Wyoming Inches Closer to Grizzly Bear Hunt
With last year’s de-listing announcement, Wyoming officials are taking the necessary steps to properly manage the budding population by proposing possible hunting seasons.
Black Bears Return to the Eastern Nevada Landscape
After an 80-year hiatus, black bears have returned to their historic range in the Great Basin of eastern Nevada. Two decades worth of research and data from a recent study have confirmed successful re-colonization of black bears in the region. The “E” Word Extirpation, or the process of completely removing a particular species […]
Grizzly Bear Attacks Elk Hunter & Guide in Wyoming
CODY (RELEASE) – Last week, a hunter and her guide were injured by a grizzly bear in the backcountry while elk hunting on public land south of Cody. Both individuals were injured in the attack, but the injuries were not life threatening. On the evening of October 26, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department was notified […]
Wisconsin Hunter Survives Grizzly Attack
Walking quietly through the woods under the cover of what remains of the night sky each morning is something every hunter does when pursuing they prey of choice. To gain an advantage over your target, employing scent control strategies and moving through heavily forested areas without being detected is the name of the game. As […]
Elk Hunter Survives Grizzly Attack
A man lay in a hospital bed recovering from his injuries Tuesday morning after bugling in more than a burly bull elk. Hunting near the Dry Gulch, Cascade Creek area in southwestern Montana, Tom Sommer and a friend were doing their best to call in a bull elk when they stumbled across a grizzly bear […]
Officials Looking for Information Regarding Decapitated Black Bear
British Columbia conservation officers are asking the public for help in identifying those involved in the illegal killing of a black bear. Found on Haida Gwaii, a wildlife-rich archipelago off British Columbia’s western coast, a headless black bear lie dead on the beach. “The head was removed, but the rest of the bear was intact,” […]
BC Mother and 2-Year-Old Son Chased into Home by Black Bear
A British Columbia mother and her two-year-old son were involved in a harrowing encounter with a black bear last weekend. According to reports from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the black bear pursued the pair up a staircase and into their home via a patio door on Saturday. Eleri Froude of Gibsons, BC noted […]
Idaho Jogger Fends of Black Bear with Swift Kick
Marking the second attack in Idaho’s Priest Lake region in a month, a jogger came face-to-face with a black bear in the popular recreation area. The man reportedly was followed down the trail by a black bear when he finally decided to confront the curious animal. As he stopped, the black bear pounced on top […]
Alaska Elk Study to Aims to Balance Game Management and Logging
Located just over 3 miles north of Kodiak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago lies Afognak Island. With a land area of nearly 700 square miles, it is ranked as the 18th largest island in the United States. While relatively unknown to those who have yet to visit it, the island is home to brown bears, […]
470 lb. Black Bear Euthanized by Alaska Officials
Tuesday morning officials with Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game euthanized a large black bear who had been wreaking havoc on a Juneau mobile home park for a number of years. The bear became trapped in the arctic entry area of a mobile home and came face-to-face with the homeowner, Leoni Johnson. Acting quickly, Johnson […]