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Spring Bears, Be Aware

I had packed my bear barrel, gear, bait, and tools miles in all uphill, in hopes of making an offer the local bear populace couldn’t refuse. Due to the lack of roads and trails, it all had to be packed in on back the hard way -- 5,000 ft. upwards to 10,000 ft. above sea level in unseasonably warm weather. The heat from the sun was punishing and the lack of a breeze made it … [Read more...] about Spring Bears, Be Aware

Bear Hunting Gear

Bear Hunting Gear | Josh Kirchner Bear Hunting Gear by Josh Kirchner Through my years of pursuing black bears in the West, it has become apparent to me that bear hunting is largely a mental game, both in terms of mental fortitude and knowledge of the species and its habitat. For instance, I’ve learned more about plants -- that bears consume --  chasing bears than I … [Read more...] about Bear Hunting Gear

Bear Hunting: the Best Methods for the Highest Reward

On a late August evening, I found myself sitting at a water tank in hopes of a big black bear walking in for a swim. Never had I bear hunted before, but it was always something that I wanted to do. It may have been because bears represented everything that was wild in my eyes. They were the symbol of true wilderness as far as I was concerned. As much as I’d admired their … [Read more...] about Bear Hunting: the Best Methods for the Highest Reward

Great Whitetail of the Woods

Great Whitetail of the Woods by Nicole Lewis Almost everyone I have met who is into hunting, started hunting with their father. If they’re female–it was either their father or husband. They almost all started by hunting whitetails. My dad was born and raised in Toronto and had never even seen a gun. Anyone I dated as a young woman, had never hunted before. I wasn’t … [Read more...] about Great Whitetail of the Woods