunt—can certainly improve your odds. But there's a lot more to it than throwing some old fruit out in front of your stand.

Bears like to live in wet, swampy areas. Getting to them—and getting them out—isn't always easy. A vehicle like Can-Am's Defender Mossy Oak Hunting Edition makes the job a lot easier.

American Rifleman's Christopher Olsen recently joined Bushnell for a black bear hunt in Manitoba. Get an inside look at his trip with this gallery.

In a video posted to YouTube last week, a curious black bear opens the passenger door of a car—with a family of tourists still very much inside.

When you're hot, you're hot.

As anyone who has dealt with them knows, bears are pretty capable mammals. They're particularly adept at getting into things that are, typically, reserved for human use, likes houses and vehicles. Last month, we shared a video of a big ol' black bear spooking a family by opening the car door while they drove through a National Park. This latest video isn't quite as much of a close encounter, but it's worth viewing all the same.

Without realizing it, Editorial Director John Zent was sitting on two-thirds of what was needed to build a coveted custom rifle.

Two weeks ago, veteran outfitter Phil Shoemaker was guiding two fishing clients in the Alaska bush when the party came face to face with an enraged grizzly. Shoemaker, armed only with a 9mm semi-auto pistol, defended his clients and himself. Here’s his account …