bear attack Articles

Phil Shoemaker has been guiding hunters and anglers in Alaska since 1983, and here he tells the chilling story of shooting a 900-pound brown bear that was attacking two of his fishing clients.

While relatively rare, bear attacks occur and every hunter should be prepared for the showdown of their life.

A hotel security guard was lucky to escape with only scratches after being swatted to the ground by a huge black bear in an Aspen, Colorado, hotel kitchen.

Arizona man mauled, killed in rare attack by a black bear in Prescott, about 100 miles northwest of Phoenix.

A Colorado man relaxing in a hammock was bitten by a black bear snooping around a campground late at night.

Surprised grizzly bear attacks Wyoming man, who was hospitalized with injuries and released.

A woman in Maine stood her ground against a black bear in her yard, punching it in the face before it bit her and ran off.

State officials captured and euthanized a black bear they believe attacked a 10-year-old boy, who was not seriously injured.

A jogger was attacked by a black bear in a forested area near Lake Whatcom in Washington state, state officials say, but did not sustain serious injuries.

Two hunters in Montana face off with an aggressive grizzly bear that’s trying to claim their kill.

A Wyoming hunter has been fined $25,500 for killing a grizzly bear following an investigation by state wildlife officials.

An elk hunter recovering from a savage mauling by a grizzly bear said the bear wasn't doing anything wrong when it attacked.

A 55-year-old man was attacked by a brown brown on the runway of a small airport in Alaska. His injuries were non-life threatening.

A 63-year-old Japanese man used his karate skills to escape a kill-or-be-killed situation. Good thing he’s a black belt!

An Alaskan Grizzly has attacked another guest at Denali National Park. Officials say the female will be killed when caught.

Authorities are looking for a grizzly in Montana's Flathead National Forest after it killed a mountain biker earlier this week.

A female black bear with cubs nearby attacked a woman running a marathon in New Mexico. Officials have not yet found the bear.

A hiker on the Appalachian Trail said he was bitten by a bear while sleeping. The bear allegedly bit the sleeping hiker through a tent.

A University of Alaska Southeast professor was injured after being attacked by a brown bear while teaching on Mount Emmerich.

A Boy Scout leader who was pulled into a cave by a bear in northern New Jersey beat off the animal with a rock hammer while the three young Scouts with him called for help.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Park said in a news release that the woman was likely bit in the head during the attack, but that none of her injuries were life-threatening.

A hunter camping in central Idaho woke up when a black bear started biting his head, and he couldn't get medical care for three days because he was in such a remote wilderness area.

Fish, Wildlife and Parks says the attack happened near Ashley Lake. The extent of her injuries was not immediately known. Officials warn as hibernation draws near bear activity increases

Authorities say a Texas man mauled by a brown bear while moose hunting in Alaska has suffered serious injuries.

A hunter who said he was attacked by a black bear in Michigan's Clare County has scratches on a forearm but no serious injuries and believes the animal was just being nosy.

A 62-year-old Alaska man out for a walk in the woods was mauled by a brown bear.

KOB-TV reports a runner encountered a female bear and her cub on a trail and tried to make noise to scare them off. The bear charged him, knocked him into a stream and attacked him.

An archery hunter pursuing elk is recovering after being attacked in Idaho by a grizzly bear with three cubs.

Two employees of an Alaska backcountry lodge startled an adult grizzly bear while running on a trail in Alaska's Kenai Peninsula. The bear stepped out of thick brush and mauled one woman while the other ran for help.

An Idaho company is facing more than $15,000 in fines after one of its employees was killed in a bear mauling last year while he was conducting research alone and without bear spray or other personal defense tools in a wilderness area known to have grizzly bears.