Bear Necessities
One lesson learned by every student of bear necessities is that bears deserve respect.
The Bear Hunt
A bear hunting poem by the 16th President of the United States.
Savage Santa
‘Twas the night before Christmas in the old cabin, and the two trappers had just settled in when what to their wandering eyes should appear… “Talkin’ about Christmas,” said Bedrock, as we smoked in his cabin after supper, an’ the...
The R3 Initiative for Hunting: Rectruit, Retain, Reactivate
This week on Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey… The R3 initiative – Recruit, Retain and Reactivate – is a national movement in response to a crisis. Hunting participation in America peaked in 1982, when 17 million hunters purchased 28.3 million licenses. In...
Sporting Classics TV: Saskatchewan’s Wheeler River Lodge
In episode 3, season 2, Chris Dorsey and family travel to Saskatchewan’s Wheeler River Lodge for bear hunting. This week, Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey features a family adventure far off the grid as Luke, Nate, Amy and Chris Dorsey enjoy a Saskatchewan...
Wisconsin 2021 Bear Hunting Application Period Begins July 1
The application period for the 2021 bear hunting season will open July 1 after the successful completion of legislative review. The application deadline remains Dec. 10, 2020. Applicants are reminded to be aware of the new bear management zone boundaries as their...
All That Alaska Allows
You can do it all on Alaska’s rivers as long as you’ve got the right outfitter and guides. The idea is traditional. Go to the wilderness. Fish and hunt. Everything. Moose. Bears. Waterfowl. Salmon. Whatever pops up. It’s what sportsmen used to do. It’s what they...
President Theodore Roosevelt on Mountain Man Ben Lilly
Roosevelt greatly enjoyed his time with Ben Lilly. He later wrote: “I never met any other man so indifferent to fatigue and hardship. The morning he joined us in camp, he had come on foot through the thick woods, followed by his two dogs, and had neither eaten nor...
The Black Bear Cometh
“You best come here and look at this!” demanded my cameraman. He stood pointing at the ground immediately in front of our tent. “Something big tore up the ground and chewed on saplings. Whatever it was doesn’t seem to appreciate our presence here! Could be a bear, or...
Wyoming Inches Toward Grizzly Season
Come loaded for bear, but not just yet.