_Photo by Aaron Binaco_ Last October, I traveled to Maine to hunt black bears with houndsman Bob Parker. As you might recall, the Humane Society of the United States was pushing a ballot initiative in ...

A proposed California Senate bill to outlaw the use of dogs to hunt bears and bobcats in the state gets a hearing Tuesday before the Natural Resources and Water Committee and the dozens of ...

I agree with the letter written by Robert Greeley on Aug. 22 about bear hunting by baiting, trapping, and chasing with hounds. My husband hunted bear with five hounds; when the dogs got a scent of ...

Bear hound hunting has caused several tense situations in 2021. The most public confrontations this year between hunters and people who oppose the practice have occurred when bear hunting hounds ...

Not sure what I expected from tagging along on training hounds for bear hunting, but it was one of my all-time experiences, doubly so because our 15-year-old daughter Sara wanted to come along.

House Bill 468 from Rep. Paul Fielder, R-Thompson Falls, opens a spring black bear hound hunting season followed by a training season until June 15.

IN SACRAMENTO — Admittedly I’m biased about bears. I don’t think they’re hunted enough in California. I say hunt them down with dogs. Hunt them with drones. Maybe roll in the tanks. I’ve ...

Supporters of House Bill 144, sponsored by Rep. Bill Harris, R-Winnett, touted the use of hounds to hunt black bears as a way to promote family time together, remove bears that are preying on elk ...

Todd Bartlett is the guy Fish and Game calls when a problem mountain lion or a bear shows up in someone's yard. Bartlett and his five hounds, that is. "They love to hunt, just like I do," said ...

A black bear treed by hounds. Photo by Richard P. Smith. There’s normally more than one gun present when a group of hunters gather near a treed bear. However amid the excitement of the hunt, ...

Best Black Bear Cartridges For Hunting With Hounds.30/30 Winchester: Browning BXR Rapid Expansion.35 Remington: Buffalo Bore Heavy.44 Remington Magnum: Sig Sauer Elite Performance V-Crown JHP.