Manually operated and semiautomatic air rifles and manually operated air handguns that propel a single-projectile pellet or ...

When the author comes face to face with a big black bear, he has a perfect shot opportunity — until his rifle jams.

A father-son hunting trip in Wisconsin could have become deadly without the quick thinking of 12-year-old Ryan Beierman, who saved his father's life from a black bear attack.

A 12-year-old boy in Wisconsin saved his father from a black bear mauling by fatally shooting the animal with his hunting rifle, The Associated Press (AP) reported Thursday. The incident occurred ...

Bear hunting season for guns, muzzleloaders and archery begins Monday, Dec. 2 and ends between Dec. 15 and Dec. 26 depending on the hunting zone.

In 2020 he found a bear that weighed 235 pounds, and his first bear weighed 205, both shot with a rifle. The Game Commission’s inspection of the 235-pound female in 2020 revealed it was 17 years ...

They are questioning the hunting dog rule, rallying supporters on social media and even planning an end run around the bear ...

In response to a record number of bear attacks across the country, the Environment Ministry will ease conditions for using hunting rifles in urban areas. A panel of experts is expected to approve ...

The state's latest plan to manage the black bear population shows a much larger population than its last estimate. More hunting would fund more conservation and research.

Pennsylvania’s black bear hunting seasons may become more defined by region in the future as research continues to study bear populations and survival. Brandon Snavely, the Game Commission’s ...

A dad is calling his 12-year-old son a hero after the boy saved his life during a black bear attack while on a hunting trip in Burnett ... Owen, killed the bear with a rifle during a hunting trip. By.

Ryan Beierman, 43, told the Minnesota Star Tribune that he was pinned beneath the 200-pound bruin on Sept. 6 when his son, Owen, fired a shot from the boy's hunting rifle. "Owen was a hero.