Young Minnesota Hunter Saves Dad from Bear Attack
A grateful father credits his son with saving his life that day. “Owen was a hero.” What made him a hero? He acted quickly and shot a large black bear when it attacked his father on a hunting trip.
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Simple Gourmet: Morel Mushrooms & Bear Backstrap
I don’t love cooked mushrooms. Having said that, I love cooked morels. I’ll show you how I drizzle morel mushrooms over bear backstraps. Morels make you look like a great cook.
Bear Hunting Tips – Shot Placement And Baiting [Video]
This is the second installment of bear hunting tips with bear baiting and shot placement covered in detail.
Simple Gourmet: Szechuan-Style Noodles with Bear
The GunsAmerica team had a dish like this at SHOT: It was delicious. The soup broth is full of flavor from several spices, and the braised meat is tender and tasty. We had it with beef, which was mostly fat, and the whole time I was dreaming of eating it with bear meat.
Simple Gourmet: Wild Boar Burritos (Yes, Really!)
I continually hear from many people that insist that wild boar is inedible. I shouldn’t be surprised, though: I’ve been told that all the other “boars” are inedible, too.
Simple Gourmet: Rendering Racoon Grease
Bears, raccoons, and even rock chucks (marmots), all produce fat that can be rendered. You’ll be surprised at how mild these fats taste.
Simple Gourmet: Smoked Summer Sausage with Bear Meat
This summer sausage recipe is ideal for all those animals whose steaks are less delicious than you’d hoped. You can make as much as you like and store it in the freezer. It makes excellent sandwiches and terrific low-carb meals with cheese. Serve it at the Super Bowl party with cheese and crackers. And it’s a must-have for all your upcoming hunts this year. These sausages are a terrific way to share game meat with first-timers. It tastes like sausage and doesn’t have any particularly wild flavors. Friends will see that wild meat taste good.
Wisconsin Household Attacked by Bear, Couple Still Recovering
A black bear broke into a house in Wisconsin, attacking a husband and wife while their children were asleep.
Simple Gourmet: Bear Stroganoff with Wild Mushrooms
This recipe is seriously hearty and the perfect thing after a long day hunting. Stroganoff is credited as being a Russian dish, and I gotta believe making it with bear meat is more Russian than using beef. Plus, you gotta save the cows to make all the sour cream you’re going to need.
Big Loss for Humane Society in California, Bear Hunting Will Continue This Season!
Armed with data, the California Fish and Game Commission unanimously upheld the right to hunt black bears despite a petition from the Humane Society to ban it.
Missouri Hunters: Now is the Time to Apply for Fall 2022 Elk, Bear Tags
May is the month for Missouri hunters to apply for bull elk and black bear tags, the state’s Dept. of Conservation (MDC) announced recently.
Simple Gourmet: Bear Ham Soup
It’s Fall, and there’s nothing like hot soup on a cold afternoon. If you made a ham from your Spring bear, or from any other critter you’ve brought home, this is a great way to use up the leftovers. Even leftovers from Sunday dinner with your pork-eating in-laws will work well.
Black Bear Restoration: A National Conservation Success Story
What does “science-based wildlife management” really mean? One species, black bears, provides a fascinating case study in this national conservation success story.
Oklahoma Governor Takes Black Bear on First Day of Archery Season
The governor of Oklahoma, Kevin Stitt, is making headlines for taking a black bear during this year’s bowhunting season.
Mississippi Hunter Discovers Black Bear in Tree Stand with Her
A bowhunter in Mississippi got more than she bargained for last Thursday when she discovered an adult black bear hanging out in the same persimmon tree that she was using to hunt whitetail.
Simple Gourmet: Bear Kabobs
Kabobs are a terrific way to share meat. They’re fun to eat, everyone likes them and you can make them on the grill, over the fire, or in the toaster oven.
Simple Gourmet: Smoked Bear Ham
All this meat can be served hot or chilled. If you have a food slicer, it’ll make terrific sandwich meat. Smoking is a good way to prepare a lot of meat for use later.
How I Killed A Bear With A BB Gun
I felt sore and disappointed and all kinds of things. I worked with hounds and horses, the same way humans have always done. It all leads up to the two-tenths of a second it takes a bullet to fly straight into my next meal.
Fact Check: Is the Trump Administration Allowing Alaska Hunters to Kill Baby Bears?
The reports are technically true, but they leave out critical pieces of context.
Spring Spot & Stalk Black Bear Hunting
The key to locating a spring black bear is covering miles targeting areas that are rich with succulent new vegetation.
New Jersey Man Sets World Record for Bow-Harvested Black Bear (700 pounds!)
It’s official! There is a new world record for biggest bow-harvested black bear!
3 Shots & A Fight: Hunter Survives Bear Encounter, Bear Does Not
North Carolina may be the best place to hunt bears on the East Coast, but a hunt last week ended differently than two hunters expected.
New Jersey Anti-Hunting Activists Work To Ban Hunting Town By Town
Activists use lies to gain support. As hunter’s, we need to find ways to communicate that we’re not a bunch of bloodthirsty hicks.
Bear Poacher Loses Hunting Privileges & His Rifle
Robert Stalley of South Dakota successfully killed a deer and a black bear. But he was labeled a “poacher” when he tried to pass one off as the other and got busted by Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW).
One Dead After Grizzlies Attack Elk Hunters in Wyoming
One man has been killed and another sustained serious injuries after a grizzly bear attack in Wyoming on Friday.
Federal Judge Blocks Grizzly Hunt Two Days before Opening Day
A federal judge has suspended the first grizzly bear hunt in the lower 48 states since 1991, effectively blocking the Trump administration’s decision to remove the mammal from the endangered species list in the Yellowstone National Park area.
California Bowhunter Mauled by Bear in San Bernardino Made Costly Mistake
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is reporting that an experienced bear hunter was mauled by his prey and hospitalized.