13 incidents where .40 caliber, .44-40 revolvers and .45 Colt revolvers were fired in defense against bears. All were successful. These are all the incidents we have been able to document, with diligent research over several years.
There have been 14 documented cases where a .357 Magnum revolver has been fired in defense against bears. One of those cases was a failure.
Florida Governor DeSantis has signed HB87, a bill to restore the right of people to defend themselves, their pets, and their homes from destructive, rogue black bears.
The bill to restore the ability of people in Florida to defend themselves, their pets and their dwellings from black bears has been sent to Governor DeSantis.
A cinnamon phase black bear killed a 71 year old woman in her home in Downieville, California. Sierra County Sheriff Mike Fisher had to struggle with California Fish & Game bureaucracy to trap and euthanize the bear.
There are 6-9 million feral hogs across the country, with Texas housing the biggest population. The damage they cause adds up to a whopping $1.5 billion…
On Monday, May 27, a cinnamon color phase of the common black bear entered the home of a long-time resident of Lake Tahoe, California.
A story heard by a young boy in 1960’s Wisconsin, has a ring of veracity, but not enough information to consider it documented for the database of handguns fired in defense against bears.
This is a compendium off all documented cases which have been found, with diligent searching over the past several years, where a 9mm handgun has been fired in defense against bears.
A bear attack in Northern Colorado was stopped by Ethan Daubs after he had to shoot the black bear in self defense with a 9mm pistol.
The U.S. firearms and ammunition industry has added $1 billion in wildlife conservation tax contributions in just one year!
Here are all the documented cases where .22 rimfire handguns were fired in defense against bears, from several years of diligent searching. We welcome additions to the list, especially of incidents where firing the handgun failed to deter the bear.
Congratulate John Gookin on inventing a system that allows economic practice in drawing, removing the safety, aiming, and activating bear spray canisters.
Environmental radicals are working to prevent Florida residents from protecting their pets, property and persons from bears. Is Governor DeSantis willing to stand up to them or will he cave?
When it comes to apex predators (human or animal) on one side, and innocent citizens on the other, its not difficult to see which side liberals are always on, and always will be.
Three coyote attacks on young children occurred at the same Arlington, Texas park, a few days apart.
Dallas Seavey, the five time Iditarod champion, had to kill a moose in defense of himself and his dogs during the race. He is being penalized for not gutting the moose properly.
Florida appears poised to restore the legal ability of people to defend against bears. The ability to defend was placed in doubt by administrative fiat in 2012.
During the 2023-2024 waterfowl season, the program reached students at more than 100 colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada.
A pack of wolves, in the dark, which are not afraid or intimidated, is not an enjoyable encounter. The lack of respect for humans is a bad indicator of things to come.
The Boone and Crockett Club support the delisting of recovered wolf and grizzly bear populations and resuming state management of the two species.
Local news outlets often choose to ignore readily-available data and instead “report” on a topic using only one-sided activist talking points
A polar bear killed a mother and child in an Alaskan village. This doubles the documented number of people killed by polar bears in Alaska.
Whether it was ducks, bucks, pheasant, or other game, the renaissance of American hunting that began a few years ago is growing.
An infestation of coyotes in Massachusetts has resulted in a town calling for the killing of the pests by skilled marksmen from the federal department of Agriculture.
A Russian research expedition had serious problems with polar bears in the Svalbard archipelago in the summer of 1990. When a polar bear attempted to break into an occupied cabin, it was killed.
A recent video from Yellowstone Park shows a mature Boar brutally attacking and mortally wounding a sub-adult bear. Killings of young bears by mature boars is a common occurrence.
Tom Tilley killed a 200 lb black bear that stalked him and his dog, Sam. Sam placed himself between Tom and the bear. The bear grabbed Sam, and Tom killed the bear with his knife, Tarzan style.
Hunters & anglers are the backbone of fish & wildlife funding in America, & yet, ignorantly PEER rejects this argument out of hand…
On March 5, 2005, two people were attacked by a polar bear in the Svalbard Archipelago. One of them stopped the bear with a .500 Smith & Wesson Magnum.