A California ban on the use of hounds in bear hunting had a dramatic impact this past year -- the number of bears killed fell sharply. This follows a heated battle in the state legislature between ...

Nevada’s black bear hunt amounts to an unsportsmanlike escapade, say wildlife advocates, who contend the state-sanctioned ...

Blood-trailing dogs may track down black bears shot by hunters if a bill before the Wyoming Legislature passes. It’s already legal to use dogs to ...

Hunting is an honorable tradition and a significant part of our way of life in Nevada. We all have friends and neighbors who mark time by the seasons — not winter, spring and fall but chucker, deer ...

The California Legislature is attempting to solve the state's bear problem, diving into a controversial issue that proponents say pits rural interests against urban residents. The latest effort ...

Boomer, an 8-year-old treeing walker coonhound, is one of Tennessee hunter James Tyree’s 13 hounds. And in late August, while tracking black bears in northwestern Ontario, Boomer fell off a cliff and ...