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‘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

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

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

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Video: Bull Moose Sniffs Hunter’s Rifle Barrel Video: Bull Moose Sniffs Hunter’s Rifle Barrel

By Richard P. Smith

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Bowhunter Shoots Massive 770-Pound Record Black Bear in New Jersey Bowhunter Shoots Massive 770-Pound Record Black Bear in New Jersey

Hunting Black Bears with a 6.5 Creedmoor

Hunting Black Bears with the 6.5 Creedmoor Hunting Black Bears with the 6.5 Creedmoor

By Derek Horner

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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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

By Alex Robinson

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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

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

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