“Tag: bears”

The National Rifle Association has joined a group of sportsman's organizations in filing a protest with the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) over the BLM’s final management plan curtailing sport shooting opportunities at Bears Ears National Monument (BENM) in Utah.

In its latest move targeting hunters, shooters and general outdoorsmen, the Biden-Harris administration has put forward a plan to close 1.3 million acres of Bears Ears National Monument (BENM) to recreational shooting.

An old boar black bear is a trophy of a lifetime for any hunter, and for good reason. Those who pursue him would do well to consider their quarry has spent a lifetime avoiding the moment.

Looking to tag a really big bruin? Here are the best states to do so.

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

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

In Alberta, hunters like to hold out for big bears. It’s another thing entirely to hold out for a color-phase bear when coal-black, record-book bruins climb into your lap.

Word to the wise: Sizing bears is tough. But big bears have distinctive traits. Here's what to look for if you're ever in bear country with a tag in your pocket and a black bear in your sights.

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.