Grizzly Bear Hunting

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You Go I Stay feature story from Outdoor Life

Hunting

Fred Bear in Alaska: Bowhunting a World-Record Brown Bear Fred Bear in Alaska: Bowhunting a World-Record Brown Bear

By Fred Bear, as told to Ben East

An illustration of an Outdoor Life story about a killer grizzly.

Hunting

My Months-Long Hunt for a Cattle-Killing Grizzly, from the Archives My Months-Long Hunt for a Cattle-Killing Grizzly, from the Archives

A grizzly bear in a meadow.

Hunting

Alberta Brings Back Grizzly Hunting, But Only for ‘Problem’ Bears Alberta Brings Back Grizzly Hunting, But Only for ‘Problem’ Bears

A grizzly bear eats an elk.

Conservation

Watch: Grizzly Bear Eats a Cow Elk That’s Still Alive Watch: Grizzly Bear Eats a Cow Elk That’s Still Alive

hunter poses in woods with grizzly bear and longbow and arrows

Hunting

Killing a Grizzly the Old-Fashioned Way: With a Longbow and a Stone-Point Arrowhead Killing a Grizzly the Old-Fashioned Way: With a Longbow and a Stone-Point Arrowhead

old magazine illustration of hunter directing hounds in desert environment

Hunting

Ben Lilly and the Desert Grizzly, From the Archives Ben Lilly and the Desert Grizzly, From the Archives

By Frank C. Hibben

A grizzly bear in the Yellowstone ecosystem.

Conservation

The Clock Is Ticking as the Feds Grapple with Delisting Grizzly Bears The Clock Is Ticking as the Feds Grapple with Delisting Grizzly Bears

By Andrew McKean

Grizzly paw and 6.5 Creedmoor cartridges

Guns

Grizzly Hunting with a 6.5 Creedmoor Grizzly Hunting with a 6.5 Creedmoor

alaska kills bears for caribou 1

Conservation

Alaska Officials Kill Nearly 100 Brown Bears in Attempt to Boost Caribou Numbers Alaska Officials Kill Nearly 100 Brown Bears in Attempt to Boost Caribou Numbers

Ideal shot placement for where to shoot a bear is a slightly quartering-away bear like this one.

Hunting

Where to Shoot a Bear, and How to Recover It Where to Shoot a Bear, and How to Recover It

big black bear with .30/06

Guns

The Best Bear Cartridges The Best Bear Cartridges

grizzly with ear tags in meadow

Conservation

Where Do All the Problem Bears Go? Where Do All the Problem Bears Go?

By Christine Peterson

grizzly bear montana

Opinion

Montana Legislators, Don’t Blow Our Best Chance to Delist Grizzly Bears Montana Legislators, Don’t Blow Our Best Chance to Delist Grizzly Bears

By Andrew McKean

black bear on bait

Opinion

Federal Agencies Continue to Cut Hunting Opportunities in Alaska Federal Agencies Continue to Cut Hunting Opportunities in Alaska

Hunting

Are Grizzlies and Polar Bears Hybridizing in Alaska? Are Grizzlies and Polar Bears Hybridizing in Alaska?

hunter aims at bear

Hunting

A Family Hunt for Alaska Brown Bears, From the Archives A Family Hunt for Alaska Brown Bears, From the Archives

By Kenneth C. Kellar

A brown bear on Afognak Island

Hunting

What Is a Stopping Rifle—and Do You Need One? What Is a Stopping Rifle—and Do You Need One?

Brown bear research

Hunting

LaVern Beier: The Bear Man of Southeast Alaska LaVern Beier: The Bear Man of Southeast Alaska

Grizzly bear hunting used to be allowed in B.C. but is no longer.

Hunting

British Columbia Outfitters Seek Class-Action Suit Challenging Grizzly Bear Hunting Ban British Columbia Outfitters Seek Class-Action Suit Challenging Grizzly Bear Hunting Ban

Thirteen Yards in One Second: Why You Can Never Outrun a Charging Bear

Survival

Thirteen Yards in One Second: Why You Can Never Outrun a Charging Bear Thirteen Yards in One Second: Why You Can Never Outrun a Charging Bear