Video: Pigs Fight Off Black Bear Attack

Minnesota Woman Killed by Black Bear on Remote Island

On September 1, 2019,  A 62-year-old woman was attacked and killed by a black bear—a rare event. The attack occurred on Red Pine Island on Rainy Lake in Ontario, Canada. Black bears don’t instill fear like their larger, more aggressive, grizzly cousins. But while they may not be nearly as frightening as grizzlies, black bears do have the capability to inflict serious bodily harm.While attacks from black bears do occur from time to time, they’re...

California Hunters Fight Renewed Attempts to Ban Bear Hunting

A little over a year ago, Californian hunters successfully repelled a bill that would have abolished black bear hunting in the Golden State. Now they’re staring down another challenge, this one in the form of a petition to the California Fish and Game Commission that would “eliminate open hunting” of black bears in the state. The petition was filed by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the same animal rights activist group that was...

Ask MeatEater: Pistol or Bear Spray in Grizzly Country?

You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers (and if we don’t, we’ll make them up). Every day, fellow MeatEaters send us more than 100 emails regarding hunting, fishing, cooking, conservation, and more. So, we decided to publish a series dedicated to our favorite FAQs. This is Ask MeatEater. I have friends in Alaska who carry just a 9-iron golf club on hikes for brown bear protection. Now, I’m not suggesting this is a perfect solution; I only want to...