bear hunting
Stalking large omnivores
Bear hunting is the pursuit and killing of bears as game.
It may be done for sport, population management, or in some regions for meat and hides.
Methods include tracking with dogs, baiting, and spot-and-stalk approaches.
Bear hunting season opens in September.
Regulations vary widely, with some jurisdictions banning the practice entirely.
- baitingDeliberately trying to provoke
- big gameLarge hunted wildlife
- bowsRespectful forward bends
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- indigenous traditionsOriginal inhabitants' cultural ways
wildlife management · ammunition · camouflage clothing · tree stands · ground blind · conservation laws · stalking · population control · rifles · ecological balance · calling · ceremonial practices · folklore · habitat preservation · den · quarry · fair chase · scent
- huntinghunters, tracking, deer calls, stands, flushing
- big game huntingrifle, antelope, pronghorn, rifles, arrows
- sporting artwildlife art, field sports, game animals, game birds, gun dogs
- bowhuntingcompound bow, crossbow, recurve bow, longbow, arrow
- West VirginiaCharleston, Wheeling, Harpers Ferry, Morgantown, pepperoni rolls
- Dene culturetea dance, drum dance, drum dancing, hand games, traditional territory
bear huntingfishing
Catching aquatic creatures
trapping · rabbit hunting · squirrel hunting · bird hunting · duck hunting
bear huntingbear watching
Merits ongoing scrutiny
wildlife photography · bird watching · nature observation · wildlife conservation · ecotourism