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A bear snarls in an illstration.

A Grizzly Killed Two Bears, Then Charged Me Next. He Should Have Been a World-Record A Grizzly Killed Two Bears, Then Charged Me Next. He Should Have Been a World-Record

By Ace Demers, as told to Tom Stacer

What does a black bear eat? In this case, a mouthful of dandelions.

What Do Black Bears Eat? What Do Black Bears Eat?

By Natalie Krebs

A bear swipes at a hunter and his hounds

My Buddy and Our Hounds Were No Match for the Ghost-Town Grizzly of Old New Mexico My Buddy and Our Hounds Were No Match for the Ghost-Town Grizzly of Old New Mexico

By Frank C. Hibben

A mountain lion feeding on a dead deer.

Wyoming Lawmakers Tried to Declare Open Season on Mountain Lions. Local Houndsmen Shut It Down Wyoming Lawmakers Tried to Declare Open Season on Mountain Lions. Local Houndsmen Shut It Down

By Christine Peterson

A croc in a boat tried to attack two men.

Carmichel in Zimbabwe: The Croc That Wouldn’t Croak Carmichel in Zimbabwe: The Croc That Wouldn’t Croak

By Jim Carmichel

Where to Shoot a Hog Where to Shoot a Hog

By Mike Dickerson

A man hauls on the reins of a falling horse.

We Tracked a Cougar into a Box Canyon Maze. The Cliffs Almost Killed Us and Our Horses We Tracked a Cougar into a Box Canyon Maze. The Cliffs Almost Killed Us and Our Horses

By Charles Elliott

A treed mountain lion

Anti-Hunters Seek to Ban All Hunting with Hounds in Arizona Anti-Hunters Seek to Ban All Hunting with Hounds in Arizona

By Natalie Krebs

A mountain lion sneaks up on a pair of hunters.

My Buddy Called in a Mountain Lion. It Attacked Before He Ever Saw It My Buddy Called in a Mountain Lion. It Attacked Before He Ever Saw It

By Reed Peterson

A Louisiana hunter with a black bear he harvested.

Veteran Tags Potential Record Black Bear During Louisiana’s First Bear Season in Decades Veteran Tags Potential Record Black Bear During Louisiana’s First Bear Season in Decades

By Jonathan Olivier

A pencil drawing of a timber wolf pinning down a hunter who is scrabbling for his rifle.

I Was Attacked by a Timber Wolf I Was Attacked by a Timber Wolf

A young boy in a blaze orange hat poses with a large black bear.

Sixth Grader Tags Nearly 600-Pound Black Bear While Hunting with His Grandpa Sixth Grader Tags Nearly 600-Pound Black Bear While Hunting with His Grandpa

By Alice Jones Webb

How to Hunt Coyotes: A Crash Course in Coyote Hunting Across the Country How to Hunt Coyotes: A Crash Course in Coyote Hunting Across the Country

By Tom Carpenter, Colton Heward

Evans and Standley with their giant wolf

Alaska Trappers Catch One of the Biggest Wolves Ever Recorded Alaska Trappers Catch One of the Biggest Wolves Ever Recorded

‘He Was Just Getting His Dog.’ Virginia Houndsman Dies After a Black Bear Falls on Him in Freak Hunting Accident ‘He Was Just Getting His Dog.’ Virginia Houndsman Dies After a Black Bear Falls on Him in Freak Hunting Accident

Human hands stretch out a giant bear paw.

I Fought Off a Brown Bear with My Fishing Rod, and Other Close Calls While Living in Remote Alaska I Fought Off a Brown Bear with My Fishing Rod, and Other Close Calls While Living in Remote Alaska

By Scott Haugen

An illustration of a big black bear and a hunter

I Shot Michigan’s State-Record Black Bear on Thanksgiving Day I Shot Michigan’s State-Record Black Bear on Thanksgiving Day

By Bob Haataja, as told to Ben East

The Best Coyote Calls of 2025

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The Best Coyote Calls of 2025 The Best Coyote Calls of 2025

A 7-year-old hunter and her dad with a bear, turkey, and buck.

7-Year-Old Earns a Pennsylvania ‘Triple Trophy’ After Tagging a Black Bear, Buck, and Gobbler This Fall 7-Year-Old Earns a Pennsylvania ‘Triple Trophy’ After Tagging a Black Bear, Buck, and Gobbler This Fall

By Natalie Krebs

mountain lion on a rock

Coloradans Vote Down a Big Cat Hunting Ban in a Massive Win for Hunters and Conservationists Coloradans Vote Down a Big Cat Hunting Ban in a Massive Win for Hunters and Conservationists