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Florida’s First Bear Hunt in a Decade Opens Dec. 6

A Florida court denied a temporary injunction last month that would have stopped the state’s first black bear hunt since 2015. One hundred and seventy-two hunters, who paid for the opportunity to help manage the black bear population, can head afield in search of a Sunshine State bruin beginning Saturday. 

A Brown Bear Hunt on Baranof

A spring hunt for brown bear on Alaska’s Baranof Island is a bucket-list experience, and, on the author’s hunt, included buckets of rain. 

The Bear Hunt That Went Bust—But Made Big History

The story of Holt Collier, the bear guide for President Theodore Roosevelt on his famous 1902 Mississippi hunt.

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.

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.

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.

Black Bear Magic

Leave the tourists behind in Maine to find an adventure Downeast.

Member's Hunt: Three Times Charmed

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

Member's Hunt: Of Blueberries and Bears

This latest Member's Hunt comes from Conrado E. Navarro of Cibolo, Texas.

In the Kingdom of Bears and Friends

The right connections can usually overcome the worst luck even when the hunting is lousy and the fishing is worse.

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