Bears

Marlin put a lot of horsepower behind its Model 338 MXLR, giving it plenty of muscle for high-country elk, deer and bear hunts.

Bear hunting can be as involved as you want it to be. You can spend weeks setting up baits. Or you can hunt on your time schedule and do spot, and stalk hunting across the West.

NAH-TV host Melissa Bachman nabbed a large black bear in Alaska using the spot and stalk method.

Hunting public land black bears can be an emotional feast or famine, but if you pack enough Twinkies, you’re at least guaranteed to never go hungry.

The biggest black bears in Manitoba live in the nastiest, darkest, most stomach-churning locations. And the only way to get one is to hold your breath, swallow your emotions and go in after them.      

My mom and dad were wondering what to get me for my 12th birthday. They decided Dad would take me black bear hunting.

On he came, approaching with the lumbering gait and swagger that only a trophy bear can possess. Billy had his .30-06 shouldered and silently clicked off the rifle’s safety. However, we were faced with a dilemma...

To those of you who have read about sweet success, it does occur—but bear hunting is no different than any other hunting—there are no slam dunks.

Because most outfitters don’t have scales in camp to weigh black bears, hunters typically have to rely on length measurements when discussing bear size. But how big is a 6-foot bear, and how is it measured?

December 5, 2005, was the opening day of New Jersey's deer and bear hunting seasons. The bear hunt was going to be just the second in the state in the past 35 years, and my first.