“Tag: bear”

In the wake of last week's deadly Arizona bear attack, the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) has conducted a necropsy on the animal.

Here’s a detailed look at the top black bear cartridges for rifles and handguns.

25-year-old DJ Lacks has landed a potential state record with this giant 674-pound black bear from Lunenburg County, Va.

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

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

American Hunter Assistant Editor Jon Draper recently set out to test a new Barnes bullet designed for the AAC .300 Blackout. His target? Black bear located at the Jicarilla Apache Nation near Dulce, N.M. Keep your eyes peeled for this new 120-grain bullet in this caliber, which should be available early 2014. In the meantime, check out the photo gallery to see how Draper dropped the hammer on some big old bruins.

Everything about a brown bear hunt makes it larger than life, not the least of which is the size of the game. Sights and sounds that make one alternately wonder and tremble, thrills and disappointments—it’s all part of the game.

Is that black bear really trophy-class? It can be hard to tell. Here are a few pieces of advice from the experts.