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When Wolves Attack: 5 Close Calls from Wolf Country
Wolves killed a trailing dog in northern Wisconsin earlier this month, according to the state’s Department of Natural Resources. While wolf attacks don’t make headlines very often, close calls with...
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What Do Black Bears Eat?
What do black bears eat? You name it, and a black bear will probably eat it. Generally speaking, black bears eat vegetation, berries, nuts, insects, fish, and meat. Bears are omnivores whose diet...
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Neanderthals Hunted Lions with Spears, and New Research Reveals How They...
A 48,000-year-old lion skeleton found in a cave in modern-day Germany has provided researchers with new evidence of early predator hunting by hominids, according to new evidence outlined in a study...
View ArticleHunter Tags New Maryland State-Record Black Bear on Opening Day
On Oct. 23, the opening day of Maryland’s short black bear season, hunters harvested a total of 24 bears. The biggest was a 643-pound boar that set a new record for the heaviest bruin ever killed in...
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The Clock Is Ticking as the Feds Grapple with Delisting Grizzly Bears
My college buddy runs a sports-betting operation in Vegas, and he occasionally shares with me some of the surprising non-sports “events” that bookies make odds on. The number of named hurricanes in...
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Trolling for Bears in British Columbia
One of the most intriguing things about the black bear as a game animal is that there are so many different ways to hunt them. You can wait for them over bait, chase them behind hounds, or stalk them...
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Killing a Grizzly the Old-Fashioned Way: With a Longbow and a Stone-Point...
I WAS SWEATING in my waders in the June midday heat, my bloodshot eyes straining to find even the smallest drop of blood as I searched on hands and knees. Finally I had to accept what I had known...
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The Mysterious Man-Eating Beast of Gévaudan, and the Hunters Who Killed It
When the Beast arrived in Gévaudan, the region was in the cold clutches of the Little Ice Age. The Seven Year’s War had ended in 1763, leaving France defeated and in economic peril. Gévaudan, a...
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The Best Coyote Traps of 2023
Best Overall Minnesota Trapline MB 550 See It Best Value Duke Pro Series 550 See It Best for Beginners Bridger #2 Dogless Fully Modified See It Trapping is the most efficient way to manage and control...
View ArticleMountain Lion Hunting Ban Filed in Colorado
Advocates to ban mountain lion hunting in Colorado filed a notice to put on next year’s ballot a measure that would outlaw mountain lion and bobcat hunting in the state. The ballot proposal, which was...
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The Thanksgiving I Spent Alone in the Woods
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › As I walked up the rocky beach, my rabbit dog let go with a terrific clamor which told...
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This Could Be the Heaviest Black Bear Ever Tagged in North Carolina
It was a tight timetable for Brad Jones to bowhunt for black bears on his buddy’s land near the North Carolina coast on Saturday. Jones figured it was worth it, though, since he knew a couple big...
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Colorado Cancels April Mountain Lion Season Amid Anti-Hunting Opposition
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission voted last week to cut back on mountain lion hunting by canceling the April hunting season and outlawing the use of electronic calls statewide. These changes...
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Watch: A Biologist Darts a Mountain Lion. It Nearly Attacks Him
Wildlife biologists get paid to work in close quarters with the animals they study, but sometimes those critters get a little too close for comfort. Such was the case in January, when a biologist with...
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Mississippi Hunters Land 14-Foot, State-Record Gator After 7-Hour Fight
Donald Woods and his buddies were determined to catch a big gator on the opening night of Mississippi’s alligator hunting season. By early the next morning they had done just that. In fact, Woods and...
View ArticleWatch: Elk Hunter Faces Off with an Aggressive Coyote That Won’t Back Down
An elk hunter in Wyoming encountered a strangely aggressive coyote over the weekend while hunting along the Wind River. Using his phone, David Mossburg caught the whole encounter on video and uploaded...
View ArticleWatch: Sharpshooter Makes a Perfect Shot on a Coyote That’s Attacking a...
Coyotes are a constant problem for ranchers and other livestock managers, often waiting until nightfall to raid their herds. One way to solve this is with an accurate rifle fitted with a thermal...
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Hunter Shoots Huge Black Bear, Finds 8-Point Buck Underneath It
A hunter from Sedgwick, Maine found himself a bonus buck last weekend when he shot a hefty black bear that was working over a whitetail carcass. He didn’t realize his luck until he approached the...
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Rare Trail Cam Photos Capture a Coyote Fighting Golden Eagles
Scavengers lead hard lives, especially in the desert where water holes and carrion are few and far between. These slim pickings often lead to competition, and a series of trail camera photos shared to...
View ArticleMichigan Is Getting Sued for Shortening Its Coyote Season
Tensions are rising in Michigan over new regulations shortening the coyote season from year-round to nine months long, with a three-month hiatus from mid-April to mid-July. Michigan United...
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A Hunter Killed a Wolf 100 Miles West of Detroit. He Thought It Was a Coyote
A case of false identification is under investigation in Michigan after a hunter shot, killed, and reported what he thought was a large Eastern coyote but turned out to be an 84-pound gray wolf, the...
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The Ex-Communist Bear Baiter of Dore Lake
WHEN WE WERE INTRODUCED, Valentin Popov declined my handshake. He was preoccupied with reattaching the severed tip of a finger, which he had hacked off earlier in the day with a machete as he trimmed...
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Where to Shoot a Bear, and How to Recover It
Among game animals, bears possess an aura unlike any others—especially when it comes to toughness. Hunters talk about them as if they are supernatural specters of the woods, and far more difficult to...
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Hunting the Nile Crocodile, the Very Picture of Death
I HAVE A very specific premonition of my own death. While the logistics are fuzzy, the end is disturbingly detailed in my subconscious. I’m walking, or maybe fishing, on the mucky edge of a swampy...
View ArticleHunting Groups Petition Feds to Delist Wolves in Great Lakes Region
A coalition of hunting groups, led by the Sportsmen’s Alliance, petitioned on Thursday the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove gray wolves in the upper Midwest from the Endangered Species Act....
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Bowhunter Officially Ties Wisconsin State Record for Largest Black Bear
Wisconsinite Bill Foster arrowed a huge black bear in September 2022 that officially ties the state record for the largest black bear ever taken with a bow. It also ties the No. 4 all-time black bear...
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Vermont Tones Down an Animal Rights Overhaul of Its Wildlife Board After...
A heavily amended version of a bill to overhaul the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board passed the state Senate on Tuesday following substantial pushback from conservationists and the Vermont Governor’s...
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Louisiana Establishes Its First Black Bear Hunting Season Since 1987
This December, a handful of Louisiana hunters will have the opportunity to participate in a black bear hunt in their home state for the first time in decades. The last time Louisiana held a black bear...
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As Wolf Management Debate Reaches a Fever Pitch, the Interior Department...
America’s heated conversation over wolf management has turned into a screaming match in recent weeks. Death threats from wildlife activists poured into Wyoming last week after news broke that a...
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Houndsman Killed a 400-Pound Bear with a Knife to Save His Dog and Hunting Buddy
Editor’s Note: A version of this story was originally published in local Michigan publications in 2007. We’re republishing it here to serve as a reminder: Never forget the backup gun. Black bear...
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