Although 68 miles and an hour-plus drive separates Rifle and Aspen, the Bears traveling fandom didn’t keep them from loosening the intensity of a challenging midweek matchup. The Rifle Bears varsity ...

The author with the grizzy he shot running towards him at 15 yards. Picking a great bear gun isn’t a complicated task, but it’s easy to become paralyzed with indecision if you’re seeking advice on the ...

Pennsylvania rifle black bear hunters harvested 686 bruins by the third day of the four-day season, including one that was trapped four times over 13 years. Overall, hunters bagged 2,069 bears so far ...

As with the Model 20, Wilson Combat builds the new Model 20S around an CNC-machined and EDM-cut cylindrical action of 4140 steel, with a bolt that’s machined from 4340 barstock. The push-feed bolt has ...

RIFLE — The Aspen High School girls soccer team secured a commanding 5-2 victory over Rifle on Tuesday in a conference matchup in Rifle. Despite early opportunities for the Bears, Aspen’s precision ...

Brown bears and grizzlies, although closely related, are distinctly different animals. Grizzlies are widely distributed, and have the decency to live in mostly open country, including mountains. Brown ...

RIFLE — Rifle High School’s defense stuffed Palisade’s rushing attack for a majority of the game on Friday night. The Bulldogs, however, got that rushing attack going at just the right time. Caleb ...

This story, “Face to Face,” appeared in the July 1968 issue of Outdoor Life. EVEN IF ITS HAIR isn’t bris­tling the wrong way, a 300-pound bear standing on his hind feet is a spine-chilling thing to ...

Police in Japan can from Thursday use rifles to shoot bears after strict gun laws were revised to help authorities battle a spate of fatal attacks that also prompted the US embassy in Tokyo to issue a ...

LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — If there's one thing that can keep a hunter from venturing into the woods on the first weekend of rifle-bear season, it's mother nature. According to Graham Rhone, a black bear ...