bear hunting Articles

If you missed one of these popular Grand View Outdoors stories from last month, here’s your chance to check them out without having to search or scroll.

See how a trained tracking dog and handler team up to recover a wounded black bear, and learn why blood-tracking dogs are far more fascinating than the name suggests.

In the author’s opinion, a grizzly is the most magnificent big game animal in North America.

Final tweaks for the Louisiana bear season have been approved for the inaugural season that will see 10 tags issued.

Today’s in-line muzzleloaders are more accurate and reliable than ever before. Using one in pursuit of a black bear adds another layer to the challenge and, in some cases, extra spice to the season.

Considering a black bear hunt for the first time? Spring or fall? Here are six key differences to consider before booking an adventure.

Black bear hunts over bait can result in some crazy close-range encounters.

Hunters reported killing 1,356 black bears in New York during the 2023 season, with the Catskills showing the greatest density.

Wildlife officials in Missouri capped the season harvest at 40 black bears, but hunters killed less than a third despite good conditions.

Numbers for all hunting seasons and methods are among the lowest totals in more than 15 years.

Creeping up salmon streams in the fall bowhunting huge brown bears in southeast Alaska is not for the faint of heart.

Kentucky wildlife officials have simplified its bear hunting regulations, eliminating eight zones and harvest quotas to help hunters plan and hunt easier.

Hunters killed 103 black bears during the Maryland hunt this year, twice as many as in 2021 thanks to a combination of factors.

Woman arrested for interfering with bear hunters.

Three bear sanctuaries in North Carolina will be open for limited hunting for the first time in decades due to overpopulation.

The Arkansas Game & Fish Commission approved the addition of two new black bear hunting zones during its May meeting.

Keystone State hunters record another high black bear harvest.

Station location changes due to COVID-19 protocols.

The snow is mostly melted in Arizona’s high country, flowers paint open hillsides and budding leaves are replacing their fallen brethren. It is a time for new life, marking spring bear season in the Grand Canyon state.

A versatile companion for any outback adventure.

Keystone State bear hunters experienced their 6th best season ever.

A black bear killed by Jeff Melillo in New Jersey during the 2019 hunting season has been certified as a bowhunting world record by the Pope and Young Club.

Expanded seasons, increased license sales and favorable weather all contributed to record success by Pennsylvania bear hunters in 2019.

If you’re not interested in an expensive guided hunt or crave the satisfaction that comes from doing it yourself, here’s how to pull it off.

Stalking desert bears can prove to be highly challenging and extremely exciting.

Black bear seasons are opening across the country, so are you ready to supersize your predator calling experience this spring?

Spring bear hunting seasons provide great opportunities for hunters to get into the woods. Here are some reminders for safety tips around bears.

Spring is a great time to be in the woods and arguably the best time of the year to shoot a mature black bear.

Surprisingly large black bears aren’t just turning up more frequently. They are being killed in places that didn’t even have a stable bear population two decades ago.