Alaska’s bear hunting season is a long-standing tradition thanks to the state’s rugged wilderness and complex ecosystem management. With two native bear species—the brown (or grizzly) bear and the ...

This story, Killer Bears of Alaska, was originally published in the March 1981 issue of Outdoor Life. Do grizzly bears hold grudges? How dangerous are griz­zlies? Ask Al Thompson, a 44-year-old ...

A moose hunter attacked by a grizzly bear in northern Alaska survived the severe mauling Monday after hiking to his camp, traveling by boat down river to a wilderness lodge, then getting an airlift on ...