Bears

If your passion is big-game hunting, there aren’t a lot of options in the spring and early summer months. That is the appeal of the spring black bear hunt in Manitoba, Canada. For hunters who can’t wait until fall, spring bruins provide the perfect opportunity to keep your adrenaline surging.

The grizzly bear and Alaska brown bear are different versions of the same species, Ursus arctos. The prominent humps on their shoulders and long claws distinguish these bears from black bears.

Watch a video and learn how to improve your hunting strategy with the NAHC’s new hunting-focused weather center, powered by ScoutLook Weather.

As legal battles surrounding New Jersey’s recent and future bear hunting seasons continue, what’s right for the bears has somehow gotten lost in transaction.

After a 5-year, litigation-filled hiatus, New Jersey bear hunters are back in action.

NAH Managing Editor Dave Maas shares some highlights from his 2010 food plot scouting cameras.

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

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.