Predator Hunting(Page 2)

Predator hunting tips and tactics for bears, bobcats, coyotes, wolves and more.

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Six alligator hunters hold up a 14-foot gator.

This Opening-Day Gator Is One of the Biggest Ever Killed in Mississippi This Opening-Day Gator Is One of the Biggest Ever Killed in Mississippi

A brown bear turns to look at something.

Hunter Survives Brown Bear Attack and a Gunshot Wound on Kenai Peninsula Hunter Survives Brown Bear Attack and a Gunshot Wound on Kenai Peninsula

By Alice Jones Webb

Mountain Lion atop a Rocky Outcrop Looking Ahead into the Trees

A Big Cat Hunting Ban Would Cost Colorado More Than $60 Million, Study Shows A Big Cat Hunting Ban Would Cost Colorado More Than $60 Million, Study Shows

A german shepherd lounging on a porch

Minnesota Man Charged with Killing His Neighbor’s Dog While Under Investigation for Poaching Deer and Baiting Bears Minnesota Man Charged with Killing His Neighbor’s Dog While Under Investigation for Poaching Deer and Baiting Bears

By Alice Jones Webb

A wolf walks along the coast of Vancouver Island in B.C.

Hunting Outfitter Accidentally Uses Photo of Famous Coastal Wolf on His Website, Receives Threats from Around the World Hunting Outfitter Accidentally Uses Photo of Famous Coastal Wolf on His Website, Receives Threats from Around the World

Lion Hunting Ban Qualifies for Colorado’s November Ballot Lion Hunting Ban Qualifies for Colorado’s November Ballot

By Andrew McKean

A village gathers around four dead maneating lions

My Hunt for the Man-Eating Lions of Matiyani My Hunt for the Man-Eating Lions of Matiyani

By Scott Haugen

Yellowstone wolves

Yellowstone Park Superintendent Calls for Stricter Wolf Hunting Regulations In Montana Yellowstone Park Superintendent Calls for Stricter Wolf Hunting Regulations In Montana

You Go I Stay feature story from Outdoor Life

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.

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.

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

A mountain lion in the trees.

Anti-Hunting Group Gets Enough Signatures to Put a Cougar Hunting Ban on the Colorado Ballot This Fall Anti-Hunting Group Gets Enough Signatures to Put a Cougar Hunting Ban on the Colorado Ballot This Fall

By Natalie Krebs

An illustration of a leopard attacking a man while his hat flies off his head.

Roosevelt on Safari: A High-Stakes Leopard Hunt, from the Archives Roosevelt on Safari: A High-Stakes Leopard Hunt, from the Archives

By Kermit Roosevelt

A grizzly bear eats an elk.

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

old magazine illustration (hunter shooting charging bear) and title

The Hunt for a Man-Killing Black Bear, From the Archives The Hunt for a Man-Killing Black Bear, From the Archives

By Raymond R. Lyons

A screenshot of a video of a grizzly bear that looks like a black bear.

Idaho Hunter Avoids Charges for Killing Grizzly Because State Wildlife Officials Misidentified the Bear, Too Idaho Hunter Avoids Charges for Killing Grizzly Because State Wildlife Officials Misidentified the Bear, Too

A gray wolf stands in a forest.

Hunter Who Mistakenly Killed a Wolf Hundreds of Miles from Its Home Range Won’t Be Charged Hunter Who Mistakenly Killed a Wolf Hundreds of Miles from Its Home Range Won’t Be Charged

Anti-Hunting Groups Are Running a Paid Signature Campaign to Ban Cougar Hunting in Colorado. Conservation Orgs Launch “Decline to Sign” Effort Anti-Hunting Groups Are Running a Paid Signature Campaign to Ban Cougar Hunting in Colorado. Conservation Orgs Launch “Decline to Sign” Effort

By Andrew McKean

mountain lion hunting

Close Call: I Shot a Mountain Lion at 7 Paces Close Call: I Shot a Mountain Lion at 7 Paces

By Scott Haugen

A grizzly bear in the woods near Elkford, BC.

B.C. Black Bear Hunter Hospitalized After Killing a Grizzly in Self Defense B.C. Black Bear Hunter Hospitalized After Killing a Grizzly in Self Defense

A drop of blood on the tooth of a crocodile.

Hunting the Nile Crocodile, the Very Picture of Death Hunting the Nile Crocodile, the Very Picture of Death

By Andrew McKean

Gray Wolf pack howling taken in Yellowstone NP

As Wolf Management Debate Reaches a Fever Pitch, the Interior Department Hires a National Mediator As Wolf Management Debate Reaches a Fever Pitch, the Interior Department Hires a National Mediator

By Andrew McKean

A Louisiana black bear in a field.

Louisiana Establishes Its First Black Bear Hunting Season Since 1987 Louisiana Establishes Its First Black Bear Hunting Season Since 1987

A pair of coyotes stand in brushy cover.

Michigan Is Getting Sued for Shortening Its Coyote Season Michigan Is Getting Sued for Shortening Its Coyote Season

An Eastern coyote stands in the snow.

Vermont Tones Down an Animal Rights Overhaul of Its Wildlife Board After Hunter Pushback Vermont Tones Down an Animal Rights Overhaul of Its Wildlife Board After Hunter Pushback

A trail camera of two golden eagles, a coyote, and a deer carcass.

Rare Trail Cam Photos Capture a Coyote Fighting Golden Eagles Rare Trail Cam Photos Capture a Coyote Fighting Golden Eagles

A tannery employee holds up mountain lion hides ready for shipping

An Inside Look at the Last Great Tannery in America An Inside Look at the Last Great Tannery in America

Photographs by Nic Antaya, Story by Alex Robinson

old magazine pages

Trying to Stop a Brown Bear Attack with a .38 Special, from the Archives Trying to Stop a Brown Bear Attack with a .38 Special, from the Archives

hunter poses in woods with grizzly bear and longbow and arrows

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

frank glaser outdoor life story

The Wolf-Dog That Called in a Pack of Wolves for Frank Glaser The Wolf-Dog That Called in a Pack of Wolves for Frank Glaser

By Frank Glaser, as told to Jim Rearden

old magazine illustration of hunter directing hounds in desert environment

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

By Frank C. Hibben

An illustration of the last grizzly bear in Colorado attacking a hunter.

I Killed the Last Grizzly in Colorado I Killed the Last Grizzly in Colorado

Houndsman Killed a 400-Pound Bear with a Knife to Save His Dog and Hunting Buddy Houndsman Killed a 400-Pound Bear with a Knife to Save His Dog and Hunting Buddy

By Richard P. Smith

A mountain lion jumps over a man standing below.

Watch: A Biologist Darts a Mountain Lion. It Nearly Attacks Him Watch: A Biologist Darts a Mountain Lion. It Nearly Attacks Him

Coyote Tactics: How to Hunt the Coyote Rut Coyote Tactics: How to Hunt the Coyote Rut

By Brian McCombie

An aggressive coyote barks at an elk hunter through the brush.

Watch: Elk Hunter Faces Off with an Aggressive Coyote That Won’t Back Down Watch: Elk Hunter Faces Off with an Aggressive Coyote That Won’t Back Down

A mountain lion tom peeks through some branches.

Colorado Cancels April Mountain Lion Season Amid Anti-Hunting Opposition Colorado Cancels April Mountain Lion Season Amid Anti-Hunting Opposition

massive north carolina black bear feature

This Could Be the Heaviest Black Bear Ever Tagged in North Carolina This Could Be the Heaviest Black Bear Ever Tagged in North Carolina

The best coyote calibers

Guns

The Best Coyote Calibers The Best Coyote Calibers

An illustration of a boy riding a horse with his dog in front.

The Thanksgiving I Spent Alone in the Woods The Thanksgiving I Spent Alone in the Woods

hunter with black bear and whitetail deadhead

Hunter Shoots Huge Black Bear, Finds 8-Point Buck Underneath It Hunter Shoots Huge Black Bear, Finds 8-Point Buck Underneath It

We reviewed the best coyote traps for 2023.

Gear

The Best Coyote Traps of 2025 The Best Coyote Traps of 2025

A black and white illustration of a wolf-like beast terrorizing a village.

The Mysterious Man-Eating Beast of Gévaudan, and the Hunters Who Killed It The Mysterious Man-Eating Beast of Gévaudan, and the Hunters Who Killed It

maryland black bear record

Hunter Tags New Maryland State-Record Black Bear on Opening Day Hunter Tags New Maryland State-Record Black Bear on Opening Day

A shot placement diagram of a spare in an ancient cave lion.

Neanderthals Hunted Lions with Spears, and New Research Reveals How They Might Have Done It Neanderthals Hunted Lions with Spears, and New Research Reveals How They Might Have Done It

mountain lion hunting ban Colorado.

Mountain Lion Hunting Ban Filed in Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting Ban Filed in Colorado

By Andrew McKean

video coyote sharpshooter

Watch: Sharpshooter Makes a Perfect Shot on a Coyote That’s Attacking a Sheep Watch: Sharpshooter Makes a Perfect Shot on a Coyote That’s Attacking a Sheep

state record gator

Mississippi Hunters Land 14-Foot, State-Record Gator After 7-Hour Fight Mississippi Hunters Land 14-Foot, State-Record Gator After 7-Hour Fight

By Alex Robinson

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

aggressive wolf encounters

When Wolves Attack: 5 Close Calls from Wolf Country When Wolves Attack: 5 Close Calls from Wolf Country

By Richard P. Smith

wisconsin black bear ties record

Bowhunter Officially Ties Wisconsin State Record for Largest Black Bear Bowhunter Officially Ties Wisconsin State Record for Largest Black Bear

A grizzly bear in the Yellowstone ecosystem.

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

Gray wolves in the Great Lakes.

Hunting Groups Petition Feds to Delist Wolves in Great Lakes Region Hunting Groups Petition Feds to Delist Wolves in Great Lakes Region

By Andrew McKean

bear hunting bc

Trolling for Bears in British Columbia Trolling for Bears in British Columbia

By Alex Robinson

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

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

black bear in tree

Suspect Arrested Months After Shooting Black Bear Hunter, Fleeing the Scene Suspect Arrested Months After Shooting Black Bear Hunter, Fleeing the Scene

boy with a black bear

A 7-Year-Old Boy’s First Bear A 7-Year-Old Boy’s First Bear

Hunter Ty Bell stands on a ridge in Idaho grizzly country.

Return to Scout Ridge Return to Scout Ridge

By Alex Robinson

archival photo of theodore roosevelt on a hunt in colorado

Our Editor-in-Chief Interviews Teddy Roosevelt After His Mountain Lion Hunt, From the Archives Our Editor-in-Chief Interviews Teddy Roosevelt After His Mountain Lion Hunt, From the Archives

By J.A. McGuire

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

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

man with black bear carcass

The Ex-Communist Bear Baiter of Dore Lake The Ex-Communist Bear Baiter of Dore Lake

By Andrew McKean

The buffering in TSS shot.

Guns

Tungsten Super Shot: An Inside Look at How the Deadliest Birdshot of All Time Is Made Tungsten Super Shot: An Inside Look at How the Deadliest Birdshot of All Time Is Made

By Nick Charney

black bear with cubs

Black Bear Attacks Elderly Woman After Politicians Nix Proposed Hunting Season Black Bear Attacks Elderly Woman After Politicians Nix Proposed Hunting Season