How To Call Spring Bears Lead

How to Call Spring Bears

From late May to early June, deer and elk are dropping their young, and the bear rut is on—and it’s a great time to call in a bear.

Bears Over Hounds: Chasing Black Bears in Western Idaho

Of bayed bears and broken branches—a week with dogs and houndsmen in western Idaho is a “paws-on” experience.

Idaho Bear Hunters Now Required to Pass ID Course

Effective Jan. 1, anyone hunting black bears in Idaho must show proof they have passed a bear identification test to help them differentiate between grizzly bears and black bears.

Loafers: Bear Hunting on the Boundary Waters

A float through the Minnesota Boundary Waters inspires the author to rediscover a lost art.

A One-and-Done Black Bear Hunt

A dog hunt for an Arizona black bear with a magnum wheelgun proves you can’t pack too big a punch.

Recipe: Slow Cooker Honey & Garlic Venison

Looking for a way to introduce a new audience to bear meat? Check out this recipe, from contributor Brad Fenson, for an easy way to do it.

The Maine Attraction

Maine is home to a wide range of large and small game and lots of public land on which to hunt it. Could the Pine Tree State be hunting’s best-kept secret?

A Guide to the Big Woods

Maine’s Matt Whitegiver has guided hunters for more than 40 years. Today, he lives to guide Special Operations veterans to Big Woods adventure—and perhaps a path back to peace.

Vignettes from Brown Bear Country

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.

Member's Hunt: Three Times Charmed

This latest Member's Hunt comes from Theodore Verbrugge of Oxford, Ohio.

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