Hunting Black Bears with Hounds in the Famed Bruin Swamps of North Carolina After the shot, the world went strangely silent. I heard nothing. Before I pulled the trigger, there was bedlam everywhere: ...

A California ban on the use of hounds in bear hunting had a dramatic impact this past year -- the number of bears killed fell sharply. This follows a heated battle in the state legislature between ...

“CO Wright contacted two bear hound hunters down the road who were actively running a black bear through club property,” ...

The organization, formerly known as the Humane Society of the United States, revealed in its report that black bears not only ...

Bear hunting season opens in Tennessee this Saturday. In many East Tennessee counties, hunting bears with dogs is not only popular, but perfectly legal.However ...

When the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries announced its intention to undertake an intensive study of hunting with hounds in Virginia, some critics of the plan worried that the agency was ...

Getting Floridian's opinions about the possibility of there being a black bear hunt later this year is getting more and more popular. Most likely for two reasons: On May 5 and man and his dog were ...

This story, “Upshot: A Record Bear,” appeared in the June 1969 issue of Outdoor Life. The two dogs took off like twin streaks, and within minutes they were out of hearing. We ran to the truck and ...

This story, “Face to Face,” appeared in the July 1968 issue of Outdoor Life. EVEN IF ITS HAIR isn’t bris­tling the wrong way, a 300-pound bear standing on his hind feet is a spine-chilling thing to ...

The Florida bear hunt is set to take place in December, and on Friday, many hopeful participants will learn if they've secured a permit. With 163,000 applicants vying for just 172 permits, the chances ...