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The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission has voted to follow the wolf hunting statute passed by the legislature in 2021. The intent is to reduce the burgeoning wolf population in the state.
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board has recommended a compromise quota of 300 wolves for the wolf hunt upcoming in November, 2021.
A grizzly bear attacked an elk hunter and his guide in 2005. They responded with a crossbow and a .44 magnum. The guide was injured in the attack.
In the latest update on how effective pistols and handguns are when used to defend against bears, 104 documented cases show a success rate of 97%.
An old Grizzly bear charged three bow hunters in an unprovoked attack from eight yards. The three bow hunters had pistols, a .45, a .44 magnum, and a 9mm.
An experienced Montana outdoorsman had bear spray but was attacked and killed by a grizzly bear near Yellowstone Park on 15 April 2021.
Ken Ledeau was attacked by a Grizzly bear near Dupuyer, Montana. Ken used a model 629 Smith & Wesson .44 magnum to stop the attack.
A deputy sheriff in Eldorado County, California, was forced to shoot a mountain lion in defense of self and others with a Colt AR15 type rifle.
In August of 2009, Tanner Allen had to use his .41 magnum single action to shoot a charging grizzly bear in self defense, in the Shoshone National Forest.
In a state where hunting has continued to be on a decline, why would Murphy’s administration try to completely stop the few that are willing pay to help cull the growing number of bears?
AmmoLand News has obtained a treasure trove of factual accounts of bears and self-defense through an FOIA request. Some incidents of self-defense against bears while bird hunting is described.
One of the issues with the proposed introduction of the Northern Gray Wolves is there is no proposed path to funding the initiative by the Anti-hunting crowd.
Some inner voice, or unconscious feeling, caused him to turn around and look. He had heard nothing, smelled nothing, at least nothing consciously. That is when he saw the big boar grizzly.
In the last two weeks of 2019, Mountain lions attacked a hunter in North Dakota, fed on a human body in Arizona, and attacked five dogs in Idaho.
The brain inside a bears skull is smaller, more narrow, and further back than many people understand. These images of a carved skull show where to aim, from various angles, to hit the brain.
A black bear pursued a man up a tree in Washington State, near Petit lake. The man shot and killed the bear with a Glock 21 in .45 ACP.
Hoplophobes seldom consider how valuable the gun is as a tool of rural residents.
In late November of 2018, a young mother and her 10 month old daughter were killed by a grizzly bear. If she had a handgun, and known how to use it, could it have made a difference?
The irony of environmentalists blocking the nomination of a veteran and lifelong outdoorsman to serve on the Fish & Wildlife commission…seems overwhelming.
An outdoor writer changes his mind about the efficacy of pistols in defending against bear attacks.
Colorado Parks & Wildlife is warning locals to be aware of a large population of mountain lions in the area. “This is a troubling situation and we are very concerned for the safety and welfare of…
The final report from Wyoming Game and Fish is out. Does it show that bear spray was successful as a defense against bears, or a failure?
An unarmed trail runner in Colorado was able to strangle an attacking mountain lion after it pounced on him.
Roy Eykamp recounts how to hunt wolves from an airplane in Canada. Roy is 100 years old, and living in Australia. The wolf hunt occurred in 1951.
If you see a bear, and it does not run from you, consider yourself at risk. Most black bear attacks are predatory attacks, where the bear sees humans as a potential food source.
Dave Smith’s critiques of the Efficacy studies have been ignored by the same media that uncritically promote the use of bear spray over firearms as a defensive tool.
In early 2016, Chauncy G. Goodrich and his family started having problems with a young bull moose on their property near Pinedale, Wyoming.
Jake Altena was hunting deer in Iowa, on private property near the Little Sioux River. Jake is 17 years old. He started hunting when he was 12.
Lorenz originally filmed grizzlys without carrying a pistol. His mother insisted that he start carrying a .44 magnum a decade earlier..
A hunter who was tracking a wounded elk was attacked by a grizzly. The bear chomped on his hand, then retreated. He readied his bear spray.
