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The number of documented incidents where people fire handguns in defense against bears increased dramatically after 1960. The numbers remain insignificant compared to bear populations.
This week, Governor Laura Kelly signed pro-hunting legislation, House Bill 2456, into law. The measure will go into effect on July 1, 2022.
In the 2022 update, 20 more incidents have been documented where pistols or handguns have been fired in defense against bears, with a 98% success rate for 123 total incidents.
Of 123 documented cases where handguns were fired in defense against bears, three failures were documented. Here are the three cases, analysis and commentary.
There was a time in America when universities taught young adults how to think, not what to think – not anymore.
An update to include eleven cases where pistols were fired in defense against bears. These cases are not included in the statistics because other items were used against the bear in the incident.
There have been 8 documented cases of 10mm pistols being used in defense against bear attacks. 10mm pistol caliber for defense against bear attacks.
The NRA has always fought to ensure America’s sportsmen and women have ample access to this country’s great outdoors.
Book review of “Handloggers” a biography of W. H. Jackson wife Ruth from the early 1900s to beyond statehood. Included is a excerpt of defense against a black bear attack using a walking stick.
Later today, the House Agriculture, Livestock, and Water Committee is scheduled to consider Hunter Education Legislation, House Bill 22-1168.
It’s been a long and winding road for outdoorsmen and women in Virginia and South Carolina but hunting advocates have reason for optimism.
During a grizzly bear attack on archery hunters in September of 2011, one hunter used a .38 Special revolver to stop the attack.
Access to hunting land and to shooting ranges are key indicators affecting the future of hunting and sport shooting.
In Wyoming, three men used a pistol and a shotgun to stop an attacking grizzly bear, as they were recovering an elk. It was self-defense.
For some reason, the man appeared reluctant to shoot. The bear was almost on top of him before he finally did. And then he only wounded the animal….
Two elk hunters and a guide engaged a charging grizzly bear with a 10mm GLOCK, a .45 pistol, and bear spray.
Thanksgiving could look completely different if the Nonhuman Rights Project Inc., an animal rights group, gets its way in a case pending
Two Rivers Gun Range, located in extreme southwest Camden County, officially opens to the public on Friday, Nov. 12
Six different bear attacks happened in North America from 27 September to 2 October 2021. Five were attacked by grizzly bears, one by a black bear.
Missouri hunters wrapped up their first-ever black bear hunting season, a sign of successful conservation and wildlife management.
California banned the use of traditional ammunition statewide in 2019, but anti-hunting activists continue to blame traditional ammunition
New York’s 2021 budget allowed counties to lower the youth hunting minimum age and fall more in line with the rest of the country.
A grizzly bear attacked archery moose hunters in Wyoming on September 7, 2010. A FOIA request revealed the story.
The number of bear-human conflicts in Idaho has dramatically spiked according to reports from July through September.
NSSF, the firearm industry trade association, is pleased to announce that Trijicon is sponsoring the Trijicon Hunt +ONE Experience Giveaway
Attacks on humans by urban coyotes have skyrocketed in Vancouver, Canada. The B.C. Ministry of Forests has decided to cull 35 coyotes in Vancouver.
Mesmerized by the beauty of the scene, the four of us held our shots until it was almost too late. I’m not sure who fired first, but…
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission has voted to follow the wolf hunting statute passed by the legislature in 2021. The intent is to reduce the burgeoning wolf population in the state.
On August 14, 2010, a grizzly bear charged two people in an unprovoked attack near Fish Creek on WY Forest Service Rd 693. The bear was stopped with gunfire a few feet from the people.
Hunting and recreational shooting sports have experienced record numbers of Americans heading into the woods over the last 18 months.
