Bear

Bears on an Edge

Imagine a 300-pound male bear at the edge of a hardwood forest that borders a crop field bursting with ripe corn. Does he take a detour to avoid venturing into this exposed area, or does he walk in and enjoy the abundance of food? Would it matter if this was the only crop field in the area or adjacent to five other fields? Or if there were many bears in the area? Or if there were people nearby? What if this bear was a sow with two cubs in tow?

B&C World's Record - Polar Bear

In 1963, on hunt far from his home south of the border in Matamoros, Mexico, Shelby Longoria braved potentially deadly weather and pack ice to take the World's Record polar bear (Ursus maritimus). He'...

B&C World's Record - Alaska Brown Bear

Alaska’s Kodiak Island rests about 250 miles south of Anchorage and just below the mouth of Cook Inlet. Kodiak supports some of the largest land-based carnivores in the world, a unique bear populatio...

B&C World's Record - Grizzly Bear

In April 1974 a friend and I flew in a Piper Super Cub to the McGrath, Alaska area for a three-week-long grizzly bear hunt. We covered a large area, encountered scores of bears, and settled on a coupl...

B&C World's Record - Black Bear

On July 1, 1975, the world’s record black bear skull was found along the edge of the Manti-La Sal National Forest, about seven miles east of Ephraim, Utah. In the West, black bears are occasionally se...

Field Judging - Black Bear

By Jim Shockey Though some may disagree, black bears are one of the most sought after of all the big game species. Who hasn’t desired a black bear rug? Next to whitetail deer, there is an...